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by 8eab
Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:34 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Brakes not working
Replies: 70
Views: 17625

Re: Brakes not working

I am intrigued with the idea of adjusting the snail cams to lock the brake shoes hard against the drums.... how would you do this with the front brakes? there are 2 cylinders and just one hole in the drum to adjust the snail, once you have done 1 of them, how would you rotate the drum to adjust the ...
by 8eab
Thu Jul 02, 2015 5:29 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Bottom Trunnion Thrust Washers
Replies: 33
Views: 11233

Re: Bottom Trunnion Thrust Washers

Hello: does anyone know which way round the the thrust washers should be located, i see the one's in the drg have the beveled side facing outward, is this the correct orientation? i can find no info about which way round these should be facing in the manuals
by 8eab
Sun Jun 14, 2015 5:24 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: REAR AXLE HUB OIL SEAL
Replies: 37
Views: 20167

Re: REAR AXLE HUB OIL SEAL

I too have issues with oil leaking into rear brakes, but i am confused by the picture showing the hub oil seal, there is an O ring seal (which i have on my car) and the paper gasket, i know that my car has both the paper gasket and O ring fitted, but what is the point of using both. should both be u...
by 8eab
Thu Nov 06, 2014 11:07 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Stuck in 1st gear!!
Replies: 19
Views: 7167

Re: Stuck in 1st gear!!

I recently suffered this problem of the gear jammed in first, i rebuilt my gearbox 3 months ago and worked perfectly in use, the problem happened when driving downhill in first, where it would not go into second. I removed box and saw exactly the problem that you see in the photos in this thread, af...
by 8eab
Fri Jul 09, 2004 2:51 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Traveller sliding window seal
Replies: 4
Views: 2328

Traveller sliding window seal

Does anybody know where i can purchase a pair of these window rubber seals. these are the rubber seal strips that are attached to the rear side pane and provide a weather seal to the front side pane. I cant find any supplier who makes them, mine are seriously perished. I would attach a picture but i...