how expensive a repair?
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 7:57 pm
What a fun day - fitted the new master cylinder - removing the bolts was very easy using a length of 2x2 clamped to the far side of the floor where the gearbox cover had been removed, then using a 4" g clamp to bring the bar down sufficiently to remove and then replace the bolts.
However, the welding of replacement floor panels cannot have been carried out too accurately, as the outer side wall of the chassis leg was bent inwards by about 3/16" at the floor level - effectively trapping in the cylinder. Careful use of two pieces of scrap timber and a shallow angled wedge of hardwood and delicate use of a club hammer sprung the side apart enough to get the cylinders swapped over.
Then, as a reward for all my swearing and hard labours - I discovered this - is it likely to be a very expensive repair to do properly?
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However, the welding of replacement floor panels cannot have been carried out too accurately, as the outer side wall of the chassis leg was bent inwards by about 3/16" at the floor level - effectively trapping in the cylinder. Careful use of two pieces of scrap timber and a shallow angled wedge of hardwood and delicate use of a club hammer sprung the side apart enough to get the cylinders swapped over.
Then, as a reward for all my swearing and hard labours - I discovered this - is it likely to be a very expensive repair to do properly?
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