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 IMG_20190407_135958 by quickrack, on Flickr  IMG_20190407_140103 by quickrack, on Flickr  IMG_20190407_140034 by quickrack, on Flickr  IMG_20190407_140114 by quickrack, on Flickr  IMG_20190407_141029 by quickrack, on Flickr  IMG_20190407_140501 by quickrack, on Flickr  IMG_20190407_155032 by quickrack, on Flickr  IMG_20190407_155232 by quickrack, on Flickr  IMG_20190407_163824 by quickrack, on Flickr And I ran out of petrol on my home about 7 miles from my parents house so my Dad had to come out and rescue me. Again :-)  IMG_20190407_195752 by quickrack, on Flickr  IMG_20190407_195802 by quickrack, on Flickr  IMG_20190407_195845 by quickrack, on Flickr  IMG_20190407_195852 by quickrack, on Flickr It was a pretty spot though. I now need a gearbox re-build which is organised. And a steering rack which I bought last night. Next Run is Saturday the 28th Will I make it??? |
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Apr 28, 2019 19:13:19 GMT
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Gearbox diagnosis is in.
Layshaft is heavily worn and needs replacing :-(
He is searching for a replacement.
Also the bearings at each end of it are trashed so its getting a full new set!!
So much for the "yeah its perfect mate" box I bought......
Question for ye.
Should I replace the spigot bearing while its all apart?? For the sake of less than a tenner?
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Apr 28, 2019 21:31:51 GMT
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I've only ever taken them out of old crossflows and reused them. There only ever turning when you press the clutch. If you want to for peace of mind though it's cheap enough and easy enough to do. I remove them by pumping them full of grease and then hammering in an old spigot shaft and the grease pushes them out
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Ritchie
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 12
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I've heard that stuffing the hole full of bread and then hammering in a shaft does the trick. I don't know if thats wholemeal or white though.  |
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Apr 29, 2019 11:35:55 GMT
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I used to use the grease method but it is messy and does not always work if the bearing seals burst or bearing is well stuck. I now have a few "rawl" masonry anchors of varying diameters fitted with a longer bolt that goes through the expanding plug end, long enough to hit the rear of the crank and still pull the plug in enough to expand the wings against the bearing inner. Then wind the bolt in and the bearing will just pull/push out. Ooh, that's clever! |
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Apr 29, 2019 19:45:50 GMT
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I've heard that stuffing the hole full of bread and then hammering in a shaft does the trick. I don't know if thats wholemeal or white though. Guess how I make my living......  FB_IMG_1551035426019 by quickrack, on Flickr |
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Apr 29, 2019 20:03:39 GMT
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So, do you recommend wholemeal or white???  Its not the bread thats important its the operator...  labrathor by quickrack, on Flickr |
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Apr 29, 2019 21:40:23 GMT
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Wheres that red cavalier sri130 from? I think I've seen it in Carrick on shannon a fair few times? That blue mk6 escort rs2000 looks very similar to one that used to be in Boyle. Also I think that 2 door nova saloon is from Sligo?
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Apr 29, 2019 22:49:29 GMT
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Its from Killalla/Ballina.
And the Rs is from Boyle.
No idea n the other one.
Where are you from?
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Apr 30, 2019 12:21:10 GMT
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I'm from Boyle. Joe Flynn used to have an rs2000 like that years ago but he sold it on, do you know who owns it?
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Apr 30, 2019 17:27:40 GMT
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I'm from Boyle. Joe Flynn used to have an rs2000 like that years ago but he sold it on, do you know who owns it? Nice one. I'm from Carrick! Live near longford now. No idea who owns the RS but I know he is in Irish Escort Club. www.facebook.com/groups/henryfollowers/?ref=bookmarks |
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jaws
Part of things
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Apr 30, 2019 22:42:43 GMT
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I was down in Wexford for the weekend with the family and as we left on Sunday morning I saw all the classics arriving at the seafront. I left the town and stoped off at the Irish Heritage Museum and did the guided tour. At one point while the guide was giving his talk some of the classics went past on the road nearby bouncing their engines off the rev limiters. The guide was not impressed when he couldent make himself heard and made some remark about the "boy racers". The wife shot me the daggers but I had to laugh.
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May 19, 2019 21:19:38 GMT
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Still no gearbox!!    However I happened upon a Corsa B, being broken, so I bought the steering column out of it cheap  IMG_20190513_124627 by quickrack, on Flickr I've since cut or unbolted the bits I don't need off it. Fun!! I tried on the steering wheel and its a match. I'd heard its a bit hit n miss but mine fits fine. Yippee So. This week I will fit my new steering rack, that I've painted a few times, and power steering.  IMG_20190518_204825 by quickrack, on Flickr  IMG_20190518_204834 by quickrack, on Flickr Wish me luck.  More as and when |
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tristanh
Part of things
Routinely bewildered
Posts: 990
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May 20, 2019 10:28:29 GMT
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Dec Munnellys Transit, above? Keep up the good work.
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Whether you believe you can, or you cannot, you're probably right.
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May 21, 2019 21:51:29 GMT
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Dec Munnellys Transit, above? Keep up the good work. Yes. And his Mk1 Escort. And his Mk2 Escort. And his Opel thing (the red one)  |
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tristanh
Part of things
Routinely bewildered
Posts: 990
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May 21, 2019 23:52:10 GMT
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Last time I saw him was Mondello last summer, I think he ran a crank bearing.
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Whether you believe you can, or you cannot, you're probably right.
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Jun 16, 2019 17:41:49 GMT
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Jun 16, 2019 17:46:13 GMT
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