Stix
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« Reply #690 on: September 18, 2015, 11:41:57 AM » |
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It's often the little parts that can be the hardest to find, as you say good job you have a lathe and the ability to use it.
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« Reply #691 on: September 18, 2015, 04:51:05 PM » |
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The top of an old tin can would have done ?  |
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« Reply #692 on: September 18, 2015, 05:19:56 PM » |
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The top of an old tin can would have done ? But the top of an old tin can would not have the hole in it!!!  Stix |
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« Reply #693 on: September 18, 2015, 05:31:01 PM » |
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Actually a hole within a hole. The aluminium discs were holes cut from the dash for the light switches. So I am recycling old scrap holes Didn't have any old tin can lids in stock.  |
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« Reply #694 on: September 18, 2015, 09:40:44 PM » |
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Precision Guesswork ......... What else do you need?
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« Reply #695 on: September 18, 2015, 10:42:07 PM » |
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You can't fool me guys..tin cans come with holes in the lids ,just pull the ring pull ? And iv been eating the holes from polo mints for years..and any holes I make when doing my brackets. I reuse them .. |
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« Reply #696 on: September 22, 2015, 10:44:13 AM » |
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Seems the rear springs may have rusted solid ! Despite having a couple of leaves missing, with rear of the car up on chassis stands and a jack lifting the axle, the springs defect less than 10mm before the chassis lifts off of the stands.  I know the car is a lot lighter now, but I would expect a bit more movement than that. Hopefull I will get the rear axle out and the springs stripped this week, but it's looking more and more like I will need to re arch the springs.  While the front suspension came apart easily, the rear is proving to be, what one might say, slightly more difficult. Think I may need some new U bolts. |
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« Reply #697 on: September 22, 2015, 12:56:49 PM » |
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Good grief! |
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« Reply #698 on: September 22, 2015, 05:52:05 PM » |
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Not quite as bad as it looks BG. When trying to undo the nuts one of the U bolts sheared. So I figured I might as well cut them off and replace with new. Much safer that way.
Rear spring compared with an old front spring. Definately lost a bit of curve..
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« Reply #699 on: September 22, 2015, 09:16:33 PM » |
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Nice work, look at all this old stuff, I would like to try my hand at something like this for the sands. Andy
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« Reply #700 on: September 23, 2015, 08:57:47 AM » |
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Top leaf re arched. Now just have to do the rest to match. I am aiming for a 1 1/2" lift, which should get the car level. I hope.
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« Reply #701 on: September 23, 2015, 09:57:24 AM » |
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So how do you put the spring back into a spring that doesn't? I'm never going to want to do it but I love to know these things!
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« Reply #702 on: September 23, 2015, 12:37:03 PM » |
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Not needed here, but spring steel can be re hardened then tempered by heat treatment. Ideally the spring should be annealed, formed then heat treated.
The spring leaves had rusted together, stopping them from sliding over each other, causing them to form a solid block. They had also sagged due to holding the weight of the car for almost 70 years. But the leaves still had plenty of "spring" to them
By carefully re bending each leaf slightly past the spring back point, moving back a forth along the leaf, to get to the desired shape, it is possible to cold re arch the spring. I used the hydraulic pipe bender for this.
Once cleaned, painted, lubricated, and with new bushes, they should, hopefully give many years more service.
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« Reply #703 on: September 23, 2015, 02:06:53 PM » |
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Cheers Olds!
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« Reply #704 on: September 28, 2015, 11:30:14 AM » |
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One pair of matched, re arched, re bushed and rebuilt springs. Would have been much simpler, but perhaps less fun, if I could have bought new.
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