Manky's Pop.

[Manky Monkey]

I've got to visit Mr Loon soon, who hopefully has one. Like the socket, if I buy one I'll probably never use it again.
Yeah, I'm wondering about putting the wheels on, but to get the whole thing back under the chassis I'd have to remove the shocks as well as the axle stands, but might be the way to go.

[Dslam]

I've got one if you need to borrow it mate

[Manky Monkey]

Thanks Andy. If Loon doesn't have one, I'll be in touch l

[morrag]

Andy, Use a 3' bar, and give it a good "hoik", it wont fall off, and you can torque it up when the plot is on the road, if you must!! If you're down my way I have a large Torque spanner, do it then, progressing well now Morrag

[Archie]

I’ve got one I can grab from my unit over the weekend

[Manky Monkey]

I need to hoik it up now cos the drive shafts pass through the hubs, with a flat plate on the end that bolts to the face of the hub. So I'd have to pull the shafts out to access the nuts.
My daily driver's at the garage for a service, so assuming I get it back tomorrow I'll nip over to Loony's workshop. If no luck there, I'll borrow yours Archie if that's alright, (might need a second pair of hands to steady the axle anyway). Easier than travelling to Surrey to Mr Dslam, but thanks for the offer Andy

[Archie]

sure thing, got a family lunch tomorrow at 12 but all good apart from then

[Manky Monkey]

Torque wrench collected from Loony. I'll give it a go tomorrow afternoon. The nuts need to be torqued to 155 lbs, so not sure if I can hold the axle still & tighten them at the same time

[Manky Monkey]

Hub nuts tightened. They're supposed to be 210 Newton Metres, which was the highest setting on Loony's torque wrench, but I couldn't physically tighten them that much, even with the extra leverage of the long torque wrench handle, so settled for "hoiking" them up until the veins started to throb in my forehead & calling that good enough. Locking tab washers hammered over & drive shaft face plates wire brushed clean & repainted. Large O rings & bearing spacer rings refitted.
Tomorrow I need to buy some gear oil to lubricate the splines before fitting.

[Manky Monkey]

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[triker_Chewie]

its a pity that socket isnt 54mm. im in the market for one

[Manky Monkey]

It cost a bloomin' fortune -about a pound a millimetre for the socket & adaptor. I'd send it to you, but the postage to Oz would probably be even more!
Torrential rain here again today. Fortunately it started just as I finished work, but I spent the afternoon running various errands -returning Loony's torque wrench, buying axle oil, some bolts, more gas cannisters for my little butane heater etc, (I've got the big heater now, but the little one's handy for directional heat to dry paint).
I also picked up the new generator I ordered from Screwfix after my last one eventually died. Someone gave it to me a few years ago so I can't complain. 190 quid for the new one. Well that's a bit bigger than I expected, but hopefully won't struggle quite so much to run my drill & angle grinder.
So nothing to report, but more shiny stuff in the garage.

[Manky Monkey]

Loon & I were due to go to the big Dutch hotrod show in a couple of weeks time. Originally there were 4 of us going, but it came down to just him & me. Talking to him today, we've decided to give it a miss. It's a great show, but it's the road trip we enjoy & it's just not the same if you're not part of the convoy of hotrods. I will get the Pop back there, but not this year.

[BikerGran]

At least you must feel you're making real progress now!

[Manky Monkey]

Yeah, I'm gradually emptying the bags of nuts & bolts. I actually took 2 Post Office plastic trays back to the depot this morning, (the letters arrive stacked in them, but every Postie has a garage full of them), so parts must be goi g back together.
Bit of a backward step again today though. I oiled the drive shaft splines & slid the shafts back into the axle, but found one hub has some free play, not rotating, but about 2mm back & forth on the stub axle. Looks like the bearing needs hoiking up further onto the stub. I can't physically tighten it any further on my own, so went out & bought a 3 foot long breaker bar for the socket this afternoon & will enlist the help of some youthful brute strength for the hoiking.
Archie, are you free?