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It's BIG, Yellow and digs holes! JCB 3CX Project 8 is joining the Tractor Shed
awemawson:
The glass for the instrument panel arrived today so I set to trying to remove the console arrangement. Rather too many plastic mouldings each mutually trapped by the location all on top of the actual metal panel that I needed to release.
Eventually out of desperation, using broad blunt paint scrapers and putty knives and the inherent flexibility of the upper moulding I was able to gingerly ease it over the metal bringing it forward for access.
But my troubles weren't over even then. The panel has two Sumitomo loom connectors, a 10 way and a 14 way, and try as I could I could not release them. I could see the locking mechanism release but no way were they parting using normal forces. In the end I had to jam a screwdriver between the male and female cylindrical part, and using screwdriver bending amounts of force got them apart. Much marring to the plastic, and the 24 pin female has cracked, but they seem to go together still, and the contacts look clean as a whistle.
So - panel out and on the bench, dismantled, broken bezel bits glued, rubber gasket recovered and reused (should have bought a new one as it's rather ragged) and assembled with the new glass.
Then it was a case of removing, testing, and refitting the gazzillion pea bulbs in this thing ready for re-installation hopefully tomorrow.
awemawson:
This morning I managed to re-assemble the instrument console - putting it back was easier than removing it though.
Also a bit more trivia - I re-fitted the near side door catch cover. This was floating on the floor in all the detritus and I found it when mucking out. The 6 mm screw that holds it had been sheared off so it was a case of drilling out the stub and re-tapping - only one 3.7 mm drill died in the process !
Pete.:
Your attention to detail is inspiring Andrew. Many people would have blown it out with an air line and silicone glued a piece of plastic over the instruments. We all know that ain't happening here :D
awemawson:
If it's worth doing it's worth doing properly . . . . or so I was taught anyway . . . . . thanks for the kind comment Pete.
awemawson:
Another day of trivial fixes:
Firstly I replaced the broken rear light cluster - fairly straight forward - the only complication being the the heavy steel guard that surrounds it is held on by four 8 mm bolts into thread clips which were rather crusty but did survive the experience.
(Well ACTUALLY firstly I had my flu jab which delayed things !)
Then I took delivery of the copy of the Operators Manual that I had had printed. There was a very trampled, wet and soggy copy on the floor of the cab, and although I carefully dried it and cleaned as much mud off as possible decided a re-print was called for. I already had a .PDF copy that was virtually the same - same part number but there ARE differences !
As it's 190 pages I really wanted it printed double sided on heavy paper and decently bound - 80 gsm and spiral bindings don't last long when you are thumbing through them. Although I have the kit to spiral bind printing double sided always seems to go wrong for me somehow :scratch: So I decided to 'outsource' the job to Viking Print House who did it on 100 gsm paper and 'Velobound' it. (Rigid riveted plastic bar down front and back.
I'm so impressed that I think I will have the workshop manual printed out by them again on heavy paper double sided, but ring binder bound as it's 702 sides ! I only have it electronically and a paper copy is much easier to work from I find.
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