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| awemawson:
At this stage I decided there was too much 'mud' around - well not actually mud - more cow poop ! It had obviously been on a dairy farm. Time to break out the steam cleaner - just normal pressure washing wouldn't touch it! |
| awemawson:
Came out far cleaner - not perfect but much better to work on |
| awemawson:
Here is my Steam Cleaner. It's a Karcher 'MPDS' - it was made for the Military as a nuclear decontamination unit to decontaminate vehicles that had been subjected to battlefield radiation. Totally independent it has a diesel engine and diesel burner - will even suck it's water from a stream if needed. Awsome animal - it can generate super heated steam at up to 214 deg C but my lance and hoses aren't good for that - I limit it to 100 deg C |
| awemawson:
So now to drain the oil and get on with the job! It was at this stage that I realised that the drain plug was where my 'blocking up' was. Incidentally, blocking up like this in the centre is not very stable - it relies on the weight of the wheel that is still attached not to fall over - but it cannot be blocked up anywhere else without putting weight on the trumpet that is being removed :bugeye: OK a quick temporary re-jacking block moving and pick up hitch removal to get at the sump plug. B*****r to remove - ended up using an impact wrench - drained the vast amount of oil out - it's supposed to be something like 45 litres, I suppose I got of the order of 30 out - it had stopped leaking as the level had fallen to below the seal :lol: That's all I got done today - tomorrow I need to remove the various linkages for brakes and the differential lock, and chock up the cab so I can unbolt the trumpet housing. These trumpets not only have the oil seal, and half shaft bearings, they also have 'wet' ie oil immersed brake disks, a sun and planet reduction gear set, and a dif lock mechanism - but that's all fun for tomorrow! |
| tom osselton:
Years ago I had a leaking points seal on my Norton I tryed 2 times tearing it both time but you don't see that till it is back together :doh: then I read in a old Nicolson's book to use some paper oiled both sides wrap it on the shaft then slip the seal over it and it works like a hot dam! |
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