bigblue110

not been on here in shall we say 'a while' hope all had a good crimbo/new year. basically i replaced my flywheel on an '02 110 td5 about 7months ago now but its developed the same issue of noisey chattering on acceleration, vibration, blah blah blah. and yes before anyone asks its chipped(twisted),bigger intercooler, straight through exhaust to back box, so she trundles along quite nicely, and i enjoy using all of its 'beens'. which i believe is what has destoyed the new flywheel. ...anyway, is there anyone out there running a solid flywheel on a td5??? is there any noticeable increase in vibration on ticover/normal running? who produces (if anyone) a solid flywheel? im trying to avoid at any cost having to put a duel mass back in it. i was offered by a man not to far away from me a tune a while back so thinking of geting this done and removing the twisted chipped. its fun and im in no way trying to discourage anyone from going down the twisted performance route, as it certainly keeps me entertained maybe something a little more sensible is on the cards. should there be a solid flywheel out there somewhere tho i might just have to keep the twisted chip for a while... cheers chaps

hi there, not been in these parts for a while!when did the layout change?? need to quiz some brains. im in need of parts for an lt 85 off a mates csw. he lost drive on motorway but fifth was still selected.ha its a gud'n! anyway iv stripped it down and found that it had no circlip holding the fifth gearset and wear ring for the output seal in a fixed position this allowed the detent springs and there retainers to pop out of place. long and short of it is tis currently sat in my works workshop(naughty) and is going to stay there as the parts i require are now obsolete. iv got detent springs, ball bearings, but my main problems are the wear ring, the retaining plate and the pin which locates the retaining plate and the wear ring to the fifth gear set. if someone could be kind enough to post a the microcat exploded diagram of the gear box internals ill be able to high light what im yapping on about(i left my list of part numbers at work)!ha, sure iv bored a few of you!? my question is has anyone got these parts on a shelf some where in there garage for a 'rainy day'or know anyone with them iv asked all the local l/r stealers and they just give you the 'its obsolete, sorry, bye' speach, which is pretty unhelpful but i spose they are trying at least! my next call will be to ashcrofts see what they can come up with. to aid item description its a 22c lt 85 many thanks for any help andy

hi there matey. i did this conversion on my old 110. i came to the same point and thought about it for ages tried all sorts of combinations of hubs, i decided to go with the flow and check them regularly. well that was 18 months ago, i checked the bearings once after 2 weeks, its gone through 2 mots in that time. its been totally abused offroad and given me no problems what so ever. go for it! i would say that after this conversion the brakes where and still are f8£*"ng amazing to the point of being almost too good on the rear certainly caught the lastest mot tester by surprise hahaha andy

there is a solid flywheel? anyone know the part number for these? and the ball park figure on price? the cheepest i can get a duel mass is 250ish for a genuine item.

...anyone had to change one due to the hub failing?? mine has developed a quite horrific juddering when under power, backing off, and when reving at idle the only thing i can think it is would be the flywheel...certainly not a clutch related problem and before anyone goes down the prop uj route, as iv said it does it whilst the vehicle is idle. checked engine mountings etc all is fine is it comman that the duel mass fails? cheers andy

they are in barnstable pretty sh** hot stuff used on a load of commercial load beds etc. not quite convinced on the finish used on a body panel but each to their own, will do the trick tho.

luke does he have a web site?? and can i ask how much you spent on it?

ok so posted similar question on a welding forum and it turns out they dont directly sell to public market and are produce by technical arc up north somewhere. Also sell under MTA sold here at a very good price. specs are somewhat desireable: MTA 211 Compact Mig Welder Mahcine Features 12 Voltage Steps, for fine adjustment of power Welds from as low as 20 AMPS Built in electronic burn back for all settings Can be used with 0.6, 0.8, or 1.0mm wire on 15kg or 5kg spools Quality wire drive system and motor The machine is guaranteed for 1 year, the transformer is guaranteed for 5 years This machine comes complete with a MB15 Heavy Duty German Euro Torch and a Regulator Specs Duty cycle, at 60% - 120 Amps bigger machine mta 231 is 60% cycle at 135a! not bad me thinks Approx Weight - 55kg Size - 530mm H plus handle x 360mm W plus rear wheels x 740mm L

on the market for a new welder, have a few offers on the cards looking for something around the 220ish range. still open to suggestions tho- no price range as such just NOT wanting any sealey/clarke cheap end of the scale rubbish-you can keep those sugestions to yourself please. limit of £900 which should buy me a good piece of kit so if anyone knows of any good offer on at the mo the lets hava linky posted! main reason for topic is iv been trying to find 'portamig' as iv heard a few things about them thought id hava look, i just cant bluddy find them anywhere! so if any of you welding bums have purchased/looked at any recently a web address would be very nice, any address would be good i suppose, that is if they haven't been 'credit crunched' and gone under, which would explain me not being able to find them. cheers andy

no probs mate good luck with the search!you definatly dont wana be buying a set that size for a 1 off job, might leave a small quarry pit sized hole in your wallet! can i just ask what reason your fitting a d2 box to a 90 for? andy

do you have to old end?? if you do and its got a decent thread on it you could always cut a couple slots down the threads length, mixed with a bit of cutting compound/valve grinding paste n loadsa lube-job done, that is if your just looking to clean the existing thread up!?necessity is the mother of invention and all that!

if you live around wiltshire iv got 1 proped up in my shed, decent second hand, 15 beer tokens andy

just the ticket, top men!!! cheers should be able to get me a rough price from that lot! apprciate the comment forkrentfitter, but that was the idea of the topic so i could establish a price comparrison between materials needed to produce one and buying one. i think the big cost is going to be coming from getting the axle setup componantry-been looking and it looks like the indespension stuff is the way to go but is bloody pricey. steel isnt such a problem as i know a little place that does nice cash deals

cheers for the info guys western-have just emailed indespension thanks steve_d-did it give any spacifics on the test at all or simply indicate that it would need 1?

just wondering wether any of you crazys out there have designed/doing the plans/making now, your own car trailer?? early stages of thought on the subject at the mo but would love to get hold of a set of drawings so i can get steel priced up as a comparison to buying, and to see where to start with the basics of a design as i dont have access to one locally to do so. not worried about the time/ effort as id be doing it myself. im thinking about going for a flat bed twin axle 1500~2000kg so it can be used to carry general carp around aswel so to not make it single use. any thoughts/ideas/drawings greatfully received cheers andy