Troddenmasses Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Turbocharger (John) turned up at my house today and there was a horrific propshaft type noise coming from his 90, so I offered to let him drop oil on my drive, and help him fix it. We popped the circlips out, and were pressing the UJ cups out with my 1 tonne vice. Unfortunately, it seems that John is quite strong...... Unfortunately, this was at 5:05pm today (Saturday) and Machine Mart is about 30 mins away (Closes at 5:30pm) So a race there in the company car saw me managing to squeeze through the door with about 20 seconds to go. As I needed to be quick, I simply asked for the biggest vice that they had. Bottom left can be seen the old vice...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidlandy Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Turbocharger (John) turned up at my house today and there was a horrific propshaft type noise coming from his 90, so I offered to let him drop oil on my drive, and help him fix it. We popped the circlips out, and were pressing the UJ cups out with my 1 tonne vice. Unfortunately, it seems that John is quite strong...... Unfortunately, this was at 5:05pm today (Saturday) and Machine Mart is about 30 mins away (Closes at 5:30pm) So a race there in the company car saw me managing to squeeze through the door with about 20 seconds to go. As I needed to be quick, I simply asked for the biggest vice that they had. Bottom left can be seen the old vice...... Jeez , thats some vice ! see if turbocharger can break that one then! I must say all of those tools look very nice n shiny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troddenmasses Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 I must say all of those tools look very nice n shiny That's cos I clean them. Can't stand using grotty, greasy tools that fly out of your hand when you use them. In the first picture, you can see my new dead-blow hammer - fantastic. I saw it mentioned on this forum and decided to get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidlandy Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 That's cos I clean them. Can't stand using grotty, greasy tools that fly out of your hand when you use them. In the first picture, you can see my new dead-blow hammer - fantastic. I saw it mentioned on this forum and decided to get one. here here! that is a nice hammer - but what you also need is a good angle grinder - like a hammer it has a million uses, from precision grind of a stuck self tapper to chopping the rear of the chassis off. I know a guy who is an 'artist ' with one - he brings out for almost every job he does!!! frightening really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Now that's what i call a vice B) B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 here here!that is a nice hammer - but what you also need is a good angle grinder - like a hammer it has a million uses, from precision grind of a stuck self tapper to chopping the rear of the chassis off. I know a guy who is an 'artist ' with one - he brings out for almost every job he does!!! frightening really! and then there's me with a angle grinder, which just has "frightening" consequences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troddenmasses Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 <australian> That's not a vice ------ That's a vice </australian> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 I must say all of those tools look very nice n shiny Nice shiney door too? Does your workshop double up as the living room? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 I'm on my third vice simlar to the blue one luckily they have a 5yr gaurentee they seem to break pretty easily I've found. how much was the red version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troddenmasses Posted March 19, 2006 Author Share Posted March 19, 2006 how much was the red version? I was quite surprised - only £41.07 inc. It is in the machine mart catalogue - CSVR200. The picture is tiny, so the vice looks really weedy. It is only when you look at it in person that you realise that it is made from 1/2" steel plate. The fact that it is steel rather than cast iron means that it should bend rather than shatter, and that there will be a little bit of spring in the jaws, but I can cope with that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogLite Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Nice find - I want to upgrade my vice. That looks the business. I broke one of these trying to push out suspension bushes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Just a quick post to say thank you to Mr and Mrs TroddenMasses for accomodating me over the weekend - I didn't fancy changing diff centres in the street outside my terraced house, so they offered their workshop (pictured above). On the way there, one prop UJ started rattling - on closer inspection it appears 'next weekend' wasn't the best time to grease the UJs as all 4 were dry with that weird purple gack that goes with hot running. No problem, I have four new spares in the car. Off came the diff and props to do all the required tasks. Having pulled the diff apart and knocked one UJ out, I realised I had 4 of the wrong-size UJs. Bugger. The new diff centre doesn't have bearings on it - not a problem, we'll pull the old ones off. My puller has three legs, so we made a 2-leg version: This taught us three things: Cheap pullers are made of cheese. Those bearings won't come off easily. No parts shops are open on a Sunday near Gloucester. Bugger. So I now have front wheel drive (with bad jangling noises), a rear diff casing and bits of milk-bottle stopping grit getting into the rear axle, and a shopping list for Monday. To cap it all, we sorted the dodgy steering on his Ninety (tracking) and he went for a test drive with my mobile phone on the wing. This post is simply to exalt their workshop and accomodation though, I shall be visiting again (on Tuesday, actually - when I've got more bits). Can I drift the bearing races on myself - ie are they the same "fit" as a hub bearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 diff bearings are best pressed on IMHO a drift will suffice as long as you are v careful why change the diff? did you buy the detroit or truetrac that was for sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 I've finally got round to fitting Dave (Flyer)'s TruTrac into a diff I've got. Cheers for the advice, we'll have a go at drifting the bearings on to the new centre and see if we can make it all go together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 You need a tool more like this John. http://www.bennetts.com/tools/vehicleservice?contentId=23445 Needless to say, I have no connection etc.. And pressing U/Js out? Stuff that, a big copper hammer is all that is needed. A good clean and smear of grease and new ones should press in easily. Either that or a proper press. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I'm sorry to say that you still cant beat a good sized Record vice. They're alot of money if you buy them new, but they're no money 2nd hand, and they do literally last a lifetime. They're also lifetime guarantee! Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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