[Removal of Viscous Coupling Fan?]

Hi if you have a spanner that fits and clears pulley bolts it should undo clockwise by short sharp taps with a heavy hammer , if not you can use a cold chisel on the corner of the nut. the cowl will come out after that with T H & I/C hose off ....you may need to flex it a bit.

btw I have several friends in the Charente region around Ruffec was down there in 2004 for a visit & some chemin fun.

hope this helps key things ..hammer & clockwise

cheers

steveb

[Making your own fuel tank]

hi, i made both my tanks mig welded no probs clean metal n good joint alignment are key imho....and i used 2mm

baffles are in the bottom and are 100mm high. leak test with air 5-10psi n washing up liquid

cheers

steveb

[Kinetic rope snapping]

here's my tale.....marshalling at my local pnp last w/e i towed a cj with a broken rear prop from the middle of tthe site [not stuck]

to the exit....no probs.....engaged high to take him to nearby railstation carpark for rac recovery as i pulled away at tickover the strap

tightened with a small jerk then his hook came off .........sailed throo' my 4mm lam[bs veh spec] rear door glass n landed on

frt pass seat

threads in the captive nuts must have been strained no visible risk when we hooked upb4 this happened.

gives me the cold shivers a week later

what is on your vid is plain dangerous and stupid .

it's not a case of if but more when someone is injured/killed how will our hobby/sport be viewed by authorities ..and how would you feel telling

your offroad bud's family/wife/children he's dead

/rant mode off/

....just my 2p. worth

lets be careful

steveb [abit more grey hair ]

[More tyres, sorry.]

my mate runs them on his 6x6 rrc no probs offroad equal to bfgmt in mud lots of grip n selfclean

.......road mileage not so good they seem softer compound

....his rrc is a monster tho gmc 6.5t rear steer and [coff] 4t

..me i love my bfgmts 255/85 16 superb all rounder

cheers

steveb

[unimog axle question]

Hi steve, o/t i no, we were the last team through the brick work's at santa's in the blue tray back

hi Adrian Santas was a good event i thought ...was my first visit to the brickworks great fun .

are you entering the Ultimate?

cheers

steveb

[unimog axle question]

Just got off the phone with the Owner and wooohoooo got meself a new year prezzy . I was all set to have a go at posting some piccies last week then my laptop keyboard stopped working ...after i had dumped pics from phone to said lt. This one im using wont take the phone soft ware . going to pick up first one when the man is back off hol jan 3/4 .

Was hoping to make a start over the next week ....just gonna have to contain myself....maybe i should use this time to finish the 300tdi 90 thats hanging around in the lab at the mo

one thing at a time pah

Gotta say i'm looking forward to building something a bit tuff n a bit different

Jez the grand tourist cat in the ladoga what sort of budget for the trip + event ? would it be feasible in a LWB 109 tdi with a big hyd. winch / 255 bfg mt ? min no of people per vehicle

cheers all

steveb

[unimog axle question]

Cheers for the replies guys

Just got back from a daylight look...they have definately been there a while theres trees growing out of the doca!! the two i could get at have on board air (for towing? -trailer brakes) there is one or two more under the biggest bramble thicket i've ever seen

Will be talking to the owner later hopefully about a deal....

Jez ...panzer bits?? shirley not been browsing the toyshop for a while...when i had my 2 mog s back in mid 80's there wasn't anyone doing hybrids but now with work guys like you n dirty diesel n moglite are doing and maybe just as relevant there are events to do with said toys

ok ok time to admit to it

i'm steve and i may have a small mud addiction .... i can stop anytime i just choose not to....

Is spectating feasible on any of the baltic events Jez ? vepsski Les n the Ladoga look like a real test of metal..

Al will pm you ref prop flange if im successful ta

cheers steveb

[unimog axle question]

Cheers Will thats new info for the /proto file/

Am off to have another look in a while anyone got a guide price i can have in mind when i talk to the MAN about

THE DEAL?

steveb

[unimog axle question]

Thanks Al

might be interested in the propshaft flanges

one was a doca one single there may be others in the undergrowth....will have a better look tomorrow.

do the props turn the other way to lrs?

with the drumbrakes can you run 16" rims ? good choice of lighter offroad tyres watching moglites video of his 1st time out

the truck tyres looked really stiff

about 20yrs ago i had a well worn diesel mog that was tiny - size of a 109 was an old forestry truck unfortunately i sold it a while ago

but would have been good as track seemed similar to a 90 on offsets i think it may have been 401?

by the way Al what are your plans for your mog? if i do get one the cab will be available

cheers steve

[unimog axle question]

cheers DD

do you know what ratio they might be? and which lt 230 ratio best matchs the axle with say 38" tyres?

poss more important what sort of price do you reckon I should be expecting the owner to ask for a whole vehicle - they have been in a field for at least 20 yrs!

so body etc is all tatty. Going back tommorrow in daylight for aproper look.

ta

Steveb

[unimog axle question]

First of all hi to everyone on the forum I joined a while ago and have enjoyed reading all the techy threads and also events.

For anyone at santas last weekend i was a marshal in the 109 sw with rollcage.

Back to my question i have found a couple of old mogs which i understand are ex german army,found a plate on one date 1963

they have canvas cab tops 4 seat with drop side body , on 12(?)x20.

Are these suitable as the basis for a portal conversion ? to a defender/series hybrid.Am i right in thinking they will require

1 prop flange adaption

2 disc brakes - is there any that can be adapted ?

3 narrowing track width are all conv narrowed or can you run std & have mainly inset wheels?

Thanks in advance for any help guys n gals

also how do i get emoticons to appear in my posts?

better with welder/grinder/pressbrake chi than the finer points of pc's!

ta Steveb

[BFG M/T prices]

hi

re bfg m/t 255/85 -16 just got a new set myself. Mine were sourced locally (off my bruv) but i have heard

that mytyres.co.uk are worth a look £108 i think.hope this is of use .

I should also say hallo to everyone i joined a while ago and find lr4x4.com an interesting broad forum.

By the way my old bfg's had done around 40k and still have 6mm left ! casings were starting to crack tho.Top tyres for all round usability imho

regards steve

[Top Gear Petition]

added mine too 16400.

[steering box?]

just a couple of thoughts.. is your steering box set at centre for "straight ahead"? if the box is not centred (jack up &count turns lock to lock ,position steering wheel half way lock to lock & check wheels are dead ahead.adjust on drag link.

tyre press will also cause this as will incorrect caster angles,you could check diagonal wheel distance using a wieghted string & chalk marks on level hard surface .

steveb