Rubce

Then back to the Workshop.

Now its back to grinding and scrapping muck and rust off the underside of the bodytub

Cheers

Bruce

Then we used Goliath to lower the engine and gearbox on.

Hi All

Rolling chassis out of the workshop and onto a trailer for shipment back home

Hi Anthony

I couldn't remember if I had or not so I popped the box back off to check. It turned out I hadn't so one was fitted and the box went back on. 45 minutes late and all was sorted. Would have taken a lot longer to rectify once the car was built!!

Thanks

Bruce

Hi All

Can anyone recommend a individual or business to deal with for the overhaul of the Stromberg CDSE150 carbs off our GT6. The accelerator linkage also needs doing.

Thanks

Bruce

Hi Jens and Anthony

Thanks for spotting my mistake :). I have now rectified my error before refitting the clutch etc and then marrying the gearbox onto the engine.

Regards

Bruce

Hi

I am confident that the pins will outlast the clutch. I will probably be taking the car apart again in 10 years time so it will be interesting to see how they have fared. The equivalent pins in the Stag aren't hardened.

The bearing carrier had two grooves worn in it where the fork pins had been resting. One of those slots was adjacent to the pin which was still in position. I have drilled the carrier at about 60degrees from that position and inserted another pin. One of the new fork pins is now situated in the area between the two small pins in the carrier so it won't be spinning.

Regards

Bruce

When I removed the overdrive solenoid today to enable me to fit a new gasket, I discovered that the old gasket was missing!

Bruce

New crank rear end oil seal fitted. The old one fell apart when I touched it!

The back end is coming along :)

New pins welded in place and fork now ready for refitting back to the gearbox. :)

Positioning the pins

Machining the pins

The clevis pin

Drilling the old pins out

Well here we go :)

The worn pins

Hi All

Removed the old clutch bearing off the carrier last night. It's a smaller version of the stag, which meant that none of my press tooling fitted. Ended up sorting it by using a 2 7/8" socket that a friend had. The carrier sat inside it and the bearing rested on the top. One smack with the hammer and the brearing was off. At nearly 3 inches that is the largest impact socket I have ever had reason to use!

Cheers

Bruce

Had a search on the TSSC forum and found this.

http://www.tssc.org.uk/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=55&func=view&id=58859&catid=219#58859


Now I need to find a source for the clevis pins.

Cheers

Bruce

Hmmmm, has anybody successfully replaced the dowels? I did that with our Stag as the dowels are by Paddocks etc, Having looking at Paddocks, Canley nd Rimmers none of them adverse the GT6 dowels.

Cheers

Bruce

I removed them last month by the use of a pair of sockets, a long bolt, a few washers and a nut. The smaller socket of a slightly smaller outside diameter to the bush is drawn into the casing by tightening the bolt and nut. As the bush is drawn out it is moved into the large socket located on the other side of the lug. Works a treat and zero mess unlike the burning method.

Regards

Bruce

Hi All

Can someone please advise whether the two pins on the clutch actuator fork are supposed to have a flat on them? The ones on our gearbox do have flats but I am unsure if it is wear or the design.

Thanks

Bruce

Hi Alec

I think you are right. I have made arrangements  to take it to our local machining company at the weekend.

Regards

Bruce

Where you suggesting angle grinding the flange face to remove pitting?
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No I meant a surface grinder, not an angle grinder :)

Regards

Bruce

Hmmmm, cat afford for it to be off the road that long as it's one of our daily drivers. I am aiming to have it road legal with an MOT for late May as that is when it's my wife's 40th birthday. It's her car and I want to present her with it on her birthday. Time will tell if I achieve that date. A very stiff hill to be climbed between now and then!

Thanks for looking

Bruce

Hmmmm, cat afford for it to be off the road that long as it's one of our daily drivers. I am aiming to have it road legal with an MOT for late May as that is when it's my wife's 40th birthday. It's her car and I want to present her with it on her birthday. Time will tell if I achieve that date. A very stiff hill to be climbed between now and then!

Thanks for looking

Bruce