Aaron's 90 rebuild (round 3)

[Jam1]

That cleaning looks awesome. What did you clean the steering box and tank with?

Knowing Aaron he probably used a massive amount of "elbow grease" and a tooth brush

 

[aaronmorris]

That cleaning looks awesome. What did you clean the steering box and tank with?

It's not too bad mate, just a dirty job, wire brush on the grinder soon got all the crap off the fuel tank, and wire wheel in the drill sorted the steering box, with a little cleaning of old oil etc before hand, a parts washer would be nice for stuff like the steering box.

Apparently not. Ah well, I bought a 4 bolt box off ebay for £20 instead.

Ah, fair enough, can't go wrong at that money, don't know if the drop arms are different or not, I've got a couple of drop arms in the shed, so if it didn't come off it would have been cut off, so glad you said something, or I'd be thinking 'ah it's alright, I've got another'

Knowing Aaron he probably used a massive amount of "elbow grease" and a tooth brush

Not far from the truth People know me so well

 

[Al2O3]

It's not too bad mate, just a dirty job, wire brush on the grinder soon got all the crap off the fuel tank, and wire wheel in the drill sorted the steering box, with a little cleaning of old oil etc before hand, a parts washer would be nice for stuff like the steering box.

Good quality wire wheels those! Lots and lots of time by the sound of it too.

 

[aaronmorris]

Had an hour in the garage after work this evening, just got the first of the top coat on the bits I primed yesterday.
2nd coat tomorrow, then got to find somewhere safe to store it all until ready, seriously running out of room.

 

[Al2O3]

2nd coat tomorrow, then got to find somewhere safe to store it all until ready, seriously running out of room.

Get the filler etc wrapped with cling film or something. Mine was brand new and the pipes and holes were either wrapped or had a stopper in. One stopper had a split in and I was storing it in the back of the landy under a tarp. Still got a dribble of water in it and got a small patch of rust. Made it a lot worse with vinegar. Mind you, yours might be better as it's already got a covering of diesel in there.

 

[bristolbulldog]

looking good aaron. Buzzweld s2 goes alot further than you think invert the tin after each re-seal so it doesn't cure off.

 

[aaronmorris]

Good quality wire wheels those! Lots and lots of time by the sound of it too.

Bought a box full of them a few months back, seem to last ages.
Works well, just time consuming and dirty job, but it's cheap.

Get the filler etc wrapped with cling film or something. Mine was brand new and the pipes and holes were either wrapped or had a stopper in. One stopper had a split in and I was storing it in the back of the landy under a tarp. Still got a dribble of water in it and got a small patch of rust. Made it a lot worse with vinegar. Mind you, yours might be better as it's already got a covering of diesel in there.

Yep, seen your post is all covered up again now, with a rag stuck in the end.

looking good aaron. Buzzweld s2 goes alot further than you think invert the tin after each re-seal so it doesn't cure off.

Cheers Craig Certainly does, hardly touched the tin yet.

 

[aaronmorris]

You know when you know what to expect but you're hoping it's not... Well today was one of those days.
Decided to split the engine/gearbox/transfer box to assess condition and a general spruce up.
Got it up on the engine crane (easier said than done with limited space in garage) and drained the fluids out.
Oil in transfer box was very clean.
Oil in the gearbox was also very clean (Probably both recently changed) Pulled the other plug out of the extension housing and the filter, little bit of crud in their, but not the worst I've seen.

Pulled the transfer box off to be greeted with this. Splines are very worn. Looks like the gearbox needs a mainshaft then. Bugger!

Transfer box seems pretty good (other than a worn input gear) so will just have a little strip, clean and replace gaskets.

Cleaned and painted a few more bits and bobs and the day was over, doesn't help I was dragged into other things this morning, bloody gardening and going to the tip.

 

[danny6801]

Hi Aaron what type of puller do you use to pull the output shafts with as trying to find a suitable one off eBay or the likes ASAP as I'm going away in it next weekend.

 

[aaronmorris]

Hi Aaron what type of puller do you use to pull the output shafts with as trying to find a suitable one off eBay or the likes ASAP as I'm going away in it next weekend.

I've always removed the output housing and knocked the shaft inwards so no need for a puller, why do you need to remove it bud?

 

[danny6801]

The front output shaft is leaking on mine and was going to replace the bearing. but after having a look today and advice from hear it seems fine so will just change the oil seal as that will be a lot quicker and easier as I'm away in it next weekend.

 

[aaronmorris]

Cleaned and primed a few more bits and bobs today, some of this stuff I'm not going to need for months but hay-ho it can just be stored safely until then.

Everything all a bit oily and ****ty.

Hoping new rubber boots are available for the lever pull do-dah on the back.

Also got a few galv bits delivered off a very nice man

This evening I am currently looking at shotblasting cabinets, got talking about them today and the more I think about it, the more it makes sense, would definitely make life much easier even if I just do a few little bits myself.
Just know I'll end up wanting a bigger compressor as mine will be constantly running, spend, spend, bloody spend. Can't decide what to do!

 

[Discokids]

That rubber thing, is it 515466?

 

[aaronmorris]

That rubber thing, is it 515466?

Ah, cheers. That looks like the one
I'd best write that number down to save me looking again.

 

[Discokids]

Re blasting - two weeks ago I dropped some bits off at the blisters and he was so busy he actually offered to lend/sell me his small blasting pot so I could do it myself. I considered it but mainly can't be doing with the mess. I thought about putting a shed up in the drive (Mrs permitting), blasting everything I could think of including a disco chassis I have, and then getting rid. Then I wondered if a 14cfm compressor could keep up. Then just thought is it really worth it? More expense, more stuff to store. But you have room for the extra shed..........

 

[Al2O3]

If I was to do another rebuild I would definitely sort out a blasting pot before I started. When I think of the hours I've put in rubbing things down, using the needle gun, wire and abrasive wheels and still not being that happy with the result. You live and learn

 

[aaronmorris]

Re blasting - two weeks ago I dropped some bits off at the blisters and he was so busy he actually offered to lend/sell me his small blasting pot so I could do it myself. I considered it but mainly can't be doing with the mess. I thought about putting a shed up in the drive (Mrs permitting), blasting everything I could think of including a disco chassis I have, and then getting rid. Then I wondered if a 14cfm compressor could keep up. Then just thought is it really worth it? More expense, more stuff to store. But you have room for the extra shed..........

Pretty much my thoughts to be honest mate.
My compressor is only a crappy little 100L thing (I forget what cfm) but not as high as 14.
The mess, well yes, that is a big issue, I've no chance of doing it in the garage, I've got 2 sheds, both of which are full, tried for a third one before and that's a no go as she wants to keep the conifer that's in the way
So I had the thought today of getting a blast cabinet, that way, no mess! Ok it does restrict me quite a bit, but most of the stuff I have is brackets etc and would fit in a reasonably sized one, which would just leave the axles and the like to get a proper blaster to do.
Really can't decide what to do, I could buy a blast pot and bigger compressor for what I'll pay a blaster to do it all and I've got it all for the future, but struggling for time at the mo, hence why I was going to pay someone to do it.
I had dismissed doing it myself months ago, but got thinking again now

If I was to do another rebuild I would definitely sort out a blasting pot before I started. When I think of the hours I've put in rubbing things down, using the needle gun, wire and abrasive wheels and still not being that happy with the result. You live and learn

To be fair I'm happy with my prep most of the time, albeit very time consuming at times, only got to go the blasting route because I want to galv a lot of things. Me and my bloody idea's, made life slightly difficult, should have sorted it from day one as I'm now in a predicament as to what to do. sigh!

 

[aaronmorris]

This is everything I need/want blasting, so other than axles, rock sliders, one inner wing, door frame and bonnet frame I could pretty much manage the rest given enough time.
Don't know if it's worth a punt or not.
Could also be handy for engine/gearbox parts etc when I get as far as stripping them.

 

[Al2O3]

To be fair I'm happy with my prep most of the time, albeit very time consuming at times, only got to go the blasting route because I want to galv a lot of things. Me and my bloody idea's, made life slightly difficult, should have sorted it from day one as I'm now in a predicament as to what to do. sigh!

I thought my prep was good, but it hasn't turned out that way. Nowhere near as good as yours, marra. Axles and radius arms are starting to come through and so will all need to be done again in the future. They've just stood for a year on the rolling chassis, never had any hard weathering!
For me, it would be doing things more thoroughly. Having said that, I would galv a lot more stuff next time. Having done one, I know what I would want to get galvanised. So would strip down the lanny, blast all the bits I wanted doing myself and off to the galvanisers. Experience is a wonderful thing I'm still currently suffering from a lack of it on my first rebuild

 

[Al2O3]

I know you've bought extra axles, but you've got a canny collection of extra brackets and bits there, mate.