Recent content by Phantom_Mark

Boring fact. When they finished filming with this chopper it became a medical evacuation asset and eventually was destroyed in a crash, gone forever, airwolf was the nuts, well when I was about 12 it was lol

The last play n pay I did you got a free power wash on the way out, bonus :)

I got a big tub of lithium grease, should I jam pack it full when rebuilding ?

Cheers mate :)

Well this is the same "specialist" who has dome the rest of the shoddy work on my truck, hence it's all DIY from here on so I know it's been done properly !!! Can't seem to find a price for a hub? Stubs seem about 30 quid ? Would a second hand hub be worth considering if in fair condition ...

Thanks guys, that's what I was kinda thinking, my local 4x4 specialist said is was noisy but be ok for a while yet !!!! It just passed it's mot less than 200 miles ago. As it's all fubar I might as well do the cv's as well right ?? Doing the drivers side bearings as preventative maintenance...

On the way home from work the other morning my wheel bearing collapsed. I was forced to drive on albeit slowly for around 10 miles. I picked up new bearings for both sides today and also a Haynes manual. Upon strip down this is what I found. As expected it is a mess...

Thanks again, got it as best I can get it now, think I am gonna pay a pro to make sure everything is absolutely cock on as it's still not quite right.

I really am at the bolt stops, might try to back it off to full retard and see what the difference is, maybe the engine is already knocking but I have not realised it !!! Engine is not exactly quiet but been a long time since I had my 200Tdi.

ok maybe I have screwed something up then, just inserted a 7mm ready to wind it forward a little further, but I am reaching the stops of the bolts, regardless of what size drill bit is inserted, looks like I am doing something wrong with this.

If you were still getting lots of knock but had the timing retarded a fair way and as a result had poor power, whats going wrong ? If I max out the 7mm and still find it slightly sluggish with no significant smoke signals where else could the problem be ?

Ok seems better, so really the only purpose of the drill bit and hole is to stop the back plate spinning with the front yes ? When we spoke you said about inserting smaller drill bits to get more adjustment, I am maxxed out on an 8mm ATM, is there a typical point considered as the maximum...

Ok, I reckOn I have nailed it, the adjustment went as I guessed it would after speaking with you the other day James, pretty sure I have done it right, gonna try it up the road now and see if I broke it lol

What will happen if I miss the correct hole, then relase the internal bolts and advance the pump ? Worst case scenario ? Currently I have the hole sat at around 3 o'clock if that makes a bit of difference ? Thanks James

Can I assume I have my drill bit in the correct hole ? And how do I know the drill bit has gone deep enough to be sure the holes are aligned correctly ? Tvm