Recent content by stewart09

Yes put it on, without it oil could bypass the filter and enter the intake manifold.

I got this problem at the start of last winter so bought a new battery as it was shot. That solved the problem until a few weeks ago when it returned. Checked voltages before and during a start and all seemed as it should so I bought the solenoid repair kit from fleabay. First morning after...

Just had 4 tyres from these folk Cheap Tyres Online | Professional Mobile Tyre Fitting | Event Tyres on t'other halfs XC90. They were the cheapest and you don't even have to leave the house. I seriously can't fault them. As for the tyre recommendation I had these (Vredestein Wintrac 4) fitted...

Some more reading on the JTEKT coupling 2013 Ford Escape debuts new AWD with JTEKT torque coupling

Shrewd move SV, I'll remember that one. Cheers! Best not be bidding against each other :)

The dog clutch would simply engage the front prop with the VCU. The VCU would still perform it's honourable duties :)

Yes, If it was me I would use a dowel pin and a H7 reamer then warm the parts before assembly to get a nice tight fit. Keyway is a good idea but if there is wear in the spline locations it might send the shafts out of alignment. With the wear it would probably be a good idea to wedge some shims...

Back on the selectable 4x4 topic (which for many reasons is still a good idea mainly to save VCU wear in summer when it isn't really needed) surely the simplest way is to have a dog clutch with some sort of gated lever in the cab?

Obviously the bigger the pin the better the chance of it working but I wouldn't go bigger than 1/2 diameter of the splined shaft. You could use a bolt in there, just cut the head off and after you've welded it all up do the best job you can to dress it all evenly. TBH the mass you'll be...

If you can drill a hole through both parts and weld a pin in. This will take the torque transfer stress off the weld and it will stand a chance of taking some abuse. Even a 6mm pin through both parts will increase your chance of success :)

Unless your journey involved a lot of braking then I suspect the other side is binding as well. In low use the disk should be relatively cool as the heat from braking dissipates quite quickly into the surrounding components. If your wheel is warm too then you almost certainly have a problem. It...

Great thread and I've often scratched my head trying to think of a simple way to make the FL a selectable 4x4. It's just struck me that to do this it needs to be in addition to the VCU and work in tandem with it. If you don't then there's all the issues around IRD and diff failure to contend...

How do PM's help anyone else with the same issue? Just asking :)

No oil stone (not guaranteed flat), just good quality files, a ground-hardened block and engineers blue. There are other methods too which the Toolmakers amongst you will know as most will have had to re-dress surface tables in their apprenticeships! :)

To the OP if the block has a tiny bump that shouldn't be there then it most definitely can be removed. Any skilled engineer with the correct hand tools could dress it absolutely flat in no time!