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Author: | new to this [ Mon Jun 18, 2018 6:43 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet |
Be interested in how well or not that exhaust down pipe fits,thats the only bit on my exhaust that ive not changed Dave |
Author: | Bish [ Wed Jun 20, 2018 1:20 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet |
I’ll let you know Dave. The angle of the end that meets the middle section looks wrong to me but we will see. Got a few jobs to do before I get to that stage though. Got to dust the welder off.... |
Author: | new to this [ Wed Jun 20, 2018 8:10 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet |
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I’ll let you know Dave. The angle of the end that meets the middle section looks wrong to me but we will see. Got a few jobs to do before I get to that stage though. Got to dust the welder off....
Last weekend i was repairing mine on that end angle,if you havent got rid of your old down pipe yet save it for methanks Dave |
Author: | Bish [ Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:19 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet |
I’ll hang on to it for you. |
Author: | Bish [ Mon Sep 03, 2018 2:31 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet |
Small victory was had today. I changed the centre bearing on the propshaft with help of the following thread; viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10078&p=109558&hili ... re#p109558 I got the bearing from Dave Mac propshafts in Coventry. It’s a pretty simple job to split the joint. All you need are some simple tools and a decent sized vice. Though I had a bit of trouble getting the old bearing off. My favourite tool ( propane burner ) came to the rescue yet again providing the heat to break the seal of bearing to shaft, and it then drifted off easily. The rubber boot on mine was in perfect condition so I left it on. If you need to replace the boot I can advise that a boot from a Austin mini inner cv / pot joint, looks like it will fit. Old New Im now waiting for the chassis leg to arrive from Alun and I can get cracking with the welder. |
Author: | mahony [ Sun Nov 04, 2018 3:20 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet |
It's coming along nicely, keep the good work up |
Author: | Bish [ Thu Nov 22, 2018 1:32 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet |
Chassis leg is all welded and under sealed so time to move on to the gearbox. The plan being to clean it up and replace the overdrive sump gasket and front bearing seal as they’re both leaking and fit a new release bearing as part of the clutch replacement. What I also found was a rotten gearbox mount. Yuck! Not only was it rotten as a pear but it only had one bolt holding it to the frame. So with the help of the forum once again, thanks to Galileo, I’ve replaced said rotter with a nice new Volvo mount. See the thread here: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29990&start=15 That’s after giving the frame a good clean up and paint. Unfortunately I was a bit heavy handed with the fitting of the front bearing seal and cracked the carrier! Geoff at Wins came up with a replacement and it’s all bolted back together. All I need to do is re-fit the clutch release bits n bobs and new clutch and the box can go back in. Steady progress...... |
Author: | Bish [ Mon Feb 04, 2019 5:22 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet |
Well the gearbox is back where it belongs at last. Lick of paint on the floor pan and the steering column is back in too. I’ve been going through the hydraulics and have rebuilt the LSV, brake and clutch masters, and clutch slave. Thanks to Mart and James there are a couple of excellent threads on the forum which helped with the LSV. Plus a seal kit from the club. https://forum.triumphdolomite.co.uk/vie ... 3&start=75 https://forum.triumphdolomite.co.uk/vie ... &start=285 The clutch master had the usual problem with the fork hole being elongated I was ready to weld a washer on to repair it as I have done in the past but spotted this in Mick Dolphins list. A nice nos fork for £5.95 delivered to my door. Thanks Mick! I’m now moving on to the brake and clutch lines. I’ve replaced a few of the copper hard lines as neccesssary, and used one of Aluns excellent clutch master cylinder pipes as mine was totally seized solid. I’ve got a set of Goodridge braided hoses for the brakes and clutch. Also I’ve just had a large package from Jon turn up in the post. Looking forward to fitting the trackerjack front brakes next............ |
Author: | Bish [ Thu Feb 07, 2019 7:32 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: VYK The Russet 78 Sprint |
I’ve fitted the braided clutch pipe but ran into a couple of issues; The copper crush washers supplied with the Goodridge hose are 12mm inner diameter and therefore leak like a sieve. If you fit one of these be sure to use 11mm - 7/16 inner diameter washers to get a decent seal! To allow the pipe to be fitted at the master cylinder end the sound deadening needs to be trimmed from the bulkhead. Apologies for the poor photo but it does just about show where the bulkhead material is trimmed. I had read that bleeding the clutch on triumphs is a bit of a pig, and found information on the forum about good results from reverse bleeding. I found this YouTube video which explains the process perfectly. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lW770mbruM4 I now have a decent air free clutch, but it could be better. I’ve found that the pin hole in the pedal is ovaled, so next job will be to weld it up and re drilll........... |
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