Topic: tales from the workshop (Read 166622 times)

Bubba · « **Reply #1125 on:** August 17, 2014, 07:56:29 AM »

wj hand brake or whats left of it

Bubba · « **Reply #1126 on:** August 17, 2014, 07:58:47 AM »

a spot of unexpected classic tinkering

Bubba · « **Reply #1127 on:** August 17, 2014, 08:00:04 AM »

and now for my next trick

Bubba · « **Reply #1128 on:** August 17, 2014, 08:03:23 AM »

sold

jay140285 · « **Reply #1129 on:** August 17, 2014, 08:05:09 AM »

Good price Kev

gazjeep · « **Reply #1130 on:** August 17, 2014, 08:13:41 AM »

The planets are aligning

Bubba · « **Reply #1131 on:** August 17, 2014, 08:15:34 AM »

yup i am now able to progress my plan for world domination overall good results i r happy

Bubba · « **Reply #1132 on:** August 17, 2014, 08:31:22 AM »

bitty day to day want to progress with a regear got the project mindy leaving got to pick up a trailer and stuff but heyhoo hopefully
the buyer of the best mindy will sort stuff out vso i can go and fetch

jay140285 · « **Reply #1133 on:** August 17, 2014, 09:13:16 AM »

There is some redneck in that truck

Bubba · « **Reply #1134 on:** August 17, 2014, 09:37:26 AM »

hell there better be

Bubba · « **Reply #1135 on:** August 17, 2014, 09:38:59 AM »

part one of day done

Bubba · « **Reply #1136 on:** September 02, 2014, 07:42:13 PM »

lots been going on with work garage and general tinkering currently in the middle of a big job on a big wj with issues rather miffed with myself as its taken much longer than expected to get started and due to juggling stuff will now not be finished in time for cheapfest as planned

i really hate letting folk down but refuse to do a poor job for the want of rushing
due to unexpected problems with the m1008 i have to fix and prep my own junk to be able to do my part in cheapfest

here is a couple of funny things found on rear axle of said wj not sure of history on it

wheel bearings wrong way round both sides

wrongly placed pinion shims

Fizz · « **Reply #1137 on:** September 02, 2014, 09:16:05 PM »

Omg I thought mine was unusual but that is downright awful

Dave69 · « **Reply #1138 on:** September 02, 2014, 09:27:36 PM »

some people are qualified mechanics
some people know nothing about mechanics
some people claim they know about mechanics

actions confirm the above

Bubba · « **Reply #1139 on:** September 02, 2014, 09:42:58 PM »

i have yet to find out but have an idea the axles were supplied rebuilt by a jeep specialist and breaker but cant be sure til i have more info

Dave69 · « **Reply #1140 on:** September 03, 2014, 09:12:16 PM »

the point is you can easily rectify the issue, could have been more frustrating if the bearing had collapsed and damaged the shaft in the process

Bubba · « **Reply #1141 on:** September 05, 2014, 09:40:00 PM »

you just cant count on previous owners to actually know what they are doing

scrw · « **Reply #1142 on:** September 06, 2014, 09:38:50 PM »

Quote from: v8 bubba on September 02, 2014, 09:42:58 PM

i have yet to find out but have an idea the axles were supplied rebuilt by a jeep specialist and breaker but cant be sure til i have more info

I ain't naming names but I no longer deal with them!
Fook me that is quite scary, that axle did 60k miles of motorway ragging in that state

Bubba · « **Reply #1143 on:** October 19, 2014, 10:02:42 AM »

tell you what a good mot station is a bloody good thing to have yesterday due to the continued high level of harassment from work i dropped a wj off for mot after some major work [ jeep has been monkey on my back for a while just trying to get on with it] at 4am due to going to work i then walked to work
as is always the way with my company these days tasks took longer than hoped so missed them closing up but they rang me told me all was good and it was nice to see so many new parts on a kitted truck put the ticket and keys up for me to collect and to not worry about the cash pop buy in the week and pay

so after work i walked to the mot place and collected the jeep .......................i think thats bloody good especially in the cant give a fuck world we seem to have

this also brings to a close possibly the longest regear and other work in history all highly embarrassing but it is at least a spare play vehicle and they did say no rush on it but i did not mean to take him on his word

was meant to go to work today but ................fek it i musta done 60hrs this week

jay140285 · « **Reply #1144 on:** October 19, 2014, 10:13:54 AM »

Always good to hear, the WK went to our local commercial place for MOT the other week. Passed and they dropped it back down the folks place as they were passing to pick up a part for the horse lorry.

I called to pay over the phone and they said just sort it when we collect the lorry.

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bigjeepzj · « **Reply #1145 on:** October 19, 2014, 10:31:09 AM »

It's good know that there still some good people about

gazjeep · « **Reply #1146 on:** October 19, 2014, 01:32:37 PM »

There are good people about, just take a little time to find sometimes in the BS infested world these days.

Bubba · « **Reply #1147 on:** November 08, 2014, 09:31:49 PM »

so we currently have finished

the wj that i took far to long to finish though it sounds like it may have fallen victem to cheap after market rear axle seals as one seems to be leaking ......arse

so it may have to return for rectification

we have done

a little more classic tinkering

and hope to finish

a few minor problems

so that the first of two tjs can come in one for locker instal and one for regear the push is on for me as i have to as a dad pull some rabbits out of a hat for crimbo

mr whippy waits for time and funds for a few jobs to get on the road

my as yet unnamed chevy cucv waits for service and tyres

the merc estate performs well but is a little dull

Bulldog67 · « **Reply #1148 on:** November 08, 2014, 10:02:09 PM »

I HATE HATE HATE that merc they loaned me, its the dullest motor I have ever drivem - at least if it had of been a 1.0 lt corsa I would have had some fun thrashing the arse off it

Bubba · « **Reply #1149 on:** November 09, 2014, 09:51:29 AM »

bollocks arse and arse again gets up early to check embers on bonfire you know rake them all together to finish burning off then in to garage to finish a tj and
no power in garage so got to fix that first so now need to trace the problem always it seems when there is loads to do sothing foils my not so cunning plan but i spose the fact the garage is still powered by the temporary power lead from thirteen years ago is no help

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