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[mrthumb]

thanks, getting there slowley... looking forward to it being rolling again :)

[mrthumb]

ok guys i got the new hubs drilled out and new studs put though. the position seems perfect.

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i then had to enlongate the holes in the brake disks to make them fit. about 50 strokes with the file on each hole did it.
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and finally we are on 4 wheels again!

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had new bearings fitted in the hubs and the play in them is awfull... probably about 10 mm and they slide in and out quite alot. is this because i had not got the drive shafts connected yet? thanks

i think the next job will be to create some spigot rings or adapters so that its not relying on the studs to center it.

Edited by mrthumb, 11 August 2012 - 02:38 PM.

[Rhys]

Where is the play?

[mrthumb]

heres a video. they were a little tighter when i first had the bearings pushed in. but i dont think its suppost to be this bad..

http://www.youtube.c...bed/xpRRsZyQiQU

should i take these back to the place where i had them done?

Edited by mrthumb, 11 August 2012 - 05:27 PM.

[Rhys]

I can't see the video, it's marked as private.

If you make the video public then I will take a look.

[mrthumb]

ah try again now

[Rhys]

Yeah that's pretty bad, it's hard to see what's moving. Is it the flange on the disk?

[mrthumb]

yea exactley that.

[Rhys]

Right, it should be very tight to be honest. Is it rocking in the holes or just not tight enough? The CV will make it sit better and tighter do see what happens with one on. It's far from ideal though as it's not the CVs main function.

Edit: Just watched the video again, The play is far too much to be deemed safe, even if the CV can hide it, it will increase the strain on the CV and bearings beyond what they were made for.

Is it the extended holes or the flange not sitting in the disk correctly that's causing it?

Edited by Rhys, 12 August 2012 - 07:23 AM.

[mrthumb]

http://www.youtube.c...bed/AtHcocmX6yc

hi its not the extended holes its on there tight and fitting flush. i noticed when i had them done they seems to have more play than i would of thaught they would of had.

[Kam]

You need to get a driveshaft end in there and torque up the main hub nut, then see where you stand as you can't really go on much at the moment as nothings clamped together

Is your driveshaft in pieces? just poke the outer end through and try the hub nut

[mrthumb]

my drive shafts are assembeled bit i could put them through.. and see what happens. i think they need to be re pressed in now its that bad.

[mrthumb]

I started to tackle the position of the mini pedal box from OPD... the only problem is. there is not enough room for the standard mini accelerator pedal along side it. and i did not want to fork out another 100 or more for the pedal box that does include the extra pedal...
so i had to go about extending the main shaft that the other pedals run along to i had room for another...
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just see how it would work.
first i had to extend the shaft that runs through the pedal box... so i machined up a piece and a another section that slides over it..
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just looking how it will go on..

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time to extend the pedal...
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[mrthumb]

next thing i had to do is cut down the shaft on the steering rack as the wheel was in my face. it sticks out more now because the steering racks new position requires a new knucke joint that brings it forward 60-70mm from its original position.. heres a few pics of what i started...  steeringcollummod2.jpg   59.18K   27 downloads  steeringcollummods3.jpg   57.16K   25 downloads

more to come later on that one, at home with quite a bad back. wish i could get on with somthing !


EDIT!
What it looks like finished. i did drill out and press fit it and weld it. so no ayrton senna antics hopefully!  steeringrack.jpg   55.87K   18 downloads

Edited by mrthumb, 15 September 2012 - 07:20 PM.

[Rhys]

Wow, you're welcome here whenever you like with welding skills like that. The fabrication is amazing, you must have a lot of confidence! Keep it up.