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[M44K TS]

Good stuff Bungle, orange wouldn't have been my first choice for the engine, but it has a sort of Gulf colour vibe going on which I quite like.

Also, for the electrics, I know a good electrician that could sort that

[Bungle]

tightened the clutch cable a bit more and Dolly moves

only forwards and back a bit as the gear box hasn't got much oil in it

[Bungle]

filled with oil and everything seems to work

[Bungle]

we are on the road and working, done about 30 miles this morning with no problems

although the stop plate at the bottom of the gear stick needs a tweak

MOT tomorrow

[Bungle]

after a retest for a dodgy hand brake Dolly now has 12 months MOT

[Teapot]

Yeaaa go Dolly
Well done

[Bungle]

now Dolly works i got around to fitting some of my Christmas presents



mud flaps and jail bars

[Bungle]

i got really fed up of selecting random gears so today i took everything to bits, cleaned it up and looked for problems

i think the main problem is the intergalactic mileage my camper has done





i found the wear in these bits last time so had a go at doing something about it

all the bushes have been replaced from front to back again + the stop plate


i welded the wear on the pin (pictured above) up and using some emery paper and electric drill smoothed it out again

with the same emery paper smoothed the ball out and to take up the slack squashed the cup in the shift rod up a bit

putting everything back together (with new grease) was a struggle as everything is now a very tight fit

so far all 5 gears are there and in the right place and everything goes into gear with a very positive clunk

time for a test run tomorrow

[Artful Dodger]

lovely bus bungle! looks like you done this one proud:)

have you put twin webers on it?!? thatsa crazy!

[Teapot]

Non-random gears eh? Sounds effieicnt. Or even efficient. How's it working now?

Edited by Teapot, 18 September 2011 - 09:34 AM.

[Bungle]

lovely bus bungle! looks like you done this one proud:)

have you put twin webers on it?!? thatsa crazy!

twin deli's

they have completely transformed the camper with loads more power and much better MPG

[Bungle]

Non-random gears eh? Sounds effieicnt. Or even efficient. How's it working now?

not sure yet need to do a test drive and maybe a tweak

[Bungle]

look who i woke up today (with the aid of a booster pack) from her winter sleep



need some brakes and head lights before the MOT

[Bungle]

so while the sun was out and not long before we want to go camping i thought i would have a go at the rear brakes

things didn't go well

first flat battery

next i found i didn't have a socket big enough for the hub nut

after a bit of shopping and a larger socket set bought the hub nut still wouldn't come off

a trip to a work site and a scaffolding tube later the nut was off

next i snapped 2 fixing bolts (1 each side)

and finally after putting everything back together something is binding in one drum (gave up at this point)




the old ones stripped off



on both sides there was a bolt missing (snapped off) on the bottom fixing and while removing it i snapped off the other, so drilled out and retapped

new back plate on



and hub refitted + shoes



from the picture below you can see the whole outer rim of the back plates had rested away

[maryquant]

Thought i would in and say hello. Dolly looks great, what outings do you have planned for this year?