Vin 5063

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Re: Vin 5063

Postby Admin-bloke » Fri Mar 09, 2018 3:01 pm

Great pictures, add more as it's progressing
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Re: Vin 5063

Postby A Van » Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:44 am

Nice work again!


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Re: Vin 5063

Postby gruffalo » Sat Mar 10, 2018 12:57 pm

Disassembly still going smoothly. Clutch is 7mm, keep or replace?
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Re: Vin 5063

Postby gruffalo » Sat Mar 10, 2018 4:45 pm

Working on swapping over the engine bottom now. Lots of cleaning to do. Hopefully getting that done today, and the cams and rockers tomorrow.
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Re: Vin 5063

Postby bandit » Sat Mar 10, 2018 4:47 pm

If ever you have a gearbox off from the engine & you are not 100% sure of the clutch age etc, whilst it’s apart I would always bang a new one in
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Re: Vin 5063

Postby gruffalo » Sat Mar 10, 2018 6:02 pm

bandit wrote:If ever you have a gearbox off from the engine & you are not 100% sure of the clutch age etc, whilst it’s apart I would always bang a new one in


Totally makes sense considering the work involved
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Re: Vin 5063

Postby gruffalo » Mon Mar 12, 2018 11:15 pm

A new clutch along with some other parts are on their way.

Today was spent mostly cleaning parts. I had some success using oven cleaner, but the majority of the work was done using kerosene and a small paint brush.

I also disassembled one rocker shaft and cam. Luckily very little wear to be found.

On the other hand on 4 out of 6 rockers the lubrication hole was completely clogged. One was so bad that I struggled for a long time getting it open with a needle. There’s no way that one would have come open by itself! On a different one I managed to pull the clog out with pliers. (See photo).
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Re: Vin 5063

Postby gruffalo » Wed Mar 14, 2018 12:31 pm

I was planning to start assembly, but couldn't find my torque wrench. I'll bet it shows up again when I buy a new one :|

I also need to get a clutch alignment tool.
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Re: Vin 5063

Postby Spudmurphy » Wed Mar 14, 2018 1:29 pm

loving this !! Nice one.
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Re: Vin 5063

Postby Domi » Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:34 pm

Amazing work so far :thumbsup:
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