181 FFC Rolling Resto

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Re: 181 FFC Rolling Resto

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A40FARINAGURU wrote:wakey-wakey, get those gloves on :whistle:
181 is in my daughters garage Iv kept EMD in mine as I intend to tackle a few things on it once we get back to normal after xmas and new year,...................then the gloves will be on! :thumbs:

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Re: 181 FFC Rolling Resto

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Tight Yorkshireman wrote:
A40FARINAGURU wrote:wakey-wakey, get those gloves on :whistle:
181 is in my daughters garage Iv kept EMD in mine as I intend to tackle a few things on it once we get back to normal after xmas and new year,...................then the gloves will be on! :thumbs:

John G 8)
well, it's well into the New Year now, no gloves on yet?
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Re: 181 FFC Rolling Resto

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Went in the garage at the weekend with intent and ended up instead washing EMD then gardening duties. Hope to get onto EMD next week if its not too cold in the garage, 181 is back of the queue

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Re: 181 FFC Rolling Resto

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Finally got 181 out of the daughters garage and back on the road first time this year EMD has been used all way through 2017

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Re: 181 FFC Rolling Resto

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Finally got to do some work on 181, which has been pulling to the o/s when braking hard. Wheels off and found O/S a wheel cylinder has been leaking onto the shoes. Will order bits and sort the blighter
Will get some work done on 181 in the next months

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N/S brakes all ok
N/S brakes all ok
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Off side brakes this side has leaking wheel cylinder
Off side brakes this side has leaking wheel cylinder
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Re: 181 FFC Rolling Resto

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i must have a look at 'PCJ's A40 Front brakes as that seems to be snatching when cold
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Re: 181 FFC Rolling Resto

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A40FARINAGURU wrote:i must have a look at 'PCJ's A40 Front brakes as that seems to be snatching when cold
Could well be Nick check it out. 181 was pulling over but it was more like snatching First thoughts its a leak as found or a wheel cyl had siezed on the other causing less braking on the other side
Will strip it down fully tomorrow afternoon, clean up all and paint whatever I can ready for bits coming from Tim and Matthew. Should be able to fit next Thursday onwards unless life commitments take over again

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Re: 181 FFC Rolling Resto

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Tight Yorkshireman wrote:
A40FARINAGURU wrote:i must have a look at 'PCJ's A40 Front brakes as that seems to be snatching when cold
Could well be Nick check it out. 181 was pulling over but it was more like snatching First thoughts its a leak as found or a wheel cyl had siezed on the other causing less braking on the other side
Will strip it down fully tomorrow afternoon, clean up all and paint whatever I can ready for bits coming from Tim and Matthew. Should be able to fit next Thursday onwards unless life commitments take over again

John G 8)
i'll have to find a spare minute :roll:
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Re: 181 FFC Rolling Resto

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You can find a minute Nick just create another hour in a day and make it a 25 hour day! :whistle:
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Re: 181 FFC Rolling Resto

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Tight Yorkshireman wrote:You can find a minute Nick just create another hour in a day and make it a 25 hour day! :whistle:
John G :thumbs:
oh yeah, don't forget i've just added to my fleet :whistle:
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Re: 181 FFC Rolling Resto

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without finishing any of the previous members! :rol:
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Re: 181 FFC Rolling Resto

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Finished brakes off today, did some yesterday with rubber kits from Tim and Matthew. Did do more last week, such as cleaning bits up etc, but no time to blog. Car is back up and running ready for a decent day though I have some odd jobs to do to 181 these can be done when I get an odd hour with the car still a runner

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Back plate off and cleaned up
Back plate off and cleaned up
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Other bits cleaned up
Other bits cleaned up
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Cylinder pistons one cleaned up other to do before re rubber
Cylinder pistons one cleaned up other to do before re rubber
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One piston back in with new seal
One piston back in with new seal
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Back Plate back on with new rubbers fitted
Back Plate back on with new rubbers fitted
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Bleeding the brakes
Bleeding the brakes
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Re: 181 FFC Rolling Resto

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Made a major step forward actually got time for me and the cars! Drained the engine oil out from 181 last night. Changed the eng oil filter and filled with oil today. Converted to the spin on oil filter last year a lot easier needed the oil filter chain removal tool to get the old one off though well tight
Hoping to service it completely tomorrow

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THERE THE SPIN ON OIL FILTER IS YOU ARE TO BE CHANGED
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OLD FILTER OFF REMOVAL TOOL CHAIN WAS NEEDED
OLD FILTER OFF REMOVAL TOOL CHAIN WAS NEEDED
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FILLING WITH OIL
FILLING WITH OIL
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Re: 181 FFC Rolling Resto

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Looking good John, surprised you didn't paint that backplate while it was off :D must be nice to get some jobs done. :thumbs:
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Re: 181 FFC Rolling Resto

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You BOUGHT !!! a chain tool for the oil filter ?

I welded an old timing chain to a spare socket.
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