A trip to Brewster Mudie
Brewster Mudie February 2024
Fix Remove back axle. Remove pillar bolts. Clean & degrease. Mfr new barrel nuts & full nuts to broken bendix drive on starter motor. match the thread on the new components. Fix loose front mudguard bar. Fix earth on wiring. Clean & degrease chassis inside and out. Drill barrel nuts for podger adjustment holes. Clean spark plugs. Mfr 4 new bolts for new rose joint. Install the new parts, lubricate as required. Re-fit back axle. Clean and paint axle parts. Fit exhaust pipe, undertray. Machine nuts. Fit & adj shock absorbers. Fit wheels, jack up car. Remove loose metric bolt from steering wheel; fit new bolt. Grease new pillar bolts & barrel nuts. Adjust all 4 chains for length, fit and check tension. Apply lockwire to barrel nuts. Check bevel box oil & crown wheel tightness. Adj hand brake cable. Tighten steering box clamp. Re-fit floor, carpets, fire extinguishers, etc. Fix exhaust leak. Tighten front shock absorbers. Re-attach advance and retard control to wooden frame, old screws stripped. Oil clutch and brake shafts. Fit new bolt to F/N/S brake lever. Prep for road test. Test drive for 6 miles. Inspect chains again and secondary nut and bolt check. Front shocks tightened. Second test drive, fit lambda sensor so that the fuel mixture can be measured. Fuel mixture was good. Final check over and clean up.
The short rose joints that didn't work
Back axle out again
Thanks to Dave Aston for the loan of these and Brewster Mudie for the machined barrel nuts
Lovely new balls
Back end back in
Setting ride height
Ready to roll
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