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Hitting the road replied to the thread Chassis Forgive me Father for I have sinned....Just following up, does anybody have any idea how much depth is in the standard brake lining? I have measured mine as above, (Alko), and... -
Hitting the road replied to the thread Chassis Forgive me Father for I have sinned....Pulled the first hub today for the bearing clean & pack and brake lining replacement if needed. The outside bearing was getting light on...
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jazzeddie1234 reacted to Drover's post in the thread Chassis Forgive me Father for I have sinned... with
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If you can click your fingernail over them then yep chuck them, with a van or even a car I wold probably chuck 'em, as above, getting OS... -
jazzeddie1234 reacted to Hitting the road's post in the thread Chassis Forgive me Father for I have sinned... with Like.
You blokes use the same method as I do...I have always after refitting tightened the axle nut until the hub is difficult to turn to seat...
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Hitting the road replied to the thread Chassis Forgive me Father for I have sinned....You blokes use the same method as I do...I have always after refitting tightened the axle nut until the hub is difficult to turn to seat...
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Hitting the road reacted to Drover's post in the thread Chassis Forgive me Father for I have sinned... with Like.
I go full tight then back off to bed the bearing and grease then back off to do a few spins before final tension, then the bearing...
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Hitting the road reacted to jazzeddie1234's post in the thread Chassis Forgive me Father for I have sinned... with Like.
I set my bearing preload with a spanner to just on where it feels tight and then back off to the first hole for the pin. The ute on the...
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Hitting the road reacted to Drover's post in the thread Chassis Forgive me Father for I have sinned... with Like.
If done properly should last the life of van or longer, Big Mals are 13 yrs old and when cleaned up spin smoothly so get repacked and...
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jazzeddie1234 replied to the thread Chassis Forgive me Father for I have sinned....The drums are quite scored on mine so wasn't sure if they could be be machined at a reasonable cost compared to new.
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jazzeddie1234 reacted to Drover's post in the thread Chassis Forgive me Father for I have sinned... with Like.
I go full tight then back off to bed the bearing and grease then back off to do a few spins before final tension, then the bearing...
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jazzeddie1234 replied to the thread Chassis Forgive me Father for I have sinned....I set my bearing preload with a spanner to just on where it feels tight and then back off to the first hole for the pin. The ute on the...
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Hitting the road replied to the thread Chassis Forgive me Father for I have sinned....Hmmm...I gotta do the wheel bearings in my van over the next few weeks too. The last time I had them out, cleaned and greased them, was...
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Hitting the road reacted to jazzeddie1234's post in the thread Chassis Forgive me Father for I have sinned... with Like.
...it's been 3 years of trips since my last bearing service :o 2 down, 2 to go. Bearings look ok but the grease didn't have another...
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jazzeddie1234 replied to the thread Interior Hot water system.The simplest setup I've used is a hot water bag placed on the edge of the rolled out awning and the shower tent under that. The 12v...
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jazzeddie1234 replied to the thread Interior Hot water system.I had one for about 2 camping trips before selling it and going back to the trusty 5l pressure sprayer painted black. To much hassle to...
