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[CovKid]

Joy to watch someone else who also likes everything spot on. Must come and visit you next Summer Itchyfeet

[itchyfeet]

Thanks for the vote of confidence

Bring your spanners

[Jawin89]

I have been following this with interest and it is great to see this done properly and explained well so other people can have a go.

I needed to remove the timing gear from the end of a crank and i bought this from Ebay to try it out.



It cost me £15 including the postage and i thought it was worth a try. The item arrived and it was fairly weighty and seemed solid



It worked really well but you did also need to support the main body of it whilst winding it out as Itchy mentions earlier with his. As also mentioned heat is your friend.

Just another option for people to try.

[itchyfeet]

Thanks for the heads up, got a link or name to search on?

Still no DJ pistons at Brickwerks, been 3 weeks now, itching to move on.

[Jawin89]

Link for the gear puller

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272124928356? ... EBIDX%3AIT" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[what2do]

I have been following this with interest and it is great to see this done properly and explained well so other people can have a go.

I needed to remove the timing gear from the end of a crank and i bought this from Ebay to try it out.



It cost me £15 including the postage and i thought it was worth a try. The item arrived and it was fairly weighty and seemed solid



It worked really well but you did also need to support the main body of it whilst winding it out as Itchy mentions earlier with his. As also mentioned heat is your friend.

Just another option for people to try.

Sykes pickavant sell a multitude of legs for their pullers especially for tasks like this - far from cheap though but the hydraulic action is far more 'comfortable' when components are tight as opposed to winding the thread. However, at £15 yours will take some beating.

[sarran1955]

Hello,

I have been following this with interest and it is great to see this done properly and explained well so other people can have a go.




It worked really well but you did also need to support the main body of it whilst winding it out as Itchy mentions earlier with his. As also mentioned heat is your friend.

Just another option for people to try.

Just my 1€ worth..

Find a 'disposable' (probably) 8 mm 1/4 " drive socket..

Drop this in the end of the crank..

Gives you better leverage 'cos the thread is shorter..

and protects the thread for the pulley..

Cordialement..

[itchyfeet]

I made this picture for another thread but I thought I'd post it here for interest and to pass ths time while the DJ pistons inch their way from Germany to UK.

P1050953 by Paul_Barr, on Flickr

[itchyfeet]

While I was waiting for DJ pistons I have just acquired this 1.9 DG engine which has a blown compression seal, symptoms are a blown hose and now constant bubbles into the cooling system.

http://s1145.photobucket.com/user/paul_ ... ead%20seal" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
got to get it finished and out of the shed to get the DJ moving on

[itchyfeet]

A big thanks to Hoopy_Frood ( Iain) for selling me a DJ piston

Brickwerks are out of stock and kolbenschmidt have told them they are NLA, this means VW Classic is the only source.

So Now I have a set, all weighed without gudgeons which are all predictably the same at 140G

Also big thanks to Andrew at Campershack for his excellent advice

P1060126 by Paul_Barr, on Flickr

P1060125 by Paul_Barr, on Flickr

[ajsimmo]

You're welcome

That engine in your slideshow - you know, the one with no pushrod tube guards...get those oil cooler pipes swapped for stainless! It draws the eye and spoils the effect somewhat, like a pretty girl with a bogey hanging out.

[itchyfeet]

Engine with no push rod tube covers now has them and is in the van.
http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.p ... 5#p8163688" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The one in the slideshow is a third engine I'm resealing, it was John's old engine

In time I will change the oil cooler pipes along with stainless silencer saddles and push rod covers, just spreding the cost, hate to think what I spent this year

[what2do]

A big thanks to Hoopy_Frood ( Iain) for selling me a DJ piston

Brickwerks are out of stock and kolbenschmidt have told them they are NLA, this means VW Classic is the only source.

So Now I have a set, all weighed without gudgeons which are all predictably the same at 140G

Also big thanks to Andrew at Campershack for his excellent advice

What was the advice? I probably don't need to know but curiosity will ruin my sleep habits...

[itchyfeet]

He said don't get involved fixing otter peoples vans if they aren't paying

[what2do]

He said don't get involved fixing otter peoples vans if they aren't paying

Oh boy, I'm paying in non-monetary terms when I have to suffer cutting comments like that. I'll back of to my corner and weep quietly for a while....