1951 Pontiac Chieftain
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Hammered out flat you can see just how bad the bearing was.
Removed the old seals, cleaned their grooves and smoothed the sealing faces with 1000 grit because they were covered in alloy corrosion and crap.
New seals.
All reassembled as far as I can do it for now. Needs bearings and typically one piece I missed because it was hiding under a retainer, half a wavy spring washer.
Put a request for the transmission place to send one.
I think I'll get some dry ice to put the new bearings into before putting them in place, that should help ease fitment.
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I was able to clean the clutch up with a pick and some time. It's serviceable.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
When I rebuilt my Triumph engine I left the bearings in the freezer for a few months first, that worked well. It should have been a few days but I didn't get around it to right away.
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Problem with that is I have a bit of a walk from the kitchen to the garage- it's 30+C out. By the time the things get there they'll be at room temperature.
Dry ice in a styrofoam box means I can have the things in that out in the garage and just carefully pick them up with tongs and they're still really cold.
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Dry ice in a styrofoam box means I can have the things in that out in the garage and just carefully pick them up with tongs and they're still really cold.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
True, I built that engine in the kitchen so less walking involved.
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Yeah, not going to be able to do that in this instance.
The closest to kitchen I'm getting is working on baking trays (which has proven to be a very good idea).
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The closest to kitchen I'm getting is working on baking trays (which has proven to be a very good idea).
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Is that why they prefer to burn their food in the garden over there despite they have fitted kitchens?
I always wondered what the reason for such doing could possibly be.
I always wondered what the reason for such doing could possibly be.
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You can't take the hosepipe to a fitted kitchen as easily as you can the barbeque pit once you're done.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Surely that depends where you put the outside tap?
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Requirement here is at least one.
This house has a cold one on both ends of the house and a hot+cold on the back by the deck.
Again, practical
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This house has a cold one on both ends of the house and a hot+cold on the back by the deck.
Again, practical
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