john1950

I see. On the lighter side. I have not been the same fitter since someone stole my 28lb mell. Never felt as if I was hitting things hard enough, so I am just a spectator now.

Thats Forum spirit. Did you see that Mk milli on ebay the other day looked tidy.

I deliberately started a new thread so as not to point the finger at anyone. I thought it was a topic worthy of discussion Dunnage is used in shipping to block between cargo to stop damage,the same in transport it is used to keep items apart sometimes it is inflatable between cylinders or fluid tanks, ie brewery drays. Stay safe.

Everything is big in Geordie Land

Seen today not a motor vehicle but on theme and I thought interesting, Six and a half thousand tonnes jacked up

While jacking or lifting vehicles off the ground, what is acceptable to use to safely keep it up. I think house bricks, block paving, and Concrete breeze blocks are a definate NO. Bricks are generally slippy, block paving the same, and breeze blocks crumble and fracture. That leaves purpose built stands that have a load rating and the material of choice Wood/Lumber. Ideally a large piece at the base and the distance packed with graduated pieces to make the blocking stable as It has to withstand both vertical lateral and longtitudinal forces. I allways worked thinking what if I had to go to court and explain my actions because either Jane or Johny from next door had come around looking for their ball and the unthinkable had happend, the vehicle had slipped, could I justify my actions. Another thing to check when liffting wheeled vehicles is has the axle with the parking brake left the ground? I think it is always policy to chock the tyres to inhibit the vehicle rolling away. They stopped fitting rollers to skip wagons stabilizers years ago because when they were deployed the axle with the parking brake was sometimes lifted clear of the ground and the vehicle could and sometimes did run away. There is no point being fastidious with the repair and cavalier with safety. If it goes wrong someone has to come and clean up the mess. It takes less time to do a good job of blocking up a vehicle than either waiting for medical help or filling in a statement. Sorry to go on but sometimes a wake up is required, It is the time of year when vehicles are being woken from their winter of rest and readied for whatever. A lot of jacking is going to be undertaken do it safely and everyone will go home in one piece and happy.

Sorry got to disagree with you.

Great piece of information.

I have used a smear of Hermitite and sometimes modern silicone seal on the fitting or pipe before putting the hose on. I also if it was a hose that had accessability problems doubled up on the Jubillee clips without having to resort to other measures. Not wanting to upset any R.N. personnel. by not using their clips

I cannot remember the exact legal wording but basically yes.

I have a friend who drove CVRTs while in service. He says the cause of most breakdowns in his experience was water hoses blowing off and dumping the coolant.

It would be on a spectacle lift.

What a collection and it lives

Here the wind is straight off the sea, today it is bitterly cold. No work outside today.

Head still has to come off I think.

Still able to do a job of work after all of these years.

Gone Green with envy

Sounds as if some bits in one combustion chamber have rearranged themselfs and now there is not enough room for everything.

Nothing wrong with a bit of woodwork, mind your fingers just the same.

Yes, If you put it in 4wd to stop the propshaft turning, turn one the other will go opposite way. This way you will be able to get a idea if the Sun and Star gears have been damaged. If you take it out of 4wd the Crown wheel and pinion will turn if there is a level plug in the diff case you can check the teeth as you turn it. Have you drained any of the oils and looked for debris?

Chill and refocus, At least it is on your drive out of harms way.

Handle gives away age.

Jack up both wheels on the same axle then rotate one wheel the other one should turn or you will hear some noise.

I was never a fan of Man s. That Volvo I shift is the market leader even after the years since its introduction the others have not caught up. Only thing I did not like was the gear selector was not iluminated, Working a lot of night shifts I missed it. It is funny though the Renault electricians have the engine mapping sorted better than Volvo. That flat floor cab on tramping must be great. When I drove a car transporter with a peak the only way to get dressed was lying down.

Oil pump failure is uncommon, If it ran without oil feed to the bearings it would stop thud fairy quickly.