Well, maybe not that good but it's nice to have the IRS in it's proper place. The motorcycle lift made the job doable and relatively safe for one person. The IRS is held in place by its rubber 'isolation' mounts and getting them to line up is a bear requiring the jack to be moved, the unit tilted and so forth. But I'm happy to report that it is back where it belongs. Future tasks include tightening all the rubber bushings(wait till it's down on it's wheels or the rubber bushings will get locked in a 'hyperextended' position and subject to premature failure as Jerry mentioned in the comment section yesterday).
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| Rolling it under the body and preparing to raise it up into position. |
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| In position, awaiting the rocking and jockeying that is required to get the bolt holes to ling up, sometimes taking a fair amount of persuasion to accomplish. Needless to say challenging. |
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| Jack out of the way and radius arms in place. Drive shaft connected, parking brake hooked up but the brake line isn't and wont be till I flush the brake system with isopropyl alcohol in preparation for changing the car to DOT 4 brake fluid. |
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All together now.... except as mentioned above. Tomorrow, flush the lines, check on tires and....
Cheers,
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Well, gee, today I've managed to remove a camshaft weighing perhaps a few pounds and six tappets and shims weighing what, a couple of ounces? While you are mounting the second heaviest part of the E-Type drivetrain. Hmph. It rained here today and was slightly humid in the workshop. You probably don't have to deal with such difficulties.
ReplyDeleteFunny Drew :-) I had to open the garage door yesterday to manage the Isopropyl alcohol fumes-hic. Cooled down here, certainly not the 90F we had in Ajo last week, but I'd rather have it chilly than hot and humid. Cheers
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