Eddie Honda's wheels of steel (and occasionally alloy)

[Eddie Honda]

Can you rotate the wheel 180 degrees so it acts on the good teeth.

There's nothing wrong with the gearwheels. It's slop in the where that black arm passes through the body that's eating up movement.

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If it looks that way, it'll be the white grease they use inside. The white arm arrowed is fitted over the black pivot post and then they melt the black pivot post over to the retain the arm. I could probably repair it when I can be arsed - I've got some grass to cut and a Reliant to do first.

[Eddie Honda]

RIALTO UPDATE

Got a little done on Saturday. Started early evening. Threw the towel in at 10pm as Mrs H wanted the kids in to bed (the were hovering and semi-interested) Recommenced Sunday about 2.30pm, which is ideal* when I'm working at 4pm, but without the spectators.

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For those not familiar with them, the white thing is a dunnage bag. Ideal size at 6' X 3' and being that woven plastic shit is great for shuffling on underneath a car.

Undoing the bottom shock nut was easy enough, but I haven't got it out yet. Undoing the radius arm clamps was a pain in the tits. The bolts pop through from the chassis side, so a spanner is needed on the heads to stop them spinning. Cracking them lose was tough given the corrosion on the threads. The breaker bar is a bit long (600mm) to get a decent swing and both my ½" drive ratchets are a bit too short (c. 250mm). What I really need* to buy is a long-handle (350-400mm) ½" drive ratchet and some slim and deep sockets to go with it.

After getting the outer pair and inner lower nuts to the end of their threads, I discovered the only way I could hold the head of the inner upper bolt was to take the four radiator bolts out and shift the rad back a bit. Fucking stupid design. The four rad bolts - 2 each side - was actually just 3 and have access only for a spanner. A ratcheting AF spanner or two is also now on the tool shopping list.

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That lot should drop out completely when I get the top mounting bolt undone and out.

[Eddie Honda]

ANOTHER RIALTO UPDATE!

Despite it spitting with rain here and it being before 2pm, I've actually done something for today.

The top bolt isn't too hard to crack, but it's like the lower, it's also on a locknut and needs a bit of effort all the way.

I got a bit fucked off with my mechanical advantage, so got the ¾" AF alternative out to make things easier.

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As I've commented before, these long pattern combos are great for undoing rusty crap where the space allows.

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Wasn't long before I had the lot out.

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Don't think you can get these new at the moment, as in my box of goodies I recently ordered, were a good used pair.

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Now to clear the bench with no vice (law of horizontal surfaces) so I can remove the king pin in order to liberate the brake backplate.

[Eddie Honda]

RIALTO UPDATE AGAIN!

Kingpin time.

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This being a Rialto, it has a couple of needle roller bearings rather than bushes to rotate the hub on. Also rather than hammered-in welch plugs top and bottom, the end caps are held in with internal circlips. (Circlip can be seen if you can zoom.)

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Look in toolbox to find the only circlip pliers you have in the correct size are external ones. Then use them anyway with two hands to remove the circlips and end discs.

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First idea was to remove the shock from the arm. Gave up on that idea very quickly as the metal bush is seized on the bolt (to the left of mounting eye).

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Locate the taper pin and hammer it back out with a suitably sized punch.

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Then remembered I should have had the steering straight and used the access holes through the hub

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Find something to extract the now bent-over taper pin. Remove grease nipples with the now useful 9/32" spanner from the set.

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Peel off the radius arm bushes

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Then sit back and marvel at the incredibly shit repair job done before you bought the car.

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Originally it would have been a folded sheet piece of sheet steel for the diagonal, but someone obviously had loads of ⅛" bar lying around.

Finally, do a bit of hammering and give up because work.

[Eddie Honda]

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AND THERE'S MOAR

This morning's after work session was dabbling with a lame attempt at pressing the pin out with a bit of fire, but all I really achieved was removing the hub cap.

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After sleeping on it until some bastard neighbour decided it was time to fire up a pair of chainsaws for well over an hour, it was back to the bench.

Found some wood and got the 40oz hammer out.

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Pin starting to move.

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Aggggghhhhh, youfuckingcuntingbastardyou. Despite wearing some gloves, I still took some skin off the back of my finger.

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There, there, there.

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A lot of blows later, it's most of the way down the hole

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FREEDOM!

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Take the steering arm off along with the back plate.

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Not much really, but it's all progress.

[paulplom]

Aggggghhhhh, youfuckingcuntingbastardyou. Despite wearing some gloves, I still took some skin off the back of my finger.

Chinny reckon.

[LynehamHerc]

I reckon he just wanted to show the plasters off. He's obviously at ease with his masculinity if he's going into work with those on.

[Eddie Honda]

I reckon he just wanted to show the plasters off. He's obviously at ease with his masculinity if he's going into work with those on.

I drew a panda one out the box last time. I thought I posted a picture of it after gouging my thumb doing the boot lock.

[LynehamHerc]

That's a lot less woofterish than unicorns isn't it?

[Eddie Honda]

JIZZ UPDATE

Took the long way home last night...

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