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Trigger:
Have a bit of time today so, thought I may as well get the forks assembled.
The stanchions were a little rusty and pitted were water had been trapped under the head light brackets, the travel area is good to go. This was done by a Metallisation Flame Spray in the form of a single wire of zinc is melted in an oxy-propane flame. The molten material is atomised by a cone of compressed air and propelled towards the substrate. The molten zinc solidifies to form a dense strongly coherent coating with excellent anti-corrosion qualities, 35-40 microns.
The internal parts have been through the wash and have been sitting in diesel to prevent any rust.
I always use 13mm fork seals as, I have found that the 11mm ones seem it leak after a while and will be using ATF, instead of that expensive top shelf stuff :o
That's another £4 spent on seals ;)
rosco:
Is that red diesel Trig Hope your not running the Landy on it LOL !!
Trigger:
I have never used any special tool to get fork seals in.
In the workshop oven at 50c or gas mark 0.4 for 15 mins, wipe a smear of silicone red grease around the seal and push in. If it doesn't go all the way home, then just use a old seal on top and tap it with a hammer until you can get the circlip in.
Trigger:
While in the storeroom found a nice pair of headlight brackets, only a little mark on one of them.
Trigger:
--- Quote from: rosco on November 08, 2019, 12:40:31 PM ---Is that red diesel Trig Hope your not running the Landy on it LOL !!
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Its a landy and I am sure I read in the official Land rover manual that you should only use red :o
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