Front beam rebuild

Discussion in 'Mech Tech' started by volkswombat, Mar 28, 2018.

  1. Do you mean the entire endplate part?
     
  2. I meant maybe a couple of 10mm holes in the pressed horns, shoot some Dynax or similar in. Intend to do it on mine. As you well know, it's the pressed horns that rot (from the inside).
     
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  3. Think I've finally lost it.
    Original plan was to touch up some paint underneath the van where the beam goes .
    But I've been under there cleaning those bits up for paint and got carried away scraping off underseal.....
    I'm now going to strip the entire area under the cab and repaint:eek:

    Somebody stop me!
     
  4. Oh dear this is how it starts
     
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  5. 10 year resto starts here ... you need a new thread for that
     
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  6. Nooooooo....
     
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  7. Oh yes...:D
     
  8. Steering box off.
    The rubber coupling I put on a few years ago still in tip top condition!
     
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  9. Thinking about it, we've had Freya for nearly 10 years already... Somehow, I don't think this resto is ever going to end!
     
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  10. It keeps Jez out of mischief. Think of it as similar to giving the kids a colouring book...
     
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  11. when you start taking it apart at this time of the year you know you'll never be on the road before the summer
     
  12. Master cylinder almost out.....can't get the pin off the pushrod end to release it though
     
  13. what else you taking off ....
     
  14. Hopefully nothing else....
     
  15. Scraping underseal. On my back. Fully clothed. For a change. And a hat. On a hot day.
    Living the dream.
    Clothes will go in the bin at the end.
     
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  16. Scrub that, found something else to pull off....
     
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  17. What are you removing now?
    Or are you pulling yourself off
     
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  18. An attractive looking chap at the park!

    Apart from him, the brake bias valve wotsit, it's in the way for scraping/painting so will take it off and at least give it a flush through, maybe even strip it for a proper clean
     
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  19. Assuming there already is some corrosion on the inside, is the dynax the best thing to shoot in?
     
  20. I'm biased, as I'm a Dynax S50 fan ;). Big aerosols, 1m nylon lance and spray head, shoot it straight in. It'll stop any further corrosion.

    Much better than faffing with Waxoyl sprayers (which work for about 5 minutes, then block up. Mine went over the fence).
     
    Last edited: May 7, 2018
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