Re: Henry's 55 Constellation
Posted by Cli55er On 2008/12/14 18:47:35
did some more work on the torsion motor, etc....also finished tearing down the rear differential. someone before me put in new axle bearings and i assume new oil seals too, but i plan to replace them anyways.....(just the seals, not the bearings as they are still good) you can see the replacement bearing number and also one of the outside seals was a NATIONAL seal, so i am pretty sure one of the parts stores will have them in stock. just not the pinion seal! LOL!!
there was lots of sludge in the pumpkin, nasty stinky stuff. mmmmmm yummmmmyyyy! anyone wants some, i will mail it to ya! LOL j/k
i used liquid electric tape on the connection points for the electric parts. the only thing i think i may have mad a mistake is painting the back side of the brain box where it mounts to the frame....going to need that to be metal on metal for the ground...oh well i will just scrap it off when i go to mount it up again. sometimes you just can't think of everything. live and learn. update...i just scrapped the plasti dip off and it worked great!
the brake pads look newish too. the only thing i can't figure out is why there whey those shim plates on driver's side axle and not on the passengers.....is that some kind of placement thing for how far the axle goes in?? any suggestions there?? i have marked the order they came off so i know how to put them back. one of the shims is think the other is wafer thin. the axles came of with a few good tugs by hand, probably because of how new the bearings are, so i didn't have to rig up my special tool! ;0)
checked all the electrics after i put the brain box back on...and it all worked except the solenoids made some bad noises, but i think it was because i didn't ground the brain box. if i did it the bypass way the solenoids clicked perfectly fine. so i am not worried. i just hope i never have to take that thing apart again....what a PITA!!! sealing all that stuff up with the liquid electric tape.
well, enjoy my weekends work.....
later dudes,
Hank
BigKev.....is there a way to upload more than one pic at a time....this is killing me!
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there was lots of sludge in the pumpkin, nasty stinky stuff. mmmmmm yummmmmyyyy! anyone wants some, i will mail it to ya! LOL j/k
i used liquid electric tape on the connection points for the electric parts. the only thing i think i may have mad a mistake is painting the back side of the brain box where it mounts to the frame....going to need that to be metal on metal for the ground...oh well i will just scrap it off when i go to mount it up again. sometimes you just can't think of everything. live and learn. update...i just scrapped the plasti dip off and it worked great!
the brake pads look newish too. the only thing i can't figure out is why there whey those shim plates on driver's side axle and not on the passengers.....is that some kind of placement thing for how far the axle goes in?? any suggestions there?? i have marked the order they came off so i know how to put them back. one of the shims is think the other is wafer thin. the axles came of with a few good tugs by hand, probably because of how new the bearings are, so i didn't have to rig up my special tool! ;0)
checked all the electrics after i put the brain box back on...and it all worked except the solenoids made some bad noises, but i think it was because i didn't ground the brain box. if i did it the bypass way the solenoids clicked perfectly fine. so i am not worried. i just hope i never have to take that thing apart again....what a PITA!!! sealing all that stuff up with the liquid electric tape.
well, enjoy my weekends work.....
later dudes,
Hank
BigKev.....is there a way to upload more than one pic at a time....this is killing me!
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