jayvoa
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Jul 22, 2014 21:23:56 GMT
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Tomorrow never came apparently. I was hoping that the day after my last post would go really well and I'd have the chance to sort out the leaking rear bearings and fit all the shiny new polybushed bits up front, but it wasn't to be. Since then I've had the halfshafts out multiple times, trying my best to stop the diff oil escaping past the brand new bearings, but it's just not happening. After every drive I find a little drip of diff oil in each rear wheel. I've tried cleaning up all mating surfaces and putting it all back together, then doing the same but with some Hylomar Blue, and then the same again but with some Black RTV Silicone Gasket Maker stuff, all for nought. Still leaks. The MOT is looming too, and this problem is pulling my attention away from the jobs that I wanted to do before the big day. Not sure what to do, but I'll figure it out somehow.
Onwards and upwards, keep calm and carry on, chin-up and all that, eh?
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Aww, curse word man. I feel for you. I´ve read multiple stories from finnish Capri forum, how these rear bearings have given grief. I dread the day, when I am going to do this same job...
Cheers
Always look on the briiight siide of day, dumdi dumdi dumdidum.
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Ford Capri Mk3 -79 2.9EFI turbo, summer ride Ford Sierra 4x4 STW aka "GABy", winter ride Kawasaki ZX14 Project 2.9 EFI engine for the Sierra 4x4.
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jayvoa
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Jul 26, 2014 16:02:20 GMT
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The black RTV gasket maker stuff worked, apparently! After leaving it for another day the diff oil leak stopped, and for the past few days it's not shown up again. So to recap, I spent a lot of time lately doing this... As you can see I had to improvise, using a cheap bearing/hub puller thing and a slide hammer with a hooked end as I didn't have the right slide hammer attachment to bolt to the hub. It worked well though. I then spent a fair bit of time cleaning the bearings and any mating surface. As mentioned before, a liberal amount of black RTV silicone gasket maker was applied to every mating surface. Then finally, after what seemed like an age, I got around to fitting my new TCA's and ARB with nice yellow polysport bushes. It took a fair amount of time and effort to get the old parts off. With the TCA to strut nuts being particularly stubborn, I resorted to destroying them. I drilled into them repeatedly until they let go. I was surprised to find the front had already been polybushed, but they were black and filthy before so I couldn't tell... They all seemed pretty worn out and not very rigid so I was glad to be replacing them. Plus the TCA's themselves were really crusty and crumbling away in places. As is the drill now I cleaned and painted any bits I could with gold hammerite. After this things got difficult. Getting the new ARB tensioned up enough to get the TCA's into the crossmember was a tricky task. In the end I finished the job at midnight, after 12 hours. I was bloody tired and filthy so I didn't take any more photos until this morning. I'm going for a "gold on filth" colour scheme. And guess what? It sits a little lower! Win! The only thing is, when I reverse it ends up sitting like this. No win. Anyone know why? I've only been for a 10 minute drive, so I'm hoping it just needs to settle down, maybe? It definitely handles better, with the steering feeling less vague and a little less roll in the corners. Just hoping the weird 4x4 stance after reversing stops happening!
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Last Edit: Jul 26, 2014 16:08:13 GMT by jayvoa
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Jul 27, 2014 14:30:16 GMT
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She looks menacing! Like it a lot.
Hope I can sort my start button relay issue asap, and can drive my own Capri soon again.
Cheers
-Hessu-
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Ford Capri Mk3 -79 2.9EFI turbo, summer ride Ford Sierra 4x4 STW aka "GABy", winter ride Kawasaki ZX14 Project 2.9 EFI engine for the Sierra 4x4.
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jayvoa
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Jul 27, 2014 19:30:42 GMT
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She looks menacing! Like it a lot. Hope I can sort my start button relay issue asap, and can drive my own Capri soon again. Cheers -Hessu- Menacing is good. I like menacing I've thought about fitting a start button just for the satisfaction of pressing a big red button that says START on it. Trouble is I'm not very good at wiring or generally doing anything with electrics, so decided against it. Plus, a start button to fire up a tired smokey old Pinto is a bit pointless! I was meaning to ask, is there many cool Capri builds on the Finnish Capri forum? Always interested to see what others are doing with theirs. Oh and you'll have to get a build thread with some pictures up on here soon!
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Yeah, electrickery is schait in My opinion too. I Had To fit a start Button, because I have a Electric gremlin Somewhere in the Original wiring harness. If I tuen the key To S-position starter Motor Will tuen, but no spark. As soo, as I release the key To R-position there is spark, but engine Will not run obviously. So, hence the start Button. But! There is always a but in My case. Button worked for the start of the Summer. It started To act up most recently, and now it Will burn one fuse from Original fuse box. I installed a relay again, but it is a no go Still. If I give Direct feed from battery To the solenoid she fires up dirrctly. I'll get her running once more...
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Ford Capri Mk3 -79 2.9EFI turbo, summer ride Ford Sierra 4x4 STW aka "GABy", winter ride Kawasaki ZX14 Project 2.9 EFI engine for the Sierra 4x4.
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jayvoa
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I'm sure you'll get it sorted Hessu. Sounds like you understand electric stuff a lot better than I do!
Well the car has just gone away for the dreaded MOT. I feel like a nervous, worrying parent... Be kind automotive gods!
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jayvoa
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Jul 29, 2014 11:11:38 GMT
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Failed! Damn it!
Rear shocks both knackered, bump stop mounts too rusty, and the diff oil leak past the bearings they believe is a brake fluid leak...
So annoying having this as my only car with not much time or money to spare. Screwed to say the least.
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Jul 29, 2014 14:11:11 GMT
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Sorry To hear that mate. You'll get it sorted. I am sure. I got My Capri running yesterday Evening after work. Just love the V6 rumble
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Last Edit: Jul 29, 2014 14:12:19 GMT by hessu75
Ford Capri Mk3 -79 2.9EFI turbo, summer ride Ford Sierra 4x4 STW aka "GABy", winter ride Kawasaki ZX14 Project 2.9 EFI engine for the Sierra 4x4.
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jayvoa
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Without MOT or road tax, and desperately needing to get the car sorted as soon as I can, I placed a risky order for some rear shocks on eBay. It's the only place I found shocks I could currently afford that had a potentially quick delivery time. At least they said it would be quick... Whilst waiting for the shocks I had to sort out the dodgy bump stops. Turns out after speaking to the mechanic it was only one that needed sorting, so I took a look and found that it wasn't the rusty mounting plate that was the problem (although it did need a good cleanup) but the glue that was holding the bump stop in place. So I cleaned it all up, chucked some Araldite on there and got it stuck back in place. Solid as a rock. Well, a rubbery rock. Back to the rear socks. I managed to blag a lift to work on Friday, the "estimated delivery date" of my eBay purchase. Sat at my desk I kept every extremity crossed, hoping they'd arrive, and it paid off! I got home and quickly unwrapped my nice "Cofap" shocks. Does anybody else have a problem with the name "Cofap"? Anyway... They looked to be good quality, and came with all the extras needed (bushes, nuts, etc.) so the next morning I set about getting the grotty old shocks swapped for these nice new ones. The big nut and bolt holding the bottom of each the shock to the axle proved to be a bit stubborn, and I actually ended up using my foot to push on the bar and loosen them off. Not too tricky though. The tricky bit was the nut at the top, which is accessed through a tiny little matchbox sized hole, found behind the rear seats. It was a bit of a curse word to get that nut loosened off, especially with the shock just rotating as I tried! Got there in the end though. Oh, and a top tip to anybody doing this job, shove news papers or similar in and around the gaps around the rear seat. I dropped my only 17mm spanner, which I needed for the job, down the back of the seat and spent a fair bit of time fishing it out! Quite glad the dodgy shocks were spotted on the MOT to be honest. The car hadn't been handling too bad at the rear so I hadn't really checked them over, but really wish I had now. One had seriously crumbly bushes, the other a great big filthy leak, and both were pretty rotten. It was fairly simple to fit the new shocks, "reverse of removal" as they say. Both sides were sorted quite quickly, and the car sat at about the right height. I did the compulsory bouncing up and down on the boot hatch to make sure it was all ok. The only issue I'm still having now is the rear bearings are both allowing diff oil past. Even after having the halfshafts out about 5 times, trying Hylomar, then RTV silicone to try and seal them up they eventually started leaking again on both sides. I've seen a fair few people complaining about this problem on their Capri, and it often seems to be the same brand people have issues with. It's not a massive leak, but I've had enough of it and really want to get it sorted. Fingers crossed I can convince them at the MOT retest that the leak definitely isn't from the braking system and it's a fairly small diff oil leak. I've taken photos to show them, in case they don't believe me! Once/if MOT'd I'll be looking into getting new bearings of another brand that have the correct looking seals. I seriously need a pass tomorrow... Fingers crossed it all goes to plan. I need to get the car to work first, hopefully not getting stopped on the way, drive to the test centre on my break, then if it passes I can hopefully apply for my tax disc online on my phone outside the test centre. Does anybody else get this stressed at MOT time? I think I'll get my car MOT'd a month earlier next year...
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jayvoa
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Yes! MOT'd for another year of joyous retro motoring!
The garage was happy with my repairs and understood what I meant when explaining the diff oil leak. So bloody pleased!
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jayvoa
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Really well cheers (see above) You don't by any chance have experience in getting the rear bearings to seal properly do you? I'm starting to think magic is involved.
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Last Edit: Aug 4, 2014 13:06:49 GMT by jayvoa
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Haha post at the same time! Nice one mate
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I haven't I'm afraid, did your bearings have a rubber seal on both sides? Just wondering if you could have them in the wrong way round?
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jayvoa
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They are the weird Firstline bearings that have the same kind of seal on both sides. Apparently it doesn't matter which way around these ones go. They're obviously not made to original spec, which I suspect is the problem. There's plenty of people who don't have issues with them though, so I was hoping I could get them to seal, but I'm bored of removing the half shafts all the time now!
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Congrats on the MOT mate.
Look it as this way. You are now one mean mofo removing and installing Capri half shafts. If I ever put a Capri track team together, I will ask you to be my half shaft go to guy.
I am still dreading the day, when I need to change my alf shaft bearings...
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Ford Capri Mk3 -79 2.9EFI turbo, summer ride Ford Sierra 4x4 STW aka "GABy", winter ride Kawasaki ZX14 Project 2.9 EFI engine for the Sierra 4x4.
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jayvoa
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Wow, it's been too long since I've looked at the teal coloured pages of this forum! The dreaded loss of mojo struck, and it struck hard. Not long after the last Gathering I started to feel that all my effort on this car was for naught. Every time I fixed something, another thing would leak, break or fall off, and with this being my daily, it was a struggle. I saw countless other cool retro cars that were all better than mine, with owners more talented than I. Then to top it all off my phone died, which is where I kept all my notes about the car and stored photos (yes I'm stupid, I never backed it up), so I lost all the recent documented progress and all my thoughts and workings out for future work. I know the loss of a phone isn't major, but after I'd lost almost all enthusiasm to work on the Capri, it didn't help. But alas, a beacon of light in the form of a little Renault Clio emerged. Late into December my girlfriend decided it was time to buy herself a car. We both work at the same place, so we never needed another, but she wanted a nice reliable runabout and also wanted to give me an easier time with the Capri. With another car I could work on the Capri without having to rush to get things finished before work the next day. Not only that, my girlfriend then started urging me to spend more time and more money on my car. Strange, I know! So, over the past month I started writing up a list of what needs to be done to the car and parts I'd need to buy/make, finally finding some enthusiasm and feeling excited about the car again. First thing on the list, sort out my dodgy bike carb manifold. The old manifold I made isn't great. It worked well at first, but now it's bad design/build quality is showing. It doesn't seal properly against the head, or where the carb rubbers connect, or pretty much anywhere, which affects the running quite badly, so I need to build a new one. Remember I was trying to design one that uses the original bike carb rubbers? Well I decided that even thought they're a little pricey, I should buy brand new rubbers. With those bought I could start measuring up for a new flange to bolt them to. Once I'd measured everything, about 50 times to be sure, I created a CAD drawing and sent it off to be laser cut by DanST Engineering. Along with that I got a good chunky flange to bolt to the head. I was so pleased when this parcel arrived! I was even more pleased when I test fitted the carb rubbers and found they fitted perfectly! Yes! Then I figured out the layout of the vacuum pipes which will connect to the brake servo and distributor, using the brass vacuum takeoffs already built into the carb rubbers and some perfectly angled Y-pieces. Tidy! I've got some mild steel pipe on it's way for the runners, so after that arrives it shouldn't take too long to measure, weld and fit. Fingers crossed I don't cock this one up! Once that's done I may look at getting a wideband gauge to monitor the AFR and make sure my carbs are set up right. They actually work really well (when the manifold wasn't all leaky) considering I've not done much apart from adjust the needle height, block the air corrector jets and balance them up, but I want to make sure they're working as best and efficiently as they can. I've been looking at the Innovate MTX-L as it's a standalone unit, which just needs wiring in and the O2 sensor fitted in the downpipe. Anybody have much experience with fitting a wideband gauge to a car that doesn't have any sort of ECU? I'm guessing as it's a standalone, all-in-one kind of thing that it'll suit what I need? They're not cheap, so I don't want to buy it if it'll be useless. Feels good to be tinkering with the old beast again!
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Kieran
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I don't think the vacuum pipes are suitable for the dizzy vac advance.
They will give you too much advance at everything except what. They would be great for a maf signal for an ecu though.
The vac advance signal usual comes from the carb butterfly area.
Great Capri btw!
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Last Edit: Feb 8, 2015 18:06:38 GMT by Kieran
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Great to see ya back at it jay:). Have to have a mojo boosting Catch up soon matey... I get the same way.. Lose interest for a while !...
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I'm not curse word, i just fell off my shoes
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