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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- I love the comments section, so much great feedback, but this time one piece of feedback really needed listening too! I had made a mistake fitting the King Pin into the Reliant Robin radius arm. I hadn't installed a tapered pin that prevents the kingpin riding up and down.
So I had to strip the car back down, remove the radius arm and rebuild the king pin!
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The man that never made a mistake never made anything, a good learning experience and even though you had to re-do the work, you have the satisfaction that (a) it all came apart, and (b) it is now correct, so that can only be a good outcome! Thanks for sharing!
I think we're all smiling about the backing plate because we've all done something like it at some point (speaking personally, MANY points)........ Keep up the good work!!
It's not the first time and it won't be the last 😄
Had to chuckle to myself about the backing plate, I know on previous video you made a conscious effort to put it on first and it got in your way 😂🤣 the saying goes if at first you don’t succeed.....
I know! What a plonker 🤣
Good work. Just a bit of impatience maybe?. I can 100% understand, so easy to miss something.
Yeah I was a tad annoyed at myself I think.
@@StevesMachines as everyone says we've all done it. Working outside and rain doesn't help. Trying to get a job finished
At least you didn't hurt yourself as a result of a wrongly assembled suspension.
Some very experienced subscribers you've got, it's nice to know someone's got your back.
Very true there mate, and the advice is appreciated 👍
No backing plate lol time to start again
Well, it's all a learning experience. Love your positive attitude, "third time lucky". We've all done things like that and eventually can even laugh about it 😊👍
to be honest i missed that taper roller too. do you have a manual?
Yup, as I said in my comments on the last Video I watch sometimes and think "Oooh you don't wanna do that!" But... I also think everyone has their own way of doing stuff so, i'm sometimes reluctant to say "Here man don't hammer on that!", or "You missed a bit out of there" Because of course I don't know what you may have done off camera.
Always happy to be given advice, can't always guarantee I'll take it.... even if its right 😀
Your support is appreciated 👍
I've had the axle and springs off 3 times on my 1960 Regal lol.. Every day you learne something new with a classy car.. The PO had all the chrome removed and filled all the holes in (strange) after sanding it down they all appeared like magic.. Great vids fella, keep it up, cheers..
I thought the job went too well lol How are you getting on with the Regal? Worst PO item on LE93 has been the usual wiring bodges.
@@StevesMachines I'm taking all the paint off at the moment, I've just put a pic up on FB Reliant owners forum if ya wanna check it out.. The PO had added lots of extra electrics but he did everything in red wire lol which was a bonus.. Cheers
I will check it out. Years ago I had a mini clubman estate which had most of the electrics redone with household wire, total nightmare!
Silly Billy ! 😃😃
I think I should do a special where I race one without a taper pin around a track to see how long it lasts..... I reckon it'll be fine 😁
@@StevesMachines great idea lol
Did you got the welch plugs at each end of the kingpin??
No welch plugs on the later ones, it's a metal disc with a circlip, then silicone sealer.
I am sure I read somewhere that somebody was replacing a worn king pin, And I think they said that the king pin was sent oversized and you had to file it down till it fitted perfectly wedged tight, Is it because you swapped the bearings at the same time you did not need to do that ? Or have I read that all wrong ?
I'm not aware of that mate, mine fitted lovely and snug.
Just checked in the haynes manual, it's the old brass bushes that would have potentially needed reaming. The later ones have bearings. Also the later ones have a plate with circlips top and bottom in place of welch plugs. This is why I thought the taper pin was also not required as they had replaced the welch cap system.
@@StevesMachines Yes I reckon your right, The older type you get a over sized king pin to compensate for the wear of the bushing to save you having to replace them, Although I would imagine you can only do that a few times before you had to replace the bushings, So I can see why they went to bearings, Is a better and easier set up