"Professionals" huh!

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Re: "Professionals" huh!

Post by 360beast » 12 Dec 2015 11:13 pm

Most suppliers will just buy cheap from another another brand like FAG and put it in a box with their logo on it and whack a big price on it.

Every bearing has a number stamped on it so if you google that number you will find much cheaper bearings.

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Post by mac » 13 Dec 2015 03:57 pm

Indeed they were sourced from you Dai - and looky what you find on the box (must confess I had never noticed that before),

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Or in this case "may contain nothing manufactured by SKF"

The engineers equivalent of "May Contain Nuts"

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Post by classicswede » 13 Dec 2015 11:13 pm

360beast wrote:Most suppliers will just buy cheap from another another brand like FAG and put it in a box with their logo on it and whack a big price on it.

Every bearing has a number stamped on it so if you google that number you will find much cheaper bearings.
I would say FAG and SKF are the two best bearings available. Timken is another make I hear good things about but not used them much. I've stuck with SKF and FAG as if they are good enough for Volvo then they are good enough for me.

The cheap bearings might be ok for a while but from experiance teh service life will be a lot shorter
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Post by classicswede » 13 Dec 2015 11:15 pm

It does make me think about the bearing kits from Volvo. I have often seen a mix of SKF and FAG in the same Volvo box. I always thought it was Volvo mixing them but I now suspect it might have been SKF supplying the bearings that way :?: :?:
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Post by mac » 16 Dec 2015 08:31 pm

Whilst the axle is off and in pieces it sees prudent to check and clean up the brakes.

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No problems with the O/S - now all ready.

N/S wheel cylinder is seized (the O/S is a different, and seemingly a newer component).

More to come.

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Post by bogbasic » 16 Dec 2015 11:35 pm

Evilness abounds awesomely.
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1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
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Post by volvomania » 17 Dec 2015 09:15 am

I see a big problem coming for the young Sion.......once Mac is done with the rear axle it will bee too nice sm4 to put back under the car :lol:
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Post by macplaxton » 18 Dec 2015 12:38 am

Keep up the good work Mac!

Unfortunately for me, I'm caught up in the usual festive logistics nonsense and got a bit of a Honda Headache. :( (don't worry it still works :wink: )
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Post by mac » 20 Dec 2015 06:51 pm

Bit more work today,

Both backplates primered red, the outer surfaces coated with "stonechip"' and chassis black.

Applying copper grease to the shoe sliding pads,

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Fitting the shoe springs,

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Everything ready to re-fit when I get around to finish de-rusting and painting the axle beam,

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All new bolts from the bolt shop of course.

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Re: "Professionals" huh!

Post by S10NPH » 01 Jan 2016 04:56 pm

Goodness me Mac, I will essentially have a brand new rear axle assembly by the time we re-fit it to the car!

Thank you so much for your hard work, and hopefully I will see you in the next few weeks.
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Post by bogbasic » 01 Jan 2016 09:06 pm

I thought it was a self-portrait.... Didn't someone looking like that on the dodgy old Magic Roundabout say 'Time for bed'.
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
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Post by mac » 01 Jan 2016 09:36 pm

Ah! The cryptic Bogbasic speaks.

"Self portrait" - of whom? - Me perhaps? - where? - my avatar? (Yes that is me)
But why Zebedee? (Off to bed) - Zebedee had no beard - !!

Does my memory fail me? - did a Magic Roundabout inhabitant look like a 340 rear brake set?

Or are the utterances of the Basic Master Bog occasioned by a surfeit of "falling down water" or "erbal"?


Thanks for the appreciation Siôn - but purely selfish I assure you - keeps the grey matter from solidifying and the arthritis away from my fingers.

PS axle beam is now in red oxide primer and but the seals in the "seized" N/S cylinder are badly marked - I would recommend fitting a new unit (yes I have several in stock).

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Post by bogbasic » 01 Jan 2016 10:15 pm

Sorry Mac, I was just jealous. I was using some of your photos to reconnect some wires in the heater box - all completely invaluable stuff. ttfn bog.
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!

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Post by mac » 01 Jan 2016 10:43 pm

Don't apologise for being weird - weird is good, very weird is very good!

I hope I've been more wired for a lot longer than most here.

Do you still need the small grey knob? (Attached to a radio or otherwise) I should be able to assist.

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Post by bogbasic » 01 Jan 2016 10:55 pm

Hello Mac, I am still looking for the small radio knob, so if you have a spare one, or a spare VC-600 radio (it does not have to work) I would be very glad to hear from you.
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!

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