Brrrrrrr!!

Really cold in the garage today even with the heater going – I’ve got one of those propane heaters that blows the hot air out. It’s usually pretty efficient but it was really cold overnight with an inch or two of snow and still freezing in the daytime.

I undid all the bolts holding the drive shafts onto the diff then removed the drive shafts. I decided another possible culprit for vibration might be the wheel bearings so I took the hubs off as well. Of course there’s grease everywhere but I plan to get myself a little parts washer from Machine Mart – they sent me a VAT free card a couple of weeks ago and one of the dates is tomorrow so I’ll pop over there.

I then undid the prop-shaft and removed the reverse motor. I was pleased to note that all the bolts I’d come to so far were still nice and tight with all the paint marks intact. This was the case also for the diff bolts. It didn’t take long to get those out then I could manoeuvre the diff out.

I can now get at all the wishbones etc. to give them a good clean and touch them up where the powder coating has got chipped. I want to get the prop off completely so I can check out the centre bearing properly. I’m still undecided about getting the engine out – the front end of the chassis where Andy resprayed it is looking a bit sad with bits of rust here and there so I suppose I really ought to.