Well not much progress on the truck recently until this week, i have the MOT in a few weeks so time to get bits put right.
Well there was quite a few jobs that needed doing, here goes.
Both front wheel bearings.
Front discs
Front pads
Track rod ends
Front anti roll bar links
Front tyres
Drivers side bottom arm bush
And a small hole to weld in the chassis rail
Well it all started of well, pulled the front hub of the passenger side knocked the old bearing of, removed the disc. Went to press the new bearing on and it started to go on nice until i noticed it was upside down. I had to knck it of witch ruins it, so get the 2nd bearing, press it on the right way around. Fit the new dusc, new pads, anti roll bar link and track rod end. Everything went back together very smoothly. So i stripped the other side down.
The track rod end wouldn't move, but apart from that it all went smoothly, a few days later a replacement bearing arrived and i fitted it,( the right way round) re fitted everything else.
Soni booked the day of today but went to work so i could attempt to remove the bolt arm and free of the truck rod end.
With a lot of heat i managed to get the bolt moving, needed to cut it out as it was seized in the bush. Anyway got it all freed of and removed the bottom arm. Pressed the old bush out and pushed the new one in. Fitted a new ball joint, plenty of copper grease and new bolts fitted it back on the truck. Next was plenty of heat on the track rod end, got it moving unwound it and cleaned the threads and fitted the new track rod end.
Last job or so i thought was weld up the small hole in the chassis rail. Cut a plate and welded it in. Had a look under the truck and i had a bit of rust on the drivers side inner wheel arch to cut out and repair. Then my boss had a check under the van and he noticed 2 small cuts in the rear chassis cross members so a bit more welding. One it was all welded i seem sealed all the fresh metal and the schultz as much of the chassis as 1 can would allow.
Lowered the truck on the floor and moved it backwards and forwards to settle the suspension, the check the tracking locked everything up.
So after a full day messing around the truck should now be ready for its MOT.
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