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Post by 90GTVert on May 26, 2021 14:39:02 GMT -5
The older riding mower runs great, then it doesn't. It starts to surge and then die. I took the hood off and there's a gas/oil mix everywhere. The fuel pump has a sintered filter on it's face, but it's spurting gas-saturated oil out of it. Checked the dipstick and it's thin and smells like gas.
Guessing the diaphragm style pump is failing, so I'll order a new pump, fuel filter and oil filter.
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Post by milly on May 26, 2021 18:13:38 GMT -5
Today finally done brake shoes  |
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Post by milly on May 27, 2021 7:47:03 GMT -5
Oh well off with the drums again the self adjusting brakes don't. Grind out rim on drum so can do it manually. At last all done.  |
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Post by milly on Jul 21, 2021 6:15:46 GMT -5
Taking off lorry tyre for a friend, damn hot work.   |
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Post by FrankenMech on Jul 21, 2021 7:56:29 GMT -5
Hmmmm, the adjustment mechanism on the brakes looks rather crusty. I usually disassemble it, clean it, and inspect it for worn areas. Then lube it before installation. A worn pawl or ratchet wheel or seized mechanism will cause failure.
Why not use a bead breaker and tire machine to remove a tire? It is MUCH easier than trying to cut a tire off a rim.
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Post by milly on Jul 21, 2021 16:33:59 GMT -5
We did use the garage tyre machine to break the bead but was not man enough to get tyre off rim or it was us not man enough ☺️
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Post by FrankenMech on Jul 21, 2021 19:22:27 GMT -5
Truck tires are not as flexible as car tires so they require more effort and attention to detail. Tyres are stiffer still like those hard black things on kiddie tricycles.
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Post by 90GTVert on Jul 23, 2021 18:45:32 GMT -5
New rear springs on the Altima. It was bottoming out on bumps with anyone in the back or even groceries in the trunk.  |
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Post by captincvmn on Jul 24, 2021 18:39:49 GMT -5
I’m sure that required some disassembly to get them in.
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Post by aeroxbud on Jul 24, 2021 19:17:01 GMT -5
Looks like a fun job. Did you use the land mine like spring compressors?
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Post by 90GTVert on Jul 24, 2021 23:25:32 GMT -5
I’m sure that required some disassembly to get them in. Looks like a fun job. Did you use the land mine like spring compressors? It was surprisingly easy on this car : - Jacked it up, put it on stands and got the wheels off. - Marked the cam/bolt just in case I had to mess with it, but never had to touch it. - Put the jack under the control arm. - Removed the nut/bolt and lowered the jack. - I put a big pry bar in there and pried the control arm down a little more. Not much force required, but easier that way and that let me put the handle under my leg to hold it while I used two hands to remove the spring. - Held it down and put the new spring in. - Jacked the control arm back up. One side required a slight alignment adjustment with a hammer (mild). Re-insatalled nut & bolt and removed the jack. - Wheel back on. Car off stands. Test ride. I would gladly own another Nissan based on how many tasks have gone on this thing. It still has flaws, but it seems more like people were thinking about repairs/maintenance more than some vehicles when it was designed. I did both rear springs faster than I can do an oil change on the F-150. No BS. The floor rotting out was the only thing that was really crappy with this car. I posted it somewhere on the forum whenever I worked on it, but here's a reminder.      |
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Post by milly on Jul 27, 2021 14:52:03 GMT -5
Trying not to do to much with aching ankle at present but managed to get the forks off Lexmoto Assault today fairly easily and got one sitting in the hydrahaulic press across the road and hopefully be nice and straight tomorrow. Other leg looks ok but the more I look at the wiring damn glad I ordered a secondhand wiring loom what with all the splicing of the wiring and bare spade terminals and held together with sellotape, do not think I was on the ball when looked at this one due to over tired and effects of the heat. Matey reckoned running when parked up and with ignition wires not conected when I pulled the loom about the other day I think I can safely say he is a lieing bellend and also works for the Magistrates Court as well.
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Post by FrankenMech on Jul 27, 2021 14:56:03 GMT -5
What is a "bellend"? Is it anything similar to an 'dickhead'?
I received my Tricycle yesterday. It is China junk and I guess I shouldn't be surprised. The last time I bought a US bike (Schwinn) it was not much better though. This Trike has a defective rear axle assy. The mounting bracket is skewed, probably the result of a defective welding fixture. The design is faulty also with four bearings inside of a weldment that have zero chance of lining up. The trike is covered in hideous brand logos, not like the pictures on Amazon at all. The bearings have rough spots where the parts bind. I must talk to the seller today. I don't hold out much hope of a resolution.
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Post by milly on Jul 27, 2021 16:14:28 GMT -5
Yes FrankenMech same thing, we need pic's of your Tricycle when you get chance please. |
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Post by FrankenMech on Jul 27, 2021 16:29:55 GMT -5
I thought it might be 'asshole' but had to google it and found it might be 'dickhead'.  I don't do pics, I just don't have the equipment for it. My flip-phone just has tiny pics and I have no idea how to get them off. My camera died long ago. I seem to be a moron when it comes to modern tech. OOops I think they changed the spelling on that to moran  |
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