cleat 8,010 #176 Posted Wednesday at 02:37 PM Hydraulic hose grommet ready to be installed. Hydraulic hose grommet installed. Hydraulic supply line temporary plug removed, ready for valve installation. Hydraulic valve assembly ready to be installed. Hydraulic valve assembly installed. Hydraulic hoses ready to connect to cylinder. Hydraulic hoses connected to cylinder. Hydraulic return line ready to be installed. Hydraulic return line installed. Hydraulic lines and fittings tightened at valve. Hydraulic lines and fittings tightened at filter adapter. Hydraulic supply line tightened at pump. Overview as of today. 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 8,010 #177 Posted Thursday at 07:40 PM Hydro belt tension pivot rod assembly ready to be installed. Hydro belt tension pivot rod bushing installed. Hydro belt tension pivot rod wave and flat washers installed. Hydro belt tension pivot rod greased at pivot points. Hydro belt tension pivot rod spring installed. Hydro belt tension pivot rod slid into bushing and hoodstand. Spring slid onto anchor bolt and nut spun on finger tight. Hydro belt tension pivot rod washer and E clip installed. Hydro belt tension spring nyloc nut turned in until excess play is removed but spring is not clamped tight. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 8,010 #178 Posted 23 hours ago Snow storm from last Wednesday knocked out our internet and that was still out this morning when the power went out. Power came back on after 4 hours. Luckily it was only -9 out so the house only cooled down to 15 degrees C. When the power came back on the satellite dish also had melted off so I now have power and internet. My post yesterday was through my phone that works so long as I am standing just outside the shop. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 8,010 #179 Posted 23 hours ago (edited) Parking brake lever assembly ready to install. I am installing an early style as I do with all of my builds as I don't like the later style with the plastic knob on the left side. Parking brake bolt, washers, and spacer installed. Never seize on the SS bolt. Parking brake lever assembly installed and nut torqued to 30 ft/lb. Parking brake lever spring installed. Shift cover plate sat in place to verify parking brake lever location. I cut out the slot for the parking brake earlier this past summer. Adjusted brake spring according to manual. Edited 20 hours ago by cleat 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 8,010 #180 Posted 4 hours ago Front fender bracket ready to install. Note the large washers that will hopefully prevent the Hoodstand from cracking again. Front fender bracket bolted into place just loose enough that it will move around. Fender sat on to verify bracket placement. Turns out front fender bracket needs to be moved forward as far as possible for the holes to all line up. I then removed the fender and checked to be sure the front fender bracket is square by measuring to the hoodstand as shown. Both sides were 7-7/8" so good there. I then measured side to side from hoodstand to outer edge of front fender bracket. Just over 2-3/4" both sides. Front fender bracket bolts torqued to 204 in/lb. Shown here are the large washers installed. They are different only because that is all I had on hand. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 75,631 #181 Posted 4 hours ago Precision 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 15,101 #182 Posted 3 hours ago 10 minutes ago, cleat said: This close tolerance would bug me until I’d emoved and shortened the bolt. And I am not nearly as meticulous as you are! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 8,010 #183 Posted 3 hours ago 38 minutes ago, Handy Don said: This close tolerance would bug me until I’d emoved and shortened the bolt. And I am not nearly as meticulous as you are! Sorry, the camera angle made it look close. I can actually fit a finger between the bolt and the hydraulic line. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 8,010 #184 Posted 3 hours ago As recommended by Handy Don, I replaced the 5/16 x 1" bolt with a 5/16 x 3/4" bolt. It protrudes through the nyloc by a full thread so it is good to go. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 15,101 #185 Posted 2 hours ago 43 minutes ago, cleat said: As recommended by Handy Don, I replaced the 5/16 x 1" bolt with a 5/16 x 3/4" bolt. It protrudes through the nyloc by a full thread so it is good to go. And you “just happened” to have that shorter bolt on hand. I’m still in awe of your work! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 8,010 #186 Posted 16 minutes ago 1 hour ago, Handy Don said: And you “just happened” to have that shorter bolt on hand. I’m still in awe of your work! One of the advantages of working at a large company (DuPont) and having my site shut down after cutting the maintenance department down to just me as the sole millwright is I got to take home truckloads of hardware. This is a bit of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites