Got another one. A 416 this time.

[cleat 8,014]

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.

[cleat 8,014]

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.

 

[cleat 8,014]

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.

 

 

[cleat 8,014]

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 23 hours ago by cleat

[cleat 8,014]

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.

 

[ebinmaine 75,639]

Precision 

[Handy Don 15,102]

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!

[cleat 8,014]

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.

[cleat 8,014]

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.

 

[Handy Don 15,102]

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! 

[cleat 8,014]

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.

 

[lynnmor 8,217]

I worked for Dupont for 11 years, then they sold off the electronics division.  Some made off with a considerable amount of stuff as they were floundering, I got very little.  Anyway, leaving that zoo and operating my own tool & die shop was the best move for me.

[cleat 8,014]

14 minutes ago, lynnmor said:

I worked for Dupont for 11 years, then they sold off the electronics division.  Some made off with a considerable amount of stuff as they were floundering, I got very little.  Anyway, leaving that zoo and operating my own tool & die shop was the best move for me.

I worked for DuPont for 30 years. Started off making freon R12 then the plant got re-tooled to make Suva 123 after R12 was banned. I was in the end the only mechanic left servicing the entire plant.

 

Made lots of overtime but the 80 hour work weeks were hard. When they had to stop making Suva, the new replacement refrigerant plants were built in China I assume to get around environmental laws.

 

I am retired now and it is the best job ever.

 

 

[Handy Don 15,102]

It is interesting what companies decide to “discard."

In the 80’s. my manager decided to upgrade to a newer model of Apple Laserwriter after buying one for $000’s only 18 months earlier (she had a budget surplus she wanted to spend). I tried to shop the “retired” unit around to other departments but no one wanted it (most of the company was using Windows). She got an approved “discarded asset” form from her manager and instructed me to deal with it. I drove in the next day and after carefully putting it on the loading dock and taking a picture (35mm film in those days), I picked it up and put it in my car. It served us at home for at least five or six years. Similar story for several cases of letter and legal copy paper deemed “unusable” by the tech support team after a couple of jams in the copier. Our family didn’t buy paper for printing for over 25 years after that. 

 

1 minute ago, cleat said:

I am retired now and it is the best job ever.

I call it the penultimate promotion. Glad you are enjoying it!