The 'E' Type Forum

Hello Andrew, Yes, it will change the heat treated state of the material. Take the part to a heat treatment plant, or anyone you may know with a hardness tester, to establish the heat treated state before you start heating it. Then have it heat treated again after heating and reshaping it. If the he...

Frank Wrote: To what extent have people on this forum had recourse to ChatGPT for diagnostics? Cannot hurt to second guess the mechanics this way, at least for other possibilities, right? Hello Frank, Just for giggles, I put AI to task on a few common jobs encountered with an E Type, and it was just...

Hello Sean,
One thing I forgot to mention, is that you will probably have to change the position of the mount brackets that are spot welded to the Rotor backing panels, but that isn't a big job.

Regards.

Bill

Hello Sean,
No problem whatsoever.
Regards,
Bill

Freddie Wrote: It works! Now to slide the TB off…. But of course! :bigrin: And as you have probably discovered, you don't have to disengage the wishbone from the Torsion Bar, if your only endeavor is to replace the bushes. However, when replacing bushes, I like, at the least, to clean the wishbone t...

Steve Wrote: there is nothing retaining the rear spline so as you tap the wishbone forward its quite possible for the rear spline to come out Hello Steve, Do as I suggested, and use a small, two leg bearing puller. The Torsion Bar is equipped with a Centre Hole, which makes this tool perfect for the...

Rory Wrote: Even so, on mine, and this is with original components restored to as new condition, and greased, driving the torsion bar rearwards through the front block requires some conviction, a good drift, and a big hammer. Hello Rory, What are you talking about? The Torsion Bar doesn't pass throu...

Rory Wrote: This ought to be less work than disturbing those picture frame bolts and blocks at the front. Hello Rory, Yes, I agree that some investigation should be made to see why the bolts through the tear drop won't come out is warranted, But Freddie is wanting to replace the lower wishbone bushe...

Freddie Wrote: I have seen mention elsewhere of the use of a turnbuckle Hello Freddie, A Turnbuckle is useful for controlled release of the torque in the torsion bar, but once fully released, it is of little use in removing the torsion bar. If you're only replacing the bushes for the lower wishbone ...

Hello Ian, I used to refurbish ferry diesel engines and the tried and true method I used was to run three beads of weld roughly, evenly spaces the length of the cylinder liners from top to bottom. Once I was on to running the weld on the last cylinder, in most cases the first couple of liners had dr...

Hello David, The original, from the factory arrangement was via an "L" shaped slots cut in the flat section of the chrome trim that interfaces with the inside of the door frame. The short leg of the "L" was vertical, and was open at the bottom of the chrome trim, The longer leg of the "L" was horizo...

Rory Wrote: No - I wasn't judging the shank/thread proportions, but the overall lengths. Hello Rory, In my opinion, the shank/thread length proportions is important, for, in many situations, the shank is a spigot for two, or more, interfacing parts. In most cases of current manufactured bolts, the s...

Rory Wrote: The front-frame stuff supplied (to me) by Chuck is wrong, has bolt lengths that lack the nuances of the originals, Hello Rory, Are you referring mainly to the length of Thread to the overall length of the bolt? Today's bolt standards calls for, up to a certain length, circa 1.25", the wh...

Alun Wrote: My only question about that is the spare ball joints being a custom item going forward if it was modified locally. Hello Alun, When you say, "if it was modified locally", are you contemplating having a local machine shop modify your existing wishbones to accept the nylon inserts? If so, ...

Knightrider Wrote: Extreme. I don't have the luxury of a lathe unfortunately... Hello Simon, You shouldn't have to carry out such work on a new product; that comes under the category of "buying a dog and then having to bark for it". I find that many of these so called Uprated components are poorly d...

Hello Kevin, As per Steve, the Gearbox is out of an XJ6, most probably a 2.8lt engine car, and is correct for the Overdrive. The only difference between the with and without Overdrive gearbox is the Main Shaft. I think the gear lever positioning of a 240 will be correct. Post a picture of the Top Co...

Simon Wrote: The bearings are in good condition, I am merely replacing the output shaft seals. Hello Simon, Although hard to tell the condition of a bearing from a picture, the colour of the rollers in your first picture doesn't give me the impression of a bearing in good condition. Simon Wrote: I w...

Hello Philippe, For future reference, if you want to inhibit the ingress of blasting media, of any bore like feature, seal it with Plasticine. One may think that such soft material would be ripped out in quick fashion by the blasting media, but no, you can direct the media blast directly on the Plas...

Dan Wrote: The other day, under my workbench I found a small spring. It is smaller and less dense than the detent springs as seen in the second photo. It is tapered as well. Hello Dan, For absolute certain, that spring didn't come out of your gearbox, unless someone during previous work, inadvertent...

Alum Wrote: I read on the forum that some members have used the front 2-1/8 on the rear when they've uprated the fronts to 4 pots because it brings front/rear balance closer to design. Hello Alum, I can't see that at all working. The rear brake caliper incorporates the Hand Brake mount, which is not...