The Fraser Pit

1996 Sacre Bleu - Wide track install. The good and the bad.

22
Jan
2014

Wide track install. The good and the bad.

Been really time poor lately but I have managed an hour or so after work for a few nights. Tried pressing in the ball joints using the old blacksmiths vice in the back shed. Placed the ball joints in the freezer for a few hours and then concocted a series of tubes and sockets to fit around the ball joint. Managed to arrange these in the vice and then wound the vice as tight as I could. Nope, not pressed in. Squeezed the vice tighter and farted with the extra effort. There was no way the splines on the ball joints would drive home and I wasn't risking another fart. Took the wishbones to work and pressed the ball joints in, it took 12 tonnes so there was no way me and my vice could match this. Guards arrived and sent to the painters. The bad news was that they were full up for two weeks but managed to get them pushed to the fount of the cue and got them in two days. Sent the uprights to the powder coater and picked them up on Friday, fresh from the oven and smoking hot. The good news is the guard brackets fitted without having to get the uprights machined. The bad news is the bracket upright fouls the brake line connection on the calliper. Had to break the ball joint taper to remove the bracket and the ball joint extractor chipped the powder coat, #@$$#@. Still not sure how to overcome the fouling issue but I'm thinking, all the time thinking. Nope, still no answer.
Looking at the rotor it appears that there is too much toe out even with the tie rods fully adjusted. Hmmmm. I've reached have reached my daily limit for problems so this will have to wait for another day.