Saddle correction a la Stef

[Stef]

Decided it is high time to add my extra blades in the front and do the saddle (pedestal for Andy ) correction at the same time.
Contemplating the 30mm axle move while I have the diff out

Diff almost out...

diff out:

Note on the saddles; try hitting it from the inside out with a ball pin hammer and a 4 pounder before panelbeating from the top; saves a lot of time.
Used a 2nd cut file to mark/smooth out the high spots after the beating:

one pack (back one in pic) washed & re-assembled with the 6th blade in position #3:

More to follow

[Pora]

[LouisZ]

Daarsy, dis hoe mens dit doen. Co2 weld net die versterkings in.

[Stef]

Co2 weld net die versterkings in.

Weet iemand dalk waar ek dit kan laat doen? Gaan nie weer na die naaste exhaust plek toe nie...daai ouens weet boggerol van sweis af
...of as iemand een wil uithuur vir 'n paar koues...

[The Legend]

Baie mooi gedoen Stef

[Mud Dog]

Decided it is high time to add my extra blades in the front and do the saddle (pedestal for Andy ) correction at the same time.
Contemplating the 30mm axle move while I have the diff out

.... this is actually the correct term. A saddle is normally something that bolts down over the top of something like a tube to hold it in place.

.... and ja, do the axle move while you're about it.

[Stef]

I know about saddles...qualified sparky (before I went the light current route)

Guess it depends on one's point of view...the pedestal is over the diff...and holding it down (with some help from the leafs) therefor it must be a saddle Oh, it is bolted down as well

[LouisZ]

The Auzzies use the term Saddle in their Ome cataloque. You know their different

[CasKru]

Decided it is high time to add my extra blades in the front and do the saddle (pedestal for Andy ) correction at the same time.
Contemplating the 30mm axle move while I have the diff out

.... this is actually the correct term. A saddle is normally something that bolts down over the top of something like a tube to hold it in place.

.... and ja, do the axle move while you're about it.

According to the world English dictionary, saddle seems the more correct option

World English Dictionary
saddle (ˈsæd ə l) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]

— n
1. a seat for a rider, usually made of leather, placed on a horse's back and secured with a girth under the belly
2. a similar seat on a bicycle, tractor, etc, made of leather or steel
3. a back pad forming part of the harness of a packhorse
4. anything that resembles a saddle in shape, position,or function
5. a cut of meat, esp mutton, consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
6. the part of a horse or similar animal on which a saddle is placed
7. the part of the back of a domestic chicken that is nearest to the tail
8. civil engineering a block on top of one of the towers of a suspension bridge that acts as a bearing surface over which the cables or chains pass
9. engineering the carriage that slides on the bed of a lathe and supports the slide rest, tool post, or turret
10. the nontechnical name for clitellum
11. another name for col
12. a raised piece of wood or metal for covering a doorsill
13. in the saddle in a position of control


World English Dictionary
pedestal (ˈpɛdɪst ə l) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]

— n
1. a base that supports a column, statue, etc, as used in classical architecture
2. a position of eminence or supposed superiority (esp in the phrases place, put, or set on a pedestal )
3. a. either of a pair of sets of drawers used as supports for a writing surface
b. ( as modifier ): a pedestal desk

[Mud Dog]

Always know it to be referred to as the spring pedestals, even spring perches ... but I'm slowly getting used to the saddle term. Wonder what reference is made in the Haynes manual.

[CasKru]

Always know it to be referred to as the spring pedestals, even spring perches ... but I'm slowly getting used to the saddle term. Wonder what reference is made in the Haynes manual.

Will check tonight what it says in my Gregory's manual.

Maybe it's called a saddle due to.... (a picture is worth a thousand words)

Sorry ek het jou topic ge-hijack Stef

[Pora]

loled

[Stef]

[bduk]

Hi Stef

Het jy toe reg gekom met daai tressels?

[Stef]

Barry, ja ek het, baie dankie Ek het teen die naweek eers besef ek het nie jou sel nommer nie
Marius was so gaaf om syne vir my te leen; ons het gedink dit gaan te klein wees, maar is toe heel voldoende. Seker nie nodig om die bumper tot teen die dak te lig nie
Die 2 ton jack werk ook heel goed, lig die bakkie net hoog genoeg; met die tressles op daai hoogte sak die diff mooi van die vere af met die jack onder hom. Nog genoeg spasie om die diff op jack uit te sleep

[Stef]

Daarsy, dis hoe mens dit doen. Co2 weld net die versterkings in.

Het die versterkings in...40 x 4.5 mm flat bar; alles vas "ge-tag" met die inverter. Versoeking was te groot, toe weld ek maar een van die versterkings heeltemal in.
Moet dit CO2 wees? Ek dink gewone arc welds sal voldoende wees; hou net die versterkings in plek; dra nie fisies die gewig nie

[Gunta]

Stef an easier option would have been to buy new saddles and replace them.

[Stef]

Who sells them?

[Mud Dog]

I believe that a properly penetrating arc weld will do the trick here. I think the biggest hassle you might have is oxidisation in the weld (no gas blanket). Perhaps some rust inhibitor or cold galvanising on the 'heat' areas before painting.

[Gunta]

Who sells them?

Speak to Ronald.

TAC 4x4 Traction
PO Box 2884
56 Platinum Street
Ladine
Polokwane
0700
Cell: 082 376 5378
Tel: (015) 293-0736
Fax: 086 664 9201
E-Mail: t.a.c@mweb.co.za

[Stef]

I believe that a properly penetrating arc weld will do the trick here. I think the biggest hassle you might have is oxidisation in the weld (no gas blanket). Perhaps some rust inhibitor or cold galvanising on the 'heat' areas before painting.

My thoughts as well so that's what I did; Inverter set at 90A with a 2mm rod. I little high for 2mm but wanted proper pentration on the thik plates.
Gave the diff a once over with the grinder & wire brush last night. Today I'm cleaning up the hard to reach places before giving it some reddish (PA10 or the like) primer with a black QD enamel for a second coat.

[Gunta]

Stef I see your bird s%^t actually runs flat.

[Stef]

Stef I see your bird s%^t actually runs flat.

Straight stripes, enough to embarrass most pigeons Stronger s%^t than that you won't find

[Gunta]

Wait for the Hadeda bomb

[Stef]

Wait for the Hadeda bomb

Not sure what they eat...al I know is it can't be food

[Gunta]

[Stef]

Couldn't wait for Saturday morning...just under 2 hours & the diff was back in; 30mm axle move also done

MASSIVE improvement

Driver side = 40mm up; total 805mm bottom of rim to wheel arch
Passenger side = 30mm up; total 830mm

Noticed a 15mm difference between rear L/R; trim packer in the rear R ought to sort it out

[LouisZ]

Let it settle before you trim, i.e drive it for about 10km.

[Stef]

Let it settle before you trim, i.e drive it for about 10km.

Tx Louis; been meaning to contact you....I reckon a 10mm trim in the rear right will sort the front as well, but will drive it first, just need to get longer brake lines first due to axle move.

What sizes are trim packers available in?

[LouisZ]

5mm

[Stef]

Finally got the extended brake line for the passenger side (supplier ran out of teflon hose)...bled the brakes and took it for a spin. Steering etc seems to be fine after the diff move.

Took some measurements afterwards; now have 30mm difference between left & right sides both in the front & rear; guess I'll drive it a bit more (only did 4km's last night) & see where they sit then Maybe I ought to rip out the rear leafs & service them as well?