Conquest 8x8 re-build

[spookum]

Thanks RD - I'll just use a piece of cardboard then - too easy!

.. and if i was going to use it....it would be a Wild Turkey box!

Very nice! if the Austrailians are using card board from american whiskey, and i use cardboard from crown royal.... I gess the canadian brothers have to get some kind of saki???? Sorry back to building the conquest..... I couldnt help myself!

[mitchamus]

a little more progress done on the weekend,

I cleaned up and painted the battery bolder,

and also disassembled the brake blower.... to find this:


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The blower just seems to be a bilge blower,

my local boating supply store has these which should fit the bill...





https://www.whitworths.com.au/main_i...AbsolutePage=1

[plott hound]

good stuff mitchamus.cant wait to see the finished product.

[gimmegreens336]

7 months later - you still building??

[mitchamus]

7 months later - you still building??

Yes - still going on this!

Had to have a break while I went on a 9 week holiday, including diverting funds from the project, but I started back up again last weekend.

Next on the list to do is:

Buy a new front axle to replaced the bent one
Clean the surface rust off the existing axles using molasses & water mix
Get two axles repaired at the local engineers.
Order a full set of bearings.

I only get to work on it every second weekend or so, I have a farm that also sucks up a lot of my time.

I will keep you guys posted on any major developments....

[mitchamus]

Ok - so back to this...

I ordered a full set of bearings today.

I will sand blast the axles, add some anti-sieze under the bearing surfaces and sprockets.

And also silastic between the flange halves to stop the grease squeezing out.

I guess I'll find out how hard this is tomorrow...

[mitchamus]

OK - So some of the inner bearings slide on with a nice fit - others seem to need to be pressed or knocked on with a mallet.

I'm not sure what's going on here, but should they be this hard to get on and off?

How will I slide out the axles later on if they are this tight?

I covered the whole axle in anti-sieze grease, and polished the ends with a die grinder and brass wheel.
The fit is still really tight regardless of this...


Also - how strong are the inner bearing holders meant to be?

I gave the wheel hub a sharp kick to try and get the inner bearing seated - and it popped the whole bearing straight out of the housing?

Some of my axles have rings worn in them where the outer seals have rubbed holes in them.
Should I be repairing these?
I was thinking of mig welding them up, and then machining them back down to the right diameter on the lathe.

Should I do this or not worry?

I guess I could fill them with epoxy and then just sand them smooth, which would avoid heat stressing the axles.

what do you guys think?

[Dan67]

If the new bearings are supper tight, don't force them. Get some fine grit sand paper and sand them down until they go on easier. It might take some time but it is well worth it to take your time and not destroy an axle by accident. I had to sand most of my axles some to get the bearings on.

[mitchamus]

Thanks for the reply - would it be better to sand the axles or the bearings?

[Dan67]

sand the axles.. I wore leather gloves, in my fight hand I had sand paper and wrapped it around the axle. with my left hand i turned the axle back and forth. going up and down the axle until the bearings would just slide on. I then keep those bearings to that axle and then did the next axle with another pair of bearings. keeping them as a set. did all 8 like that.

[mitchamus]

OK - so finally got the new seals in, bearings and axles in on 5 out of 8.

I can only do another 2 more, then i have to source a new front axle for the 8th.

I'll also need a full set of new tyres eventually, but hopefully these will get the old girl working (just) for the moment.

Need to source a new or second hand front axle now.


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[mitchamus]

here are some pics of the damaged rims I will need to replace.

Looks like someone has had a BIG off in this thing... my guess is they jumped it.


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At least her new life will be an honest job working on a farm

[mitchamus]

I finally got one side done...

Although the rear one - I will need to pull out again as the outer bearing was a bit tight, and I really shouldn't have re-assembled it.... but I was getting antsy to see all the wheels back on it.

Just got sick of cleaning stuff, and wanted to cut down on the 'spares' pile a bit.

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(btw - I know some of the wheels are on backwards - don't care as the tyres are basically slicks anyway.)

[ARGOJIM]

Those rims look like rock or impact bends, could've been a jump but looks like rock to me. Guessing the 8th axle was attached to the larger bent of the 2 rims.

[mitchamus]

Well the frame was bent as well (was professionally straightened) so I think it was a bit bigger impact than rocks

the tub was a bit messed up around where axle went in too...

maybe I should search youtube for argo jump