Simples  Ed

A long while ago a very nice person off this forum sent me the front pulley and bearing from the Air conditioning pump, I was a bit of a and deleted all my PM's and as I'm getting on a bit and never been good with names I have totally forgotten who it was... If it was you please shout up as I need to envelop you with kind words and thanks....

Back in the cold dark winter the worn bearing that had been making a noise when I bought fatty over two years ago, finally called a death shriek and it was getting embarrassing driving down the road, it was far too cold to even do it in the garage so I just cut the belt off and left it at that...

Well today I decided I better sort it out.... the outer piece came off easy enough, you remove the M6 bolt holding the front part of the clutch on and then screw in an M8 bolt, this pushes it off the splines and it comes off fine, then the pulley is held on with a circlip, got that off but the pulley was stuck fast, two years of running a worn out bearing had either misshapen it or created a burr around the edge... no way a puller was getting on it without removing it from the engine, the radiator is about 4 inches in front and all the pullers big enough to get round it are far too long.. so I came up with this...

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Hi pete, glad it was of use. Still got mine to do.
Good idea with the extractor, jobs a goodun.

It was of massive use, thanks mate, nice to be able to see what your trying to remove, did it all with a mirror propped against the radiator... I would have had to remove the pump and empty the system otherwise, and that looks like a real fun job, you can't see the pipes or mounting bolts and there is little room to play with... And the new ones bearing is spot on...

So thank you very much for the bit's, and I'm sorry I forgot who sent me it...  Pete
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No probs.
as a matter of information, the bearing in question, is now available on the bay, a lot cheaper than when we looked pete.
around the 16 quid mark, but of course just for the bearing and not the pulley as well.
I have purchased one, just incase mine needs changing.

That's good to know, hope there is more access on the TD6 than the V8 though...  Pete
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Update time... but on me, not the FF

Saw my surgeon Monday, he managed to argue the toss and get me top notch hips that should last 25years on the NHS but they will not budge on knees, they will only use cheap ones, they have a life expectancy of about 10 years and they wear, ions are released and they can attack the bone around the joint making it very difficult to do it again, with the one he recommends this doesn't happen so it lasts longer and is doable again... the ridiculous thing is the "super" knee is only £80 more than the cheapie but they won't let you pay extra and won't budge on it....

So decided to have it done privately, I'm having a Aesculap Orthopaedics Columbus AS Knee System which should last a darn sight longer and be revisable....

Being done Thursday so nothing will be done on the fatty for a while whilst I recover....

With six screws and a load of wire in my back, two new hips and now a knee my Mrs has decided to not have me cremated when I pop off, she's going to run me in at the scrap dealer....

And I'm only 53 for gods sake.....  Pete
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All the best Pete, good as new soon

Good luck with the op and a speedy recovery.

Avoid airport security gates.  John
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2005 TD6 Java Black Vogue - Written off!!
GAP iiD BT
2003 Discovery TD5 Auto, Nanocom Evolution - gone to a new home!
MasseyFerguson 152 - No electronics!! - Sold

good luck Pete, hope it all goes well...  ... - .- -.




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Cheers chaps, just means I'll be on here more....

I am having second thoughts, I could have a nice SC for the cost of a knee....  Pete
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Weegie wrote:

Avoid airport security gates.

Good luck pete, hope your up and about soon.
greg.

Haylands wrote:

Weegie wrote:

Avoid airport security gates.

I set them off already, no chance after a knee as well.......

i'm due for 'spinal cord stimulation' operation soon and that has some weird stuff that will interfere with it.....we would make a right pair at an airport Pete..  ... - .- -.




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One of those will probably upset your FF Stan... too much static.... hope that goes well, was looking at them when mine was bad, before they diagnosed the worn out hips... hope it works well for you, heard some good things about it...  Pete
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