AW: SER1 Replacing front dumb iron

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Hi Jon,

I am going to cut it off. Using as much as possible of the new part should
give a bead long enough to give sufficient strength to the weld. At the
moment I am designing a fixture to allow correct positioning of the new
part, taking as datums the rear spring bush and the top surface of the
longitudinal girders which is the main datum for vertical dimensions.When it
is done I will post some pictures.

Cheers, Ulrico 

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Betreff: Re: SER1 Replacing front dumb iron

Ulrico,

Gosh, I've been wondering that for years - I have a pair in the garage
waiting to go on for the last 5 years but have been putting the job off
- now it's about the last major job left.

I've been looking at it and I think that the original intention was to weld
it on the outside (for strength) however this will look ugly so I'm tempted
to cut it away and just butt weld the join in the corner an then tidy up the
weld if needed.

I don't see that inserting inside  it is much better than not having it
since the bit inside the cross member can not be then welded to anything so
you are really only relying on the weld on the outside anyway/


I'm sure we would all love to know what you decide to do  - likewise when I
pluck up the courage to do it I'll let the list know how I get on.

In general has anyone got any tips on how to go about replacing the front
dumb irons (assuming the engine and gearbox etc are in place?


Jon




On 9 May 2005, at 20:29, Ulrico Becker wrote:

> As I need to replace one front dumb iron I ordered one from Craddocks.  
> As can be seen on the foto it shows a little part protruding onto the 
> first cross member, the one where the steering relay sits. The ones of 
> you who have replaced such a part, have you cut an opening into the 
> cross member to insert this panel, have you welded it in overlapping 
> or have you cut it away?
>  
> To insert it seems quite a lot of work.
>  
> http://groups.msn.com/TheSeriesOneGarage/ulricossi80inchproject.msnw? 
> action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=3799
>  
>  
> Ulrico
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