Richard Fridd
Permanent resident
Posts: 3489
|
|
« Reply #135 on: 08 October, 2012, 11:23:07 AM » |
|
Coming out
|
|
|
Logged
|
Richard Nevison Fridd Happy Lancia, Happy Life
|
|
|
Richard Fridd
Permanent resident
Posts: 3489
|
|
« Reply #136 on: 08 October, 2012, 12:01:08 PM » |
|
Apart
|
|
|
Logged
|
Richard Nevison Fridd Happy Lancia, Happy Life
|
|
|
the.cern
Permanent resident
Posts: 1494
|
|
« Reply #137 on: 09 October, 2012, 06:21:29 AM » |
|
That looks rather familiar Richard !! I do not know how alike Flaminia and Aurelia rear suspensions are, but there appear to be a lot of similarities from what I can see in your 2 photos.
Good luck with it, I found cutting the new interleaving was a pain and if you are going for new wheel bearings you should prepare yourself for a possible battle royal !!!
Please keep posting with lots of photos,
Andy
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Richard Fridd
Permanent resident
Posts: 3489
|
|
« Reply #138 on: 09 October, 2012, 11:38:02 AM » |
|
The tired flattened leaves compared with the spares.the shackles have all been released on both springs .so quite a difference!
|
|
« Last Edit: 14 October, 2012, 08:52:11 AM by Richard Fridd »
|
Logged
|
Richard Nevison Fridd Happy Lancia, Happy Life
|
|
|
Richard Fridd
Permanent resident
Posts: 3489
|
|
« Reply #139 on: 09 October, 2012, 11:46:55 AM » |
|
A missing part.Is this what happened to yours Charles?
|
|
|
Logged
|
Richard Nevison Fridd Happy Lancia, Happy Life
|
|
|
LanciAlan
Megaposter
Posts: 380
|
|
« Reply #140 on: 09 October, 2012, 09:10:05 PM » |
|
Great work Fridders! No hanging about with you there - flattened springs no sooner said than out and mended! I'd try the new springs but keep the longest ones from both old ones so you have equal springing. Isn't it amazing how 50-year old cars come apart so easily when they are designed manufactured and assembled to such high standards. Apparently that spring broke when the guy I bought it from was removing the rear suspension and transaxle for me in one assembly. Anyhow the car they came from is pictured here and you can see it sits nicely ...
|
|
|
Logged
|
Alan Murphy
Lancias that begin with "F" ... and affordable variants beginning with "Z" and "P" ..... and now with added "Y"!
|
|
|
Richard Fridd
Permanent resident
Posts: 3489
|
|
« Reply #141 on: 10 October, 2012, 06:45:14 AM » |
|
So what happened to the rest of that "ripe for restoration" car I wonder? "No sooner said than done" equals "more time than money"! Anyhow I have re assembled one spring re using the original uppermost leaf and have added an extra middle leaf(5th from bottom).I have re used the interleaving as where possible this is a preservation rather than a restoration job.However I have been able to select longer than usual lengths from the surplus which I have trimmed to correct size thus removing the worn through areas.richard
|
|
|
Logged
|
Richard Nevison Fridd Happy Lancia, Happy Life
|
|
|
the.cern
Permanent resident
Posts: 1494
|
|
« Reply #142 on: 10 October, 2012, 09:38:21 AM » |
|
Good move with the interleaving Richard, it certainly moving forward !!!
Andy
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Richard Fridd
Permanent resident
Posts: 3489
|
|
« Reply #143 on: 10 October, 2012, 03:11:42 PM » |
|
Moving forward in particular was the rear spring shackle which attaches to the bodyshell. It became overcentre forward of its axis once the refitted spring had the tension removed (when the jack supporting the spring was lowered).The solution turned out to be a wooden block placed between the rear of the spring and the bodyshell to stop this happening again.Anyhow one side completed with a resulting 25mm increase in rear ride height.
|
|
« Last Edit: 11 October, 2012, 09:54:31 AM by Richard Fridd »
|
Logged
|
Richard Nevison Fridd Happy Lancia, Happy Life
|
|
|
LanciAlan
Megaposter
Posts: 380
|
|
« Reply #144 on: 10 October, 2012, 09:24:31 PM » |
|
Moving forward in particular was the rear spring shackle which attaches to the bodyshell. It became overcentre forward of its axis once the refitted spring had the tension removed (when the jack supporting the spring was lowered).The solution turned out to be a wooden block placed between the rear of the spring and the bodyshell to stop this happening again.Anyhow one side completed with a resulting 25mm increase in rear ride height.
Ah yes - not an uncommon problem or solution .... http://www.lancia.myzen.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4538.15
|
|
|
Logged
|
Alan Murphy
Lancias that begin with "F" ... and affordable variants beginning with "Z" and "P" ..... and now with added "Y"!
|
|
|
lancialulu
|
|
« Reply #145 on: 11 October, 2012, 06:58:18 AM » |
|
In danger of repeating something elsewhere, on Fulvia you MUST set the silent blocks with the spring under load (80mm top of spring to bump stop) which can only be done by putting a Falaminia transaxle or equivelent in the boot before tightening up the shackles. The design is to hold the inner of the silent block hard against the shackles and of course the outer is held by the spring. Failing to do this runs the risk of tearing the silent block on max extension of suspension.
Important to a lively Fulvia but I dont know how important to a Flaminia or indeed if the design principles were the same (I suspect they would be). However this setting for the Fulvia gets the correct ride height as well!!
|
|
|
Logged
|
Its not the winning but taking part! or is it taking apart? Lancias: 1955 Aurelia B12 1967 Fulvia 1.3HFR 1972 Fulvia 1600HF 1972 Fulvia Sport 1600 1983 HPE VX 1988 Delta 1.6GTie 1998 Zeta 21. 12v
|
|
|
Richard Fridd
Permanent resident
Posts: 3489
|
|
« Reply #146 on: 12 October, 2012, 04:13:12 PM » |
|
Both sides completed
|
|
|
Logged
|
Richard Nevison Fridd Happy Lancia, Happy Life
|
|
|
fay66
Permanent resident
Posts: 6233
|
|
« Reply #147 on: 12 October, 2012, 11:50:06 PM » |
|
Richard, Very nice brian 8227
|
|
|
Logged
|
Own 1966 Fulvia 2C Berlina since 1997, back on road 11-1999.Known as "Fay" 2006 Renault Megane 1 5 Dci Sports Tourer Dedra Technical Adviser
|
|
|
Richard Fridd
Permanent resident
Posts: 3489
|
|
« Reply #148 on: 17 October, 2012, 06:25:49 PM » |
|
Thank you Brian,next job leaking radiator!
|
|
|
Logged
|
Richard Nevison Fridd Happy Lancia, Happy Life
|
|
|
HF_Dave
Megaposter
Posts: 489
Rust , What Rust !! I don't See any rust !!!
|
|
« Reply #149 on: 17 October, 2012, 10:04:50 PM » |
|
Keep It going Richard, I am engoying this thread.
|
|
|
Logged
|
My Current Cars:
1991 Thema station wagon 1989 Thema 16v 2011 Lancia Delta 3
1977 Beta sedan 2000 1975 Fulvia S3 1.3 1973 Flavia HF 2000 Coupe 1972 Fulvia S2 1.3 1989 Thema 8.32 **Other Makes** 2018 Alfa Giulia 1999 Alfa 156 2009 Fiat Du
|
|
|
|