21-04-2021, 09:09 AM
hi jonE,
R is right to a point, you dont have to total strip down.
but if you dont, how do you know the condition of whats inside.
my 1925 boulogne has come to a standstill at the moment because of the back axle.
previous owner done the usual thing, it was checked? and when they found the halfshafts splayed open on the keyways. so they bolted it back together and painted it.
so if you dont open it, and dont check. you dont know whats in there.
check what usually goes wrong. keyways. chipped crownwheel and pinion gears, bearing wear, and if it has the pinion nut prone to coming loose.
to do this, you dont have to touch any adjusters, or disterb the bearings. just gaskets and tabs.
the main thing is, when you find something wrong. replace it, DONT just leave it.
tony
tony
R is right to a point, you dont have to total strip down.
but if you dont, how do you know the condition of whats inside.
my 1925 boulogne has come to a standstill at the moment because of the back axle.
previous owner done the usual thing, it was checked? and when they found the halfshafts splayed open on the keyways. so they bolted it back together and painted it.
so if you dont open it, and dont check. you dont know whats in there.
check what usually goes wrong. keyways. chipped crownwheel and pinion gears, bearing wear, and if it has the pinion nut prone to coming loose.
to do this, you dont have to touch any adjusters, or disterb the bearings. just gaskets and tabs.
the main thing is, when you find something wrong. replace it, DONT just leave it.
tony
tony