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1  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: FC Ute Jack on: December 31, 2023, 07:23:34 AM
The original ute jack was a screw type bottle jack, not hydraulic
2  Technical Board / General Technical / Re: Fc Wagon grey 132 motor with Fram F4 bypass filter on: September 15, 2023, 02:36:33 PM
When I change the oil and filter on my greys I always fill the canister with oil before refitting the lid. When I do the changes there is always a small amount of sludge in the bottom of the canister. This is dirt which would otherwise go thru the engine. The bypass filters only clean a small proportion of the oil but in my opinion every little bit helps.
3  General / General Board / Re: Advice please on: September 06, 2022, 07:25:18 AM
Seat belts are a must! Disc brakes - I dunno,! I have an FC sedan and An FB ute on their original drums. I have fitted VH 44 brake boosters to both cars and the brakes are fine. Remember these cars are over 60 years old now and will never equate with a modern car. If you want modern car performance then buy a modern car. Re steering my cars used to get the wanders at speed. I found that paying particular attention to caster, camber and toe in , good quality tyres and tyre pressures solve that. I run 34 psi on Maxxis. Tyres on both cars and there is no wandering. A bonus is light( well, relatively) steering at parking speeds. My cars can run with modern traffic, and stop, with no problems at all. Cheers, Fraze
4  Technical Board / General Technical / Re: Rear main bearing seal for Grey motor on: September 06, 2022, 07:12:36 AM
Prior to fitting the rope seal , use a centre punch and put 5 or 6 punch marks in the bottom of the groove in the seal channel in the block and bearing cap. Secondly use a good oil resistant sealant on the rope seal before fitting. These are tips I picked up from  research on seal fitting from the experts, also check out utube. Cheers,Fraze
5  Technical Board / General Technical / Re: Not so good vibrations on: February 18, 2022, 03:27:03 PM
The steel  caster wedges I had made to order arrived inside a week, $35 each plus a bit extra for delivery is a good deal I reckon. I fitted them today, just undid the u bolts, jacked the axle up, slipped the wedges in, making sure that they engaged with the lugs on the insulater plates, lined up with the axle pad, tack welded the wedges to the axle pads to give permanent positive centering, did the whole lot up again and job done. I took the car out on the Motorway for a test run and am absolutely delighted with the end result- I was able to push speed up over 100kmh with no trace of vibration. In fact the FC is noticeably smoother from 80kmh.
The dimensions I used were 110mm x 60mm with 25 mm centre hole and 3 deg angle for my car. I bought the wedges from Industrial Tools and Wedges In Nelson Bay NSW. Just google “steel wedges”
Cheers, Fraze
6  Technical Board / General Technical / Re: Not so good vibrations on: February 08, 2022, 11:46:49 AM
Following my success with the FB yesterday, today I checked my FC and found that the nose of the diff was down 3 deg compared to the gearbox shaft. I lifted the diff nose, packed under the spring plates and yep, vibration is gone. Two cars sorted, very satisfying. Cheers, Fraze
7  Technical Board / General Technical / Re: Not so good vibrations on: February 08, 2022, 06:46:17 AM
Hi Vern, I checked online and found three manufacturers: Tools and Wedges P/l, DJM - Engine MastersAust and Superior Engineering. I was hoping to buy some over the counter ( In Melbourne) but none of the speed / Hot Rod shops listed them.  Cheers Fraze
8  Technical Board / General Technical / Re: Not so good vibrations on: February 07, 2022, 01:17:25 PM
Hi Trevor - BINGO - drive line alignment it is!!!!! This morning I started with my FB ute and took a new set of angles then loosened of the rear spring/ shock absorber mounting plate, jacked up the nose of the diff to the requisite angle then pushed in packers between the spring plate and spring and tightened the lot up again. This had the effect of tilting the nose of the diff upwards a couple of degrees. Road test tells it all, the vibration a 100 kmh is gone! I now get a bit of vibration at about 110 kmh, nowhere near as bad as before, but I never drive At that speed in the ute so I am not going to worry about that. I am very satisfied. Tomorrow I will do the same to the FC sedan, then order proper wedges for a permanent fix.chees, Fraze
9  Technical Board / General Technical / Re: Not so good vibrations on: February 04, 2022, 11:54:24 AM
I have had a change of mind re packing the rear eng/gearbox mounts as I think I am going to create too much drive shaft angle. I will instead change the diff pinion angle which is easy to do. You can buy wedges of varying thicknesses. Both of my cars are stock standard however I have replaced the engine mounts on both cars (Rare Spares parts) and a very small variation in thickness from the GMH original part can seriously affect tail shaft angles. I will do the mods on Monday and post results, cheers, Frazer
10  Technical Board / General Technical / Re: Not so good vibrations on: February 04, 2022, 07:55:45 AM
Hi Trevor, I am having exactly the same issues with both my FC Sedan and FB Ute. Have been doing a lot of elimination work and it is looking more  and more like tailshaft angles. See my posts on the FB EK forum under "Vibrations- any ideas please" For example when I set the ute up on stands and measure angles, with 0 deg at the diff pinion, the tailshaft is 4 deg and the gearbox shaft is also 4 deg.which means that it is inline and that is not ideal. I am using my iphone as an inclinometer. There are a number of really informative videos on utube, I just googled "Propellor shaft angles" . I haven't checked the FC yet but I reckon I am going to find the same issue. The answer is to change the gearbox angle to match the diff angle by packing under the rear mounts. My worry with doing this is that I will increase the tailshaft angle. I will do this next week and advise. Cheers, Frazer
11  Technical Board / General Technical / Re: timing gear on: September 14, 2021, 07:43:15 AM
I agree with Harv , forget the fibre gear, too much potential for trouble. Buy yourself a steel gear, in Melbourne Rare Spares, Resto Country and Auto Surplus all seem to stock them. I used the Speco gear on both my greys (FC and FB) and don’t be put off by stories of noise from the gears. I ran the new steel gear with the old, original, crank gear and honestly not a peep of noise on either engine. I didn’t even get cute and worry about backlash etc., just chucked em in and away we went. Cheers, Fraze
12  For Sale and Wanted / Parts Wanted / Re: Weathershield wanted on: September 13, 2021, 01:30:02 PM
My weathershield was of the two piece variety and I had to shorten the top piece by maybe 75 to 100 mm, just used a cutting disc in the angle grinder then dressed the cup with sandpaper. Cheers, Fraze
13  For Sale and Wanted / Parts Wanted / Re: Weathershield wanted on: September 12, 2021, 11:20:38 AM
I searched for a long time for a weathershield for my ute and nothing ever turned up. Eventually I bought a sedan unit and shortened the top by a few inches to suit the curved top of the ute door. Five minutes cutting and all done. Cheers Fraze
14  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: Wiper shaft bushes on: May 25, 2021, 07:55:41 AM
Thanks Dennis, that is certainly worth trying, Fraze
15  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Wiper shaft bushes on: May 24, 2021, 08:04:02 AM
The wiper actuating shafts, behind the dashboard, have a nylon/plastic bush at ech end. The bushes on my wipers are worn out and I would like to replace them. Has anyone worked out a fix for these? Thanks, Fraze
16  Technical Board / Modification Help / Re: Oil pressure gauge on: May 05, 2021, 08:06:02 AM
The small plug near the fuel pump goes nowhere. When you have an accessory oil filter fitted, the return line is fitted there, to return oil to the sump. For the pressure guage, fit a "T" at the oil pressure sender fitting. Cheers, Fraze
17  General / General Board / Visiting the Sunshine Coast on: April 28, 2021, 09:34:45 AM
I will be holidaying in Maroochydore from mid June thru to early August and would like to make contact with any clubs (or individuals) on the Sunshine Coast. I have a 1958 FC special sedan and a 1960 FB ute. Please pm me, thanks, Fraze
18  Technical Board / General Technical / Re: Original fuel sender unit on: April 12, 2021, 07:51:51 AM
Interesting topic this. When i restored my FB (It's been on the road for 12 months now) I fitted a new Rare spares fuel sender unit and it has given me nothing but grief. The arm keeps on sticking so that you really don't know how much fuel you have. I have added weight to the arm near the float but this has made no difference. When I remove the sender and work the arm up and down a few times it frees up but put it back into the tank and it sticks again. It seems to stick at the !/2 to 2/3 mark. I have had it out 5 or 6 times now and this week i lost patience and removed it and refitted the original unit which seems to work fine except with the arm right down it still reads a bit under !/4 full. I bent the stop tab out of the way to get more travel for the arm but that didn't work. I wll just put up with it knowing that at 1/4 full i should refill te tank. Cheers Fraze
19  Technical Board / General Technical / Re: Front right hand brake on: March 30, 2021, 07:59:09 AM
Hi Rob. I filed off the leading edge of each lining, although they had been champhered it was not enough so i more or less rounded off the leading edge, not by much, maybe 3 mm. radius, but it did the trick. Cheers, Fraze
20  Technical Board / General Technical / Re: Front right hand brake on: March 29, 2021, 07:45:06 AM
I was plagued by the "cold grabbing" problem too. Mine was always the front left which grabbed, even after i had the brakes relined. The leading edge of the linings was champhered to about 45 deg by the brake place. Eventually I filed the edge off so that it was rounded, did it with the shoes in-situ, and that has solved my problem - no grabbing and it pulls up straight evey time hot or cold. Such a simple fix.  I used an ordinary coarse file. Cheers, Fraze
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