1970 s2 0453R Reassembly

[dakazman]

  Thanks Paul, 
 We used that on aircraft, we used the neoprene 1357. Lol , coughing,Just pulled up the price... I forgot the number and manufacturer.  I was ready to put some fiberglass resin on the ends.  I’ll order some up while I’m waiting for some hylomar that has a shipping date  of mid September.
Dakazman

[dakazman]

  Gearbox rear axle nut assemblies came in and I been dreading the job of installing. First I had to clean up the thread locker sealant used . Clean up threads and install the new seals .  After 4 hours I managed to get one side to thread in by hand , small victory but I’ll take it. Next I installed the seal and assembled noting the difference in seals  . Teflon backup vs non Teflon .
  Then I turned it over and after another 2 hours managed to remove the nut.  I’ll clean it up tomorrow, and celebrate another victory. It’s way to hot , feel like temps of 105f make it a long day.
 I’ll be pulling the bell housing to do the setup at a later point.
  Dakazman

[BDA]

After getting out of the heat and cracking open a cold beer, that has to feel good! 

[dakazman]

  Sooo good!       And at least seven days a week x2 🍺 not till 5pm☹️

[BDA]

It's always after 5:00 somewhere! 

[dakazman]

    Lol Yep. It’s just what time zone your friends are in .

  One correction to the above seal -  it’s not Teflon,  it’s felt. I guess it just picked up some debris from somewhere that I picked off the first one. I guess you could add it under the seal assembly but I didn’t see it in the manual.
 
    Dakazman

[jbcollier]

The felt component, like the second lip on the other seal, is to protect the main seal lip from dust, dirt and other crap.

[dakazman]

   The weather still hot and sticky, so I’ve been buying parts , another complete head for the second wedge arrived this week and a piston for the crossflow coming.
 
  My retirement package finally came out and as of Oct 1 , I’m officially retired after 43 years with Delta airlines.  A new milestone achieved.

Dakazman
   

[Pfreen]

Congratulations!

[Gary t]

Now you will have no time to do anything.

[BDA]

Congratulations on your (official) retirement, D'man!! 

Now we'll expect some real progress! 

[Certified Lotus]

 Congrats on your retirement Dakazman!   I retired September 1st.  Everyday is a Saturday and you get to do all the things you want to do, not have to do.

I’m following your build. Keep up the great work.

[dakazman]

   
                                  THANKS GUYS!


     Dave

[Chuck Nukem]

Congratulations Dave!!!

[GavinT]

Now you will have no time to do anything.

Exactly right.
When my brother retired he became so busy he had to put a lad on.


Oh . . and congratulations, D'man.