thebear54
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Post by thebear54 on Oct 1, 2012 20:18:24 GMT
Help me please....I am caught between a rock and a hard place and just about at a standstill with Postal Pete.   This is what both Secondary Pulleys look like on Pete.....no longer serviceable, the rust is too deep. This is what I need (desperately):  A matched set, Left & Right for a DAF 44 (55 is the same) Can anyone help ?? ?? ?? John |
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Post by Nick on Oct 1, 2012 21:05:17 GMT
do what Joe did on Tilly, he used chemical metal to rebuild the faces, I kid you not, and how many miles has he done now !!
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thebear54
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Post by thebear54 on Oct 1, 2012 21:35:50 GMT
do what Joe did on Tilly, he used chemical metal to rebuild the faces, I kid you not, and how many miles has he done now !! What did you use on "Tilly ?? ?? ?? Did it work without damaging the belts ?? ?? ?? ...and can it be found here ?? ?? ?? John |
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Post by macplaxton on Oct 1, 2012 21:52:49 GMT
Can't be that desperate, it's not like you need him to get to work every day  Belts will still last several year at the mileage you rack up. If you're that bothered, just take off all the high spots and fill the troughs with Devcon putty. Maybe ask ITW Devcon what they might recommend for the application. |
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Post by mattsdafs on Oct 2, 2012 6:41:47 GMT
Good luck finding them John...in very short supply over here  If you do turn up a few units,pls let me know |
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Post by Nick on Oct 2, 2012 16:58:23 GMT
"Chemical Metal" its like an epoxy based 2 part system where you mix one part with another in equal quantities, and once hard its strong enough to be drilled, tapped, machined etc.. Joe used it on his secondaries, showed me at that show we were at, his stuff was white in colour but it looked fine and had obviously stayed in place. Here is a link to the stuff on Wynns own website, www.wynns.uk.com/Product.aspx?p=638167&g=GRP_LOCT_PPCONSThis product is harder than Chemical metal so should be even more suited.... |
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Post by macplaxton on Oct 2, 2012 21:01:57 GMT
On the basis that Super Hans is in the wrong side of the pond, I still suggest that a type of Devcon epoxy will be the next nearest thing. |
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thebear54
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Post by thebear54 on Oct 2, 2012 21:37:14 GMT
I'm on the which side Rich ?? ?? ?? ;D ;D I took both Sheave assemblies over to my body shop guy and he is going to try some of his Professional grade Metal Epoxy on them. First he will media blast the rust away for a good bond. We'll see what happens, he has never tried this stuff on a "Friction/Contact" surface before.  We'll see IF he is able to save them,  John |
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Post by Kenr on Oct 3, 2012 11:04:59 GMT
Good luck with that. I can't see why it shouldn't do just fine. The old chemical metal type stuff is pretty hard core.
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Post by spunkymonkey on Oct 3, 2012 13:11:06 GMT
Sorry for the delay on this, John. Tilly's pulleys are doing fine with chemical metal since february and about 5 or 6k miles. It's fallen out of the shallower pits but seems quite happy in the deeper stuff where it matters. And I did it in a car park without the benefit of grit blasting or anything more high-tech than a bit of petrol for degreasing! Bear in mind that there shouldn't be appreciable slipping in use if the belts are tensioned, so abrasion of the epoxy isn't really a problem  |
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