Re: 718 Rebuild_Australia
Verfasst: Do Apr 09, 2015 13:20
Well, it's been a while since I last posted, and whilst the body is progressing I decided prior to Christmas to concentrate on assembling the transfer case and engine/gearbox and the ancillaries, mainly so I could reduce the inventory of parts scattered around my workshop.
The good news is as of today I've substantially reduced the number of individual parts into a few assemblies.
The work over the past months includes:
1/. Rebuilding of the Vacuum Actuators
2/. Completion of the rebuilt transfer case.
3/. Building of a new main-front wiring loom.
4/. Complete rebuilding of the motor and ancillary components.
The rebuilt vacuum actuators.....these are not generally rebuildable components but some parts are available and I always insist "virtually anything can be rebuilt"
The T-Case is generally accepted as the weak point of TD Pinzgauers, especial auto's where drivers often disregard recommendations on shifting from high to low and visa versa and therefore put substantial strain on the unit, so careful assembly and a few modifications/updates suggested by one of our brilliant members, was the order of the day.
The wiring loom incorporates new heavier wire in most cases and the headlights and additional lighting are now controlled by relays.
The motor rebuild was the most time consuming item.
Obtaining new TTY (Torque To Yield) conrod bolts was a problem but eventually I settled on fitting ARP "re-useable" units.
For the record, ARP VW G60 Corrado bolts DO fit the VW/Pinzgauer 2.4 D24TIC motor.
The T-Case just needed a bit of work and some TLC
The good news is as of today I've substantially reduced the number of individual parts into a few assemblies.
The work over the past months includes:
1/. Rebuilding of the Vacuum Actuators
2/. Completion of the rebuilt transfer case.
3/. Building of a new main-front wiring loom.
4/. Complete rebuilding of the motor and ancillary components.
The rebuilt vacuum actuators.....these are not generally rebuildable components but some parts are available and I always insist "virtually anything can be rebuilt"
The T-Case is generally accepted as the weak point of TD Pinzgauers, especial auto's where drivers often disregard recommendations on shifting from high to low and visa versa and therefore put substantial strain on the unit, so careful assembly and a few modifications/updates suggested by one of our brilliant members, was the order of the day.
The wiring loom incorporates new heavier wire in most cases and the headlights and additional lighting are now controlled by relays.
The motor rebuild was the most time consuming item.
Obtaining new TTY (Torque To Yield) conrod bolts was a problem but eventually I settled on fitting ARP "re-useable" units.
For the record, ARP VW G60 Corrado bolts DO fit the VW/Pinzgauer 2.4 D24TIC motor.
The T-Case just needed a bit of work and some TLC