the bush mechanic

[BILLBY]

yes saw the show ,been out playing for years
seen the 8 gauge in the older fellas tool kits
there is always a way too limp home ,fabricate something from rubbish
I broke a tie rod end while away a the humble cable tie did over 150km of desert running
to me just thinking about using different things to solve a problem appeals
what else have you got ,used or seen to make a repair
please share well all love a good chinwag round the fire about the time we did this to fix that

 

[chris_stoffa]

Best one i have seen is to get the engine to "lock up" and get the flywheel off on a single pot motor ( pump) on the farm was remove the spark plug and stuff a long piece of rope into the cylinder until no more would fit , then turn the crank , compress the rope (stops the movement dead ) and then use a big bar to remove the nut off the flywheel crankshaft .

Do the repair ( replace the sheared flywheel keyway) then replace / tighten the nut using the same process and then back off the piston and pull out the rope - spray a bit of light oil in there , turn it over to relube the cylinder wall , replace spark plug and start motor.

Took all of 20 minutes

I thought that was ******** brilliant at the time and still do

 

[noelh]

Best one i have seen is to get the engine to "lock up" and get the flywheel off on a single pot motor ( pump) on the farm was remove the spark plug and stuff a long piece of rope into the cylinder until no more would fit , then turn the crank , compress the rope (stops the movement dead ) and then use a big bar to remove the nut off the flywheel crankshaft .

Do the repair ( replace the sheared flywheel keyway) then replace / tighten the nut using the same process and then back off the piston and pull out the rope - spray a bit of light oil in there , turn it over to relube the cylinder wall , replace spark plug and start motor.

Took all of 20 minutes

I thought that was ******** brilliant at the time and still do

I used a 5/8 socket as a universal end cap and it got me from Dubbo to Wellington NSW which is about 50klm and at my uncles we replaced the socket with a cap he had in his shed which got me back to Sydney lol
Cheers
Noel

 

[billolga]

Check this Thread.

http://www.4x4earth.com.au/forum/other-miscellaneous/1040-bush-repairs.html

 

[BILLBY]

stainless steel

sorry should have said stainless steel cable ties the good lady exhaust has been hanging off 1 for well over 6 mths now .
better than wire anytime