what have you wrenched on your bronco(s) today?

[broncosbybart]

Can't say on that. Was the cover loose? I'm sure I removed it but I couldn't tell you why at this point...

[chuzie]

Continued working on my hydraulic cylinder install. Ended up fabricating taller brackets to mount to the tie rod in a effort to achieve parallel between the tie rod and the cylinder. Everything is pretty close tolerance but will work just fine. I clocked the tie rod ends to reduce tie rod roll and will tack the jam nuts once I confirm my alignment is within spec.

I need to have some longer hoses made tomorrow and find some UHMW rod or tube to install internally to limit ram travel to 6.25" as I do not have the typical 8" throw most folks have.

[chuzie]

Oh, also emptied a huge spray bottle of mold and mildew killer into my Escort. It got flooded the other week and the mildew is starting to take over. Yuck!

[chuzie]

The transmission on the Escprt is going south. May have taken water. Sucks!

Had a spacer made at the machine shop to reduce the stroke on my steering ram and installed it in the cylinder. Headed out on a mission tomorrow so I will be installing and testing the new cylinder setup when I get back.

[snipes243]

The transmission on the Escprt is going south. May have taken water. Sucks!

Had a spacer made at the machine shop to reduce the stroke on my steering ram and installed it in the cylinder. Headed out on a mission tomorrow so I will be installing and testing the new cylinder setup when I get back.

Where did you put the spacer?

[chuzie]

Inside the cylinder on the shaft between the rear and front seals.

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[snipes243]

Correct me if I'm wrong but won't that just limit the travel in one direction? I do something similar at work but it only limits the travel in one direct.


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[broncosbybart]

Correct, but the overall stroke would be reduced by the same amount. He can split the difference as the cylinder doesn't have a true center like a steering box does.

[chuzie]

Chuck had the same question yesterday. Had I done the spacer with tabs already installed for an 8" stroke, i would have an issue but this was a relocation so fresh tabs installed as if it was a 6.25" stoke ram.

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[Broncitis]

Picked up a junk yard Aluminum air filter housing off of a 90 something ford and cleaned it up and put a new air filter in it and installed. Put some panty hose over the snorkel on it to limit larger particles from clogging the filter.