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Mar 10th, 2021, 14:27 | #41 |
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To be honest nothing off this car is very bad, surprisingly. A quick blast with the wire wheel on the grinder or drill, a thorough degreasing and a rough up with the power file or sandpaper, then 2-3 coats of hydrate 80 followed by 2 part epoxy mastic is my current strategy. Anything that is too heavily pitted or compromised gets either binned or cut and repaired. Good to know about the heat. Thankfully almost everything has been blasted with a blowtorch or heat gun to remove the horrible bitumen underseal! |
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Dave. This reminds me of some MOT results on my 240. It is not only strange regulations. There is also varied interpretation. The 240 estate notoriously has apparently superficial corrosion at the rear. I knew it goes deeper and I have had it sorted. However. A generally straightforward tester passed the car one year. I asked him about getting welding done. He said no need. Next year he failed the car. The next day two testers in another also respected garage passed the car, knowing of the failure. Not exacly relevant to what you said. But there it is. Stephen |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saline_(medicine) Also from the OED aka dictionary.com : A solution of any salt, usually an isotonic sodium chloride solution.salt solution https://www.dictionary.com/browse/saline-solution?s=t As such, either is acceptable and for the purposes of the context i used "saline solution" in, makes the flow of the words better. Maybe i was unduly unkind to the late 70s Fiats as they weren't the only afflicted cars, many Lancias (not surprising as Fiat and Lancia were tied together then as they still are now) also suffered as did many 240s from the same time. The problem was poor quality Russian steel that had somehow found its way onto the general market.
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In this case the rear subframe failed at a section hidden under the fuel tank. |
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Yes Dave .... BUT .... the clue is in "also known as" .... Saline is a solution ... init .... if it were not it would surely I think be injurious to infuse .... so it is a tautology .... but hey, my comment was and is declared amiable pedant mode. This household has a medical sciences background .... Stephen . |
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OUCH !!!!!! Stephen . |
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The electrolysis method converts this rust back to good metal by deoxidising it. This makes the steel as thick (usually) as it was originally so restores the strength. This is where the hydrogen embrittlement comes from as it removes the oxygen from the iron in the steel but replaces it with hydrogen and a ferric oxide compound which manifests as a brown scum on the workpiece and/or the surface and eventually sinks to the bottom of the tank. That's why the component needs heating after the electrolysis to release the hydrogen. As for your painting methods Electrolytic derusting takes very little time or cost. If you have a tub big enough for the components, you can do it easily. You'll need an "old skool" battery charger or a slave battery plus new style charger, a piece of scrap steel, water and a bag of washing soda/soda crystals, usually between £1.00-1.50 for a bag of about 1-1.5kg depending on brand and where bought. Arrange the work piece in the tank so it is suspended, likewise with your piece(s) of scrap (sacrificial anodes) but place thse around the edge of the tank. Wire the anodes together and leave a tail of wire to connect to the +ve output of the charger. Run another wire from the workpiece so the -ve from the charger can be connected. Fill the tub up so the workpiece is covered with hot water, connect the charger and switch on. Add washing soda until the ammeter starts to move, indicating the process has started. I usually add about the same amount again and give it a gentle stir - this will usually cause a temporary surge in current - nothing to worry about as it will settle. Leave it overnight, switch off and remove the workpiece then rinse in plain water. Inspect to ensure all is removed, if not put it back in the tank and power it up again and leave it another 24 hours. Giving the tank a stir when you put the work back in can also help move the last bits although i have heard of some people use fish tank pumps to move the water around and/or aerate it - even a heater has been used to not only move the water round (thermosyphon idea) but also to increase the reaction making it faster/more efficient. The current will drop as the rust disappears and the anodes will become rusty - wire brushing or using another sacrificial anode in place of the workpiece and reversing the polarity of the charger will clean them again. As you can see, it takes no more time (possibly less) than a citric acid bath and also strengthens the workpiece. It's particularly useful for cleaning rusted threads, eccentric adjusters and similar and won't remove any original plating. Probably cheaper than citric acid too! Once drained and filtered, the solution can be used almost indefinitely as long as it's topped up to the level above the workpiece. Don't let the charger leads into the solution while removing rust, it will corrode the clips and wire on the charger!
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A coat of H80 on the crossmember to be followed by 2 part epoxy.
And the brake line bracket. Had to make a new one. A delivery arrived! Bits and bobs got an acid bath. Then dunked in strong tea - the tannic acid helps stop the flash rust. And a quick blast of galv spray. Why not. The brake discs also got a bath in acid as they are almost unused but had a layer of rust. I'm very pleased at how they came up and to be honest I think I will just reuse them. Did a brake line cleanup. Are copper lines standard fit? Regarding the brake octopus, is it worth removing and servicing this in any way or should I leave well alone? Bearing in mind I will be completely replacing all fluid. Next up, calipers. All bleed screws came out bar one. I blobbed some copper grease around it to stop weld from sticking. Then built up a nice big fat blobby weld. Then hammered on a fluted socket and loosened it right off with the impact gun. This is a good go-to method for removing broken bolts. The piston seals were rock hard and the pistons would not come out with any amount of compressed air. I had to resort to a grease gun. The problem is once one side falls out, you no longer have a seal to pass the pressure to the opposing piston. So I had to make a tool to hold one piston on the cusp of the seal and provide space for the opposite one to push out. I then had to blast a pressure washer jet through each port and through the caliper bridge to push all the grease out. Then the calipers soaked in hot degreaser to remove the remnants. A bath in paint stripper is next. After which the seals, boots, bleeders will be replaced and a coat of high temperature paint. Next, sorting out the steering gear. No leaks present whatsoever, I'm not replacing any seals. I just have to bend the locking tangs back. I didn't bother messing with the track rods, I just chopped them off and fitted a track rod removal tool which spun them off without drama. Then the rack is getting degunked and possibly a coat of paint since I'm here. Then new track rods and ends of course. |
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Good write up, I'm really enjoying this thread. Alan
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