General 4x4 rebuild underway!

[Most Easterly Pandas]

I'm away for a few weeks

Going anywhere nice?

 

[Crashtest33]

Recon Propshaft!! :slayer:

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

O-ahh.

Nice and clean looking

 

[Alan.D]

Recon Propshaft!! :slayer:

Did mine just before going to Istanbul

 

[Crashtest33]

Diff and Axle casing in for shot blasting and powder coating. Being rebuilt by A1 Premier Transmissions Ltd. Photos next week! :slayer:


btw, just seen the Duralumin sump guard by OMP. Surely I could make one myself for a fraction of the price?! (A mate runs an alumininum fabrications company)

 

[Alan.D]

sounds/looks like some good work is going into the panda

 

[Crashtest33]

Hey Peeps

Couple of things.
1. Have I found my engine???

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270257929218&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=017

2. Those stupid circular dishes between the front hub and upright are pretty rotten. The thicker piece that the caliper bolts to is fine. Do I really need em? Or can they be got rid of?

Cheers

p.s. Does anyone know where to buy M8 Bolts and nuts with a 1.25mm pitch?

 

[pandafan]

You can get rid ... but check your discs and pads more regularly

 

[Lesnewell]

1) Yup, that's the engine BUT you also need the wiring, ECU, front down pipe with lambda sensor, immobiliser, immobiliser pickup from the ignition barrel and a key. Someone on the Punto forum sells a chip for the ECU that allows you to do away with the immobiliser and key. It is best if you can strip the car yourself so you get all the bits you need. It helps to have a look at a Haynes manual first.

2) do you mean the tin stone guards? These are supposed to protect the disc from stones thrown up by the wheels but IMHO they don't do a lot. Lots of cars run without them.

3) Try a specialist fastener supplier. Have a look in the Yellow pages for one in your local area.

 

[Alan.D]

Looks good, fiat still supply the stone guards, think they are about £12.

 

[Crashtest33]

Panda 4x4 Rebuild: More recon parts!!

My rear axle, brake plates and other parts all blasted and powder coated :slayer:

 

[Alan.D]

Wow! nuff said.

 

[Crashtest33]

Front & Rear Hubs

The Front & Rear hubs for the 4x4 appear identical. Are they??

 

[Alan.D]

Well they say they are BUT I had a problem with a replacement front hub, if you look in the guide section (replacing the hub) I found that one hub has a small protrusion the other is flat. When I replaced the one with the protrusion it was grinding & rubbing somehow? so replaced it with the flat one and no problem.

 

[Crashtest33]

Interesting.

I've just looked at the codes on the rubber bearing surround and they are very slightly different as are the units.
The old rears say '633540' and the old fronts say '633292C'
I have one new "rear" hub unit which does have the same code as the old rears.
Also the rear hub has a groove around the bearing seal that the rear axle flange lip docks with. The front one doesn't.
So I'm thinking you could use rear ones on the front but not the other way around.

 

[Crashtest33]

New bits! :-D

Rebuilding the rear brake plates.
New drive shafts. :slayer:
And lots of new nuts and bolts (took bloody ages to measure and document all their types and uses! )

 

[Crashtest33]

Engine Out!!

Engine out and off to Surface Processing Ltd in Dudley next Tuesday :slayer:
(My mate James helping with the engine in the photos)

 

[Bougainvillea Rosso]

This Panda is going to look the bees knees when it's finished. Great stuff!:worship:

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

:yeahthat: did you know that the Fiat dealership manuals recomend that the engines are dropped out the bottom of the engine, lol.

I guess you've just proved it can be done your way also

 

[udtrev]

did you know that the Fiat dealership manuals recomend that the engines are dropped out the bottom of the engine

Hmmmmmmmm
Hows that work ? You have engines like Russian dolls ?