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Sunday 11th November
"D22 Gearbox Removal Part 2" |
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| Another day, trying to get the gearbox out of D22! Also today, the cab electrics were stripped. |
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Above: A new technique... Heating the seized bolts - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Bolts get subjected to serious heat - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Closeup - © C.Anderson |
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While Tom and Billy were heating bolts and trying to loosen them at the back at the bus, some work was done in the cab to strip out remaining electrics / switches of which the best will be used to replace any worn components in D23. The windscreens, which were previously present were removed and stored by Mark Budd and John Kennedy earlier in the week. |
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Above: Cab instruments prior to removal - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Cab wiring prior to removal - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Unique Dennis instrument panel fitted - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Instrument panel removed - © C.Anderson |
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Above: D22 with wiring loom removed - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Electrical board removed - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Manufacturer badges and notices removed - © C.Anderson |
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Above: John upstairs to assess formica removal - © C.Anderson |
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| Meanwhile, at the back of the bus, Tom and Billy were still working away trying to loosen the bolts holding the gearbox in place |
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Above: Pondering the next move - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Tom buries his head to assess the mountings at the back of the gearbox - © C.Anderson |
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Above: A moment of thought - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Tom back inside the engine compartment - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Another mounting gets unbolted - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Bolts gets loosened - © C.Anderson |
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Above: What on earth is still holding this gearbox on? - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Undoing another mounting - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Almost there - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Another mounting removed - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Gearbox ever so slowly starts to seperate from the engine - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Tom assesses from underneath D22 - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Assistance in the form of an engine hoist to try and budge it - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Trying to gently rock the gearbox free - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Trying to work out what is stopping the gearbox - © C.Anderson |
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Above: If in doubt, grind it out! - © C.Anderson |
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Above: Some more grinding - © C.Anderson |
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Above: After 8 hours solid, we admit defeat for another day - © C.Anderson |
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