Small progress again. The new drums and spacers from Franke are in order.
The drums have been sitting in the car since last autumn, so I painted them with some zinc primer and heat-resistant paint before installing them.
Removed the old worn oval drums and inspected how the brakes condition after the Airmighty trip.
The brakes were dry and in good condition, albeit a bit dusty, which was expected. While waiting for some longer wheel bolts, I switched back to the original Euro lenses. Also event season has started to kick off, so I figured it was about time I dealt with the leaking tranny once and for all.. (Because no-one likes a leaking tranny)
Replaced the nose cone gasket and checked the breather hole.
Pulled out my 3D-printed plugs that I installed before the Airmighty trip and hammered in the new aluminum ones.
“Transmission should finally be sealed,” I thought, and set it down properly. Then I was met with oil from the input shaft seal. Probably because it had been standing upright for a while, but I wasn't going to take any chances. I ordered a new input shaft seal and replaced it.
Put the whole assembly back in, changed the engine oil, and filled up the transmission.
The new wheel bolts arrived and were cut to the correct length.
As usual, I’m terrible at taking photos, but as seen in the images below, the wheels ended up sitting much wider in the arches.
I’m still struggling with a leaking gearbox, though. The front mount continues to get completely soaked in oil. I suspect I may have overfilled it. I’m going to try opening the fill hole with the car on the ground and see if anything runs out.
Take care!
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