My Motorhome gear link repair..
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2023
- This is where I show you what I went through to fix a gear shift issue on my 32 year old Fiat Motorhome.
I still have lots of projects in the pipeline and lots of repeat work to do. The repeat work takes time to do and I still have chores to to. No chores mean - no brownie points and no brownie points means - no time in the shed. So please bear with me If I am a little slow in releasing new videos.
regards 
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Excellent machining skills and videography. I love your subtle humor and succinct narration!.
Thank you.... what's succinct..🤣
@@Thesheddweller 😁
succinct
sək-sĭngkt′
adjective
Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse.
I know you knew. Just throwing it out for whomever else might take notice.
@@Watchyn_Yarwood 🤣🤣😂🤣
Now THAT’S what I call a great video. Plenty of narration, explicit explanations and a close attention to detail. I see that you’ve been paying attention to Clickspring in you methodology. Fantastic video thanks.
Hi, thank you. The clickspring slip,..was a bit tongue in cheek. I couldn't possibly aspire to that level of machining. cheers
Love it Paul, and a great result. It takes me back to seeing my ‘master’ repairing Vauxhall Bedford gear linkages on 1950s/1960s vehicles, though they were very much cruder, and were repaired using brazing to build up the many bracket-holes and rod-ends. Thanks for a very entertaining video… and I’m glad you didn’t have to tell your wife she did a poor job! Les
So am I, I remember the three on a tree linkages when I was a kid. If the links ever parted company in my dads CA, I knew where to go to pop them back and being slim them days we didn't need the bottle jack. I proves that I was useful once in my life... 🤣
@@Thesheddweller Oh Man! The CA was the ultimate ‘linkage machine’, with a load of them in the throttle control as well!! And my Ford Consul Classic gearchange was no better. Memories🤣 Les
@@leslieaustin151 😅😅
always glad to see a new video from the shed dweller !
cheers ben.
hi, thanks.
Always satisfying to repair something that others might consider passed it.👍
My sentiments exactly.
Great video Paul! Always a pleasure watching you work.
Hi, thanks, cheers
Great job . Nice to have the skills and no doubt a fair bit of patience to accomplish a tricky job. 👌👌
Hi, I still wish I had knuckles on the back of my hands as well. 😁
Nice concise repair and a well made video, enjoyed, thanks!
Hi, thank you.
very very good job graet
Hi Thank you. regards
Enjoyed watching that thanks. Goes to show when you have a lathe it's not all about making new tools or repair old ones. Sometimes it's the mostly cost saving thing for that once in a blue moon job repair job 😅.
I restored an old myford ML7 and realised when you need it it saves time and money. And fun to do in fact i look for job just to use it😂.
Hi, yes its better when one can fix suff, ones self.
Very satisfying.
hi, glad you enjoyed.
Nice repair. You have a new motorhome now. Well, almost :)
Thanks, that would be super if that was the case. However, it's a pleasure to drive.so ill keep this one for a while.
Excellent repair Paul, I did the same on a Nissan Cabstar pick up, like yours, it took a lot of doing,, but was well worht the trouible!
Phil
Thanks, I guess I'm not the only one to do something like this, nor will I be the last. cheers
normal they seeze up on the bit you repaired probably better than new never were very positive even when new later ones also have probems always enjoy your poats thanks dave
Hi, the gear changing is spot on now. cheers.
FIAT = Fix It Again Tomorrow but in your case it won't be the parts you've just improved.
A friend once had a Fiat 127 Sport with a very similar gearstick action. Every now and then one of the joints would seperate and you had crawl underneath with the mechanics high-precision adjustable impact tool to make some improvements, thereby restoring the pudding stirrer to it's previous functionality.
Good work
I've yet to drive the van since the repair, but theres nothing worse than rolling to a stop while trying to find a gear... any gear. cheers
Spitzen mäßige reparatur 👍
Vielen Dank. Grüße
Great fix Paul !
Thought you were joking when you said you got a camper 😊😊😊
Hi Nell, ... I finally fixed it then Sharon decided that she liked a newer one.😡 Now, Ive got to sort the new one out now.
@@Thesheddweller " Sharon 2 Campers " 🤣🤣
Be careful both of you !
The camper isn't always greener on the other side 😳😳😳
Nice video!
Cheers
Usually fiat uses VM engines. Worth looking into it.
Hi, I know what engine I have in the van, it's a 280A1.000 1929ccTD. problem is, I can't find any information on it, not even any general service information. Still, If it goes bang one day, I'll know what else that'll fit. cheers.
job well done!!!
Hi, thanks.
I'm continually telling my wife she didn't wiggle the stick the right way. Thank God I didn't have to ream it as well.
😅great Job 👍but i think your Gear Stick is on the wrong side of your car...🤔you should try to repair this mistake allso😅😅😅😅
Hi, You're probably right, still, I can't complain because, it still works... Until the next bit drops off. cheers
24.025mm sounds like 24mm plus a thou to me.
spot on but, I tried not to mix this measurement. After hearing it couple more times, perhaps it would have sounded better. cheers
@@Thesheddweller I guess it's just where us Brits are in out metrification journey 🙄
Glad to see you back
Hi, thanks.
Why didn't you replace the ball joints and other nylon components while you had it apart? It might have saved having to go through all that effort again sometime in future.
Hi, good question. I didn't think that it was necessary at the time, but I might live to regret it yet. who knows.