In June and July we removed all the parts of the motion including 8 oil pots still in their NCB blue! All parts are in storage ready to be cleaned, repaired or replaced - probably a winter job.
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Oil pots from motion, still in NCB blue. Injector still has some NCB blue as well!
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Valve rods disconnected and slide bars where oil pots are located.
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LH piston about to be removed.
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LH piston removed. Very dry and with some rust on rings.
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| Before removing the LH piston we slackened the 4" nut on the RH piston. This was achieved by welding a tube to the box spanner. |
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Eccentric rods.
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4 eccentric rods to be removed.
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Eccentric rods disconnected.
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Eccentric straps for removal.
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| 4 eccentric straps and 1 rod on trolly! Hard work! |
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| The 2 valve connecting rods (centre) and the RH & LH con rods with crossheads on either side. |
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Both con rods in pit!
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| RH & LH big ends and slide bars. |
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All removed.
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Piston valve rods gone along with all other motion.
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