Gear change bushes

The gear change bushes are notorious for perishing giving a gear change like stirring soup, so both ends of the rod have had the bushes replaced and adjusted.

New rubber bush and rilsan half bushes replaced both ends.

LHM suction feed

Replaced the LHM suction feed pipe from the filter to the HP pump with new hydraulic pipe and new mirex buckles. The old pipe was a bit of a stretch at 800mm so the new one was cut a bit longer.

New pipe sleeve and mirex buckle.

A piece of brown sleeving was added for heat shielding the top hose.

Accumulator

The accumulator stores a reserve of 62 bar pressure for the suspension and steering. Without it the hydraulic pump will continually try to keep up with pressure demand, which it can't do. This is not good for the pump and makes steering and suspension unresponsive and unsafe. The accumulator is similar to a suspension sphere as it has a diaphragm with nitrogen gas under pressure but without a damper valve. It screws onto the pressure regulator which cuts in and out according to demand. Replacing the accumulator is 10 steps back but well worth doing. Removal of the complete unit is required to unscrew the accumulator along with some other equipment, battery alternator etc.

Regulator and accumulator removed from car.

Here's a handy tool I made to remove spheres.
Needed a 5 foot long jack handle on the end as well!

New seals wetted with LHM.

Complete unit again ready for refitting.

Back on the car with new pipe seals and obligatory yellow paint marks.