Finishing the Brass Trunions

[PeterK]

The road draft tube on my 3A does that job nicely lol! But up front, I have to coat everything to keep it new looking.

 

[Tinster]

Let's get crackin' with some soap and water under there Dale!

It seems that with a little rain and below 80 degree weather and you turn into a slug with the maintenance work.

C'mon, chop, chop.......

"Stupid is as Stupid does."

I had not a clue, me being a non-mechanic owner and all.
A suspension rebuild in less than 1,300 miles. BLARGH!!!

Is it possible to salvage the new bushings I just installed?


<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 14pt">Up on jackstands AGAIN!!!</span></span>

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[swift6]

With rust prone conditions like that, have you checked under your Jeep lately?

 

[Twosheds]

Boeshield T-9 was actually developed for use on aircraft hardware (by Boeing), and helps keep the rust off.

<span style="font-style: italic">Boeshield</span> - now that's something I haven't thought about in a while. Works well, Dale.

There are still a few words burned into my brain from when I studied for the Aircraft Mechanic test 30-odd years ago. One is <span style="font-style: italic">Par-al-ketone</span>, a sticky anti-corrosion substance you brush onto the innards of seaplanes that are used in saltwater. Maybe it's still around or maybe Boeshield superceded it.

Two other words I can't forget are <span style="font-style: italic">Aliphatic Naphtha</span> and <span style="font-style: italic">False Brinelling</span>.

 

[angelfj1]

Dale: When I was in college back in the sixties, I worked summers on a blueberry farm close to the NJ shore. We had antiquated equipment, tractors, etc. One of my jobs every Monday was to spray all the exposed mechanical parts, steering, suspension, cables, levers, etc., with WD 40. We bought this in 55 gal drums and I used a litle hand pump type garden sprayer to wet down all the stuff. I often wonder if the spray really did prevent corrosion. WD40 is primarily a water displacement agent. But I can tell you I visited that farm maybe 20 years later, and much of the same equipment was still in use. AND the blueberries were as sweet as ever. Ah memories.

WD40 is available at the despot by the gal. Maybe its worth a try.

Happy Easter

 

[Tinkerman]

Ah.... Now the true Genius of the Triumph engineers comes to light!

Tinkerman the enlightened

 

[CraigLandrum]

My son mentioned that we had painted one of these things with KBS but that it did not stick well and CCURTISS recommended using POR15. I'll admit that I haven't tried POR15 but when I was looking for paint to use on the parts that attach to the frame I looked at both POR15 and KBS. Both are sold via the web and not distributed through normal paint channel like Lowes or hardware stores. I suspect that both are made from the same basic stuff but have not verified this. I believe that the KBS did not stick to the bronze because it was not a rusted or blasted surface, but was smooth a shiny.

I can say that when KBS is applied to blasted parts that it sticks like crazy and forms a coating that seems to be impervious to dents or bangs. I took a finished suspension part and banged it against the edge of our workbench - not a scratch or dent on it, so I'm hoping it will hold up to rocks and other pavement hazards.

I love the way the KBS goes on. I put two coats on all our parts but suspect that I could have gotten away with just one. A quart has covered every suspension part on the car along with the rear leaf springs and the diff and we still have some left over. It would make an low-cost alternative to powder coating for a frame. The appearance when dry is glossy black.