xrocketengineer
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Equipment
BX1880, FEL, Grapple, 36 in. Forks, 48in. MMM, Quick Spade, Ripper
Well I finally got it done today and it took me most of the day:
I replaced the two snap rings, the four balls, the four dampers for the balls and the boot. All the parts I replaced, except for the dampers that had disintegrated, could have been reused. The hardest part was that both of the joints in front and rear are spring loaded axially and you are fighting that constantly when removing and installing the spacer. I even had to install the spacer temporarily so that spring inside the joint was compressed in order to install the large snap ring that goes under the boot. I had to buy a new set of snap ring pliers since the new ring was a lot stiffer than the old one. So it is doable, but not super easy for an old guy like me.
By the way, from the "belts and suspenders" department", I did come up with my simple way of ensuring that the engine would not start accidentally:
I replaced the two snap rings, the four balls, the four dampers for the balls and the boot. All the parts I replaced, except for the dampers that had disintegrated, could have been reused. The hardest part was that both of the joints in front and rear are spring loaded axially and you are fighting that constantly when removing and installing the spacer. I even had to install the spacer temporarily so that spring inside the joint was compressed in order to install the large snap ring that goes under the boot. I had to buy a new set of snap ring pliers since the new ring was a lot stiffer than the old one. So it is doable, but not super easy for an old guy like me.
By the way, from the "belts and suspenders" department", I did come up with my simple way of ensuring that the engine would not start accidentally:
