bill

9 January 2017 at 18:50 #52234

I have also had a very good, long search and cant find it either. Sorry !

bill

8 January 2017 at 17:02 #52229

I dont have a link but this seems to be the way to find old listings :-
Go to the Search page. …
Click the Advanced Search tab.
Enter your search keywords and other search options (if desired).
Click the “Completed Items” checkbox offered in the section Refine your search.
I hope this helps.
By the way I have sent a reply to your message about the wings. They are still available.

bill

7 January 2017 at 13:09 #52227

Tim, did it actually sell ? Last time I looked there had not been any bids.

bill

7 January 2017 at 09:08 #52225

I think that there was one advertised on EBay a few weeks ago – or was it LG45. Is there a difference ?

bill

6 December 2016 at 17:45 #52206

Thanks David for that. Very interesting ! There is hope in the future for all those original castings etc we have had to discard over the years !!

bill

5 December 2016 at 19:42 #52203

Further to my above post I have been told (by an engineer who knows these things and also knows what an LG gearbox looks like) that it could be possible to weld cracks in old castings by laser welding or alternatively by high velocity welding. Previously these techniques had only been available to professional customers but are now apparently available to ordinary mortals. These welding techniques apparently avoid all the heat build up associated with conventional welding and are not affected by the impurities in old castings.
Does anyone have any experience of these techniques ? Are they very expensive ?

bill

29 November 2016 at 18:14 #52202

No need to reply to the above requests now as I have solved my problems and have nearly finished making a new steering wheel.
Not too keen on the quoted ?350 + to recover the wheel “as original” so I am going to investigate the alternatives …………

bill

24 November 2016 at 09:26 #52197

Barry, what did you do in the end about your steering wheel ?
It seems that recoating a steering wheel “as original” is very expensive. However the person who has resprayed bodywork for me says that he can spray my steering wheel wheel with a large number of black “dulled down” coats of modern paint so that it will appear very close to the original look. This will not be very expensive.
I am wondering what to do ! Any advice appreciated.

bill

22 November 2016 at 16:32 #52196

Does anyone ,by any chance, have an old LG45 steering wheel boss that they no longer have any use for ? This is the central aluminium bit which is clamped over the top of the steering column. The steering wheel is then riveted/bolted to it. It is about 3″ long and about 2″ in diameter and with a flange on one end. The other end has a split in it with a bolt.
I understand that this type of boss often broke and that therefore there might be broken ones lurking somewhere ?
I need an old one as a pattern to make up new spokes for a steering wheel so any offers gratefully received !
Thanks.

bill

18 November 2016 at 15:13 #52191

Thanks David for that. Yes, it sounds a very sorry (and expensive) tale ! With all your other problems with the car I dont know how you have remained sane. Well done for all your persistence in completing such a lovely car.

bill

17 November 2016 at 18:29 #52188

David, thanks very much for that and I will bear it in mind. Whereabouts is the damage on the sump ? Was it just bad welding or was it the impurities in the metal which was the problem ? I understand that the Meadows casting material was very poor during the 1930s for both engine and gearbox. Is it possible to effect an engineering rather than a welding solution ?
Thanks again.

bill

17 November 2016 at 09:31 #52186

Thanks very much Laurence. Yes, I saw this and know the seller. Unfortunately it was M45 not LG.
Thanks anyway.

bill

15 November 2016 at 18:45 #52180

Very sorry to hear this Nigel and I hope you get all your parts back.
From the legal point of view, I hope you know that no one who buys these parts can get legal title to them as ownership has not passed from you.
Once you can prove these items are yours they must be returned to you and you do not have to pay anything to any “purchaser” – whether innocent or not.
Best of luck with your efforts.

bill

23 October 2016 at 12:14 #52165

Well, Adam, I dont know about “on your shoulder” but I will say a few prayers for you if you insist !
When (or before) you take the gearbox apart it is worth checking one other thing. In my (limited) experience the G9 casing can easily crack between the oil drain hole and the front layshaft bearing hole. This is definitely a weak spot. It is also often the cause of oil leaks from this area. My advice is not to try and get it welded. Apart from impregnation of oil in the casting over 80 years or so it seems that the original aluminium casting was very poor and had lots of impurities. My solution (which has reduced leaks by about 95%) was to make up a welded ali “bandage” which was secured to the oil filler hole (under the filler plug) and picked up on one of the studs for the layshaft bearing cover plate. Before bolting on the “bandage” I smeared it with a modern ali epoxy glue as a “belt and braces” fix. You may be able to improve on this mod !! I can let you have a photo of my mod if you have this problem. I dont think it looks very noticeable and you would have to know your G9 gearboxes very well to spot it !!
I understand that new G9 gearbox casings are available from LMB but (understandably) they are very expensive.

bill

20 October 2016 at 08:39 #52162

Is there enough space to get an endoscope into the axle casing to observe what is happening when you move the halfshaft up or down ? These endoscopes are not too expensive and are very useful. Or can you borrow one ?