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Today's Accomplishment
Well today i've upgraded my electrolysis bath, I originally had issues with my first very simple design as the electrode cable was put into the water meaning that it was eaten away and snapped off, thus stopping the process. So i decided to get around that by making a new bigger electrolysis bath:
Electrolysis Bath 1.0 Electrolysis Bath 2.0: I think that Electrolysis Bath 2.1 will include a better method of holding rusty parts, as the current method involves some string . Let me know what you think or if you have any questions about the process.
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Nice one Tatey .... Very well worked out
Have you been using washing soda for the electrolite or have you been using something more hardcore ? I have mostly new parts but I do have some stuff that could do with a good zap I'll follow your progress with interest
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I'm just using soda crystals at the moment as they are cheap and easy to get hold of since they are only £1 for 1kg from Tesco.
I have to say it was quite fun just making up the new bath as I went along, makes a welcome change from following the build guide for the car . I'll be putting my hub carriers in once I can figure out how to remove the bearings, as I've learned from my uni course, that bearings really do not like electricity. I also need to figure out how to dissemble (without breaking ) the drum brake assembly, as that needs a good clean as well.
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I seem to remember that they use pre-loaded taper bearings, if that is the case, once the oil seals are removed, the bearing inner races should just pop out Doubt the tank will hurt the outer race shells !!?? I do stand to be corrected though
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From what I've been told, the electricity pits the surface of the ball bearings, outer and inner races, thus creating an uneven surface and vastly shortening the life of the bearings. So i guess its better to be safe than sorry, well thats if the outer race can be removed easily .
I had a quick look at them last week and they definitely are tapered bearings.
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I know it is probably needless but I have a personal thing about re-using an outer race once I have drifted it out .... Probably because I know what I have done to it getting it out I wouldn't imagine that bearing kits are too expensive & you get piece of mind + new oil seals
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