The "A series". if you kept the puller in place when you turned the engine to TDC on 1& 4 then the c clip will still be stuck, remove the puller, tighten the flywheel bolt back up and hit the bolt a couple of times, that will reseat the clip (clip is a kind of thick horseshoe washer) then the flywheel should come off quite easy.
@rosskeen73256 ай бұрын
With the A series flywheel we used to put as much pressure as possible on the centre puller bolt and then whack the end of the bolt with a sledgehammer. Occasionally we may have needed to apply heat from the gas axe to the tapered flange assy on the flywheel. Never ever had to resort to an angle grinder.
@stuartmees33325 ай бұрын
'A' series flywheel. Missed the start of this but if its an 'S' steel crank its quite common for then to 'fret weld' together if not fitted correctly. Its essential that they are lapped together first to prevent that happening. I always did the same on iron cranks as well to ensure a perfect fit.
@MartinE636 ай бұрын
A series engine, it has a special two part ‘C’ washer holding the primary gear and controlling end float of the primary gear. If it’s moved as it will if the crank is not in the correct position then simply pulling off the flywheel and using big hammers etc will wreck the flywheel, the crankshaft and the washer. RTFM!
@davebartram17326 ай бұрын
I used to work for Austin Rover / Rover for 20yr back in the day and done A series & your k series , just thinking back on the A series I have seen guys forgetting to take the washer off before putting puller on , no matter how much pressure they won’t move, just a thought washer is off the and your pushing against the crank 🤣 K series were buggers for oil leaks on head gasket and we had to do a mod to oil way from block to head as they didn’t line up so had to taper oil way in direction to Aline and yeh steel dowls and send plastic ones back to factory on recall
@jamesplotkin46746 ай бұрын
Lee, your hair is nice. Not only archive all emails into a titled file, I'd suggest you also print them out just in case. File folders in an upright cabinet will last generations.
@iandavison-fn5zp6 ай бұрын
In the day we put the engine at 1 and 4 load the puller as tight as you can get it and just poured boiling water on the flywheel it should expand off the taper….and give it a tap on the puller bolt.
@Ben-Dixey6 ай бұрын
Did you remove the bolt securing the flywheel on the A series ?
@davidnorton58876 ай бұрын
The customer of your customer stitched you up like a kipper lol.
@Mercmad6 ай бұрын
Played the system like a violin.
@70sAirForceBrat6 ай бұрын
On the a series, instead of using a hammer or mallet try using a large air hammer with a flat bit. Maybe the rapid shock from the air hammer will help break it loose.
@stevefuller17796 ай бұрын
Hi, a while back you were discussing piston ring gaps and you stated that only the top ring was for compression and the rest were for oil control, after more than fifty years as a mechanic, having built dozens of engines, I was stunned! I thought " I never knew that" I'd always thought that, at least, the top two or three were for compression. I was doing some research to show someone else my new found knowledge only to find I was correct all along. Cold you clear this point up please as an awful lot of people have now been miss informed. Still love the channel though.
@Ben-Dixey6 ай бұрын
That happens all the time on this channel. It's more entrainment than education, best to use knowledge elsewhere.
@grahamb16 ай бұрын
On the A series the position of the crank determines whether the flywheel will come off or not. The C clip that holds the primary gear spacer on must be in the upright position at TDC 1 and 4. If you've tried to take it off with it not in this position all you'll have done is jam the flywheel against it because it's dropped out of position and there's a strong possibility you'll have bent it. If you have tried to remove it with it out of TDC 1 and 4 before you try anything release the pressure on the puller and knock the flywheel back towards the block to try and shock it in to position and then try to remove it again. The other possibility is it's been assembled 180 degrees out!
@ataxpayer7236 ай бұрын
It's great to heart that some legal bods have offered their services to you. Now could be a good time to have one of them update your Terms & Conditions. This would help Barum to avoid any future disputes, or potential warranty claims with customers.
@OH2023-cj9if5 ай бұрын
Don't waste your time with him, he refused to listen to people. Watch the videos for entertainment.
@duffield55aj6 ай бұрын
That A series, get a wide blade screw driver and jam the flywheel in the starter motor cavity tighten extra as tight as you can ensuring it is puller is true. Then hammer the centre extractor bolt. Vibration should break the fit, it’s a taper.
@antburrows31016 ай бұрын
If you are a good shot with a 4lb lump hammer tighten the puller and hit the bolt till you hear the puller ringing then take your 4lb lump hammer and hit the flywheel through the ,starter motor hole.This has to be done carefully so you do not damage the housing .In all the ones I did this way I never damaged a housing and had a 100% record removing the flywheel.
@johnedge9196 ай бұрын
For the A series flywheel, see if you can locate a hydraulic puller, if you do, bolt some retaining bars to the casing as these pullers can break your leg with the force that the flywheel releases, Good luck!
@neilstevens20626 ай бұрын
John Guess from Guessworks has a puller that will get the bad boy off but currently not showing available on his website. I had a similar problem, used a fairly heavy duty puller, knackered that tried another but no joy. Spent ten minutes with a blow torch to get some heat in there then used liberal amounts of Freeze spray to try and shock it. It took three attempts or so, each time tightneing a little more, more heat, more freeze spray then bang. Off it came. Good luck as they can be utter gits.
@itsverygreen5326 ай бұрын
Just so you know, 1) the claim does not go agiant YOU it goes against the company, so even if it stood unpiad it does NOT affect your personal credit rating, your ability to get a mortgage or anything else, it affects the COMPANIES credit rating ... and 2) if you pay within 28 days it never even gets notified to the credit agencies, so it doesn't come off, because it never even goes on. Its only when unpaid after 28 days that anyone outside the court will know about it.
@davidmclean61786 ай бұрын
A S50 sleeper build. YES PLEASE!! That would be AWESOME.
@davidcoyle71256 ай бұрын
%100 agree with Steves-Bikes, even if its just tight the process of removing and reapplying the puller may just be enough to break the seal on the tapper, puller needs to be %100 square , good luck.
@tonytasker4896 ай бұрын
I'd be taking the garage to the claims court as they're the ones who ballsed up. You're paying for their incompetence.
@andywalsh11856 ай бұрын
Glad things worked out with the court case 👍and don’t worry about the grey hair mines almost fallen out on the roof might be time to go garybaldy 😂😂 keep up with the good work on the channel 👍
@daledavies23346 ай бұрын
Got the horseshoe hair cut,eh?😂
@andywalsh11856 ай бұрын
@@daledavies2334 not yet but the fringe is disappearing over the horizon slowly 😂😂😂
@slyteen21976 ай бұрын
Financial credit scores are one step away from social credit scores. Do not comply!
@eddieMurphy111116 ай бұрын
Listen do not worry about your hair grow old gracefully grey hair is not so bad at least you have some once you start colouring it that it you will be doing it for years .glad the out come was ok thanks for the video
@jdsmort6 ай бұрын
You mentioned a sledgehammer..... I always used one getting this off on 1100/1300 engines..... most of the ones I did had beed original factory connect, and were so difficult to break the "joint" on the taper, but the sledge seemed to solve the problem.
@tomrayborn65586 ай бұрын
On the A series get the strongest air hammer you have and give it a blast on puller bolt , Good Luck !
@C_Dana6 ай бұрын
On that A series flywheel, use a pneumatic air hammer. Don't go full bore but randomly increase and decrease the hammering force. The vibration may help release the flywheel from the taper.
@williamallen78366 ай бұрын
Emails mean nothing until the offical paperwork is completed.
@Mercmad6 ай бұрын
or your name is Fani Wallace.
@ataxpayer7236 ай бұрын
That person who is calling at 5.30pm might want to give you 5 engines to rebuild, or it could be an equipment supplier who wishes to sponsor your race car.
@keithfletcher61236 ай бұрын
Could have been ‘the claimant’ saying he’s seen the light and wants to know how he can refund you and help put a strategy together to claim against the garage you actually contracted with … Or maybe not 😅
@lennewton81846 ай бұрын
With reference to the A series flywheel stuck on the crank is that Sykes Pickavant used to do a heavy duty mini flywheel puller a solid bit of kit with a hydraulic puller assy, if you can get hold of one this may do the trick. Len.
@mattbanagan5 ай бұрын
What about the second A series one you were going to do yesterday? Looking forward to that!
@RobertCox-u5o6 ай бұрын
1 & 4 @TDC to stop C washer dropping part way into gearbox and reducing engine & gearbox to a large paper weight!! Tighten clutch removal bolt tight a you dare then apply heat then go and have a cup of tea. flywheel will fall off while you are not looking. Rob Cox
@Dave-SmilerAlf6 ай бұрын
Lovely clean workshop, pity you have to put engine parts in that dirty old yellow bucket. Come on Lee, splash out on a new bucket.
@paulchisholm93926 ай бұрын
On the A series flywheel we tried the heat (but not oxy acetylene) and hammers through the starter motor hole. All that happened was the puller stripped the threads out of the flywheel. We resorted to using an angle grinder. Perhaps yours is also welded on.
@audreyleithes29946 ай бұрын
I dont like to have the pistons on 1-4 at tdc because if the horse shoe that secures the primary gear has been fitted upside down previously it could drop down and lock the flywheel i like flywheel at 9-3 which puts the horse shoe in a safer position.
@barbaraneville50366 ай бұрын
You were CC 'd into the Email 🙂 Which goes to the recipient as well as yourself
@Impulse_Guy6 ай бұрын
A-series, build up pressure on it with the puller then rattle the flywheel with a blunt ended air chisel. After a good blast with the air chisel put more pressure on with the puller and give it another go with the chisel.
@markcherriman61366 ай бұрын
When's the next claim coming up because now you have left yourself wide open every chancer will be after you .
@clivewilliams36616 ай бұрын
Why is the claim and hence the potential CCJ against Lee and not the company?
@RuthlessMindset686 ай бұрын
I would be vigilant on checking your personal and business credit reports. As it sounds like the opposing lawyer may have opened a second case number to chase other collection avenues. Which is fraudulent because the opposite party hadn’t authorized it. Which is something that you can actually sue their lawyer for fraud, plus put a complaint against them thru the barristers association!
@multirole2406 ай бұрын
I would ask for written confirmation that all is now settled and you credit rating is now clear..
@mikehipperson6 ай бұрын
At least the clock's right twice a day!
@serialcoins6 ай бұрын
The problem with most of the comments is they are written by people who have never had any dealings with the court or small claims. It would seem the guy opened two claims for the two amounts. When you paid the initial amount the claimant either did not or the court not mark this as closed. Solicitors won't help - unless you don't mind if they charge you £200 for a 90 minute phone call. Best be more diligent in future, although I'm not sure you are telling the whole story sometimes
@kester2706 ай бұрын
I hope that head got cleaned again. I did see some stuff fall out of it when you tipped it up. Blast media or alu shavings 🙈
@JezCunningham6 ай бұрын
You said "I saved those emails". There's no need to EVER delete any email - I can go back over 15 years and from time-to-time it's useful. Keep them all!!!
@TheOriginalDaveJ6 ай бұрын
Unless you have a Gmail account. .
@ZafiraSteve6 ай бұрын
@@TheOriginalDaveJ I have a Gmail account. Goes back to 2001 the day I invented it
@WhiteDieselShed6 ай бұрын
Same I delete nothing, When upgrading the PC I take a backup and create the bootable operating system in a virtual machine so I can roll back to my first PC from 1996.
@wallaceandgromitltd6 ай бұрын
just come across this one wow blast from past A series use to do them 40+ year ago in situ no fun when 6 foot 1", no wonder my backs knackered. tell me sod off for stating obvious but 1st you have taken the keyed washer from crank end would not be first time its been missed and is the centre bobbin on end of thrust bolt central and not catching lip of inner flywheel.
@oldschool19936 ай бұрын
Skip to 7:46 for the drama.
@Google_Is_Evil6 ай бұрын
If your man does not want to do the evo wings, maybe Yorkshire Car restorations wants to do a collab with you guys? They have been doing several KZbinrs BMW cars now and they are no strangers to putting new bottoms on front wings.
@silvermane93706 ай бұрын
They do amazing work but might be a bit snowed under with work right now but you never know.
@kenmcnaughton58826 ай бұрын
What is that grimy old bucket doing in the nice clean work space?
@ataxpayer7236 ай бұрын
Two claim numbers for the SAME claim?. This sounds like the court has screwed up, and you should have grounds to have the original court ruling dismissed.
@ataxpayer7236 ай бұрын
Suggestion: Reduce your video workload to 2 videos per week. The use the time that you save to keep making improvements to the workshop.
@herbward52406 ай бұрын
Lee, the clock is still accurate twice a day mate.
@bob1947essex6 ай бұрын
The court will have ALL the paperwork, and get copies of them. I'm failing to understand why your court paperwork got in a muddle, it is pretty easy to follow.
@adamhewie19626 ай бұрын
So you want a change from a cossie. I spoke to you regarding my mazda vvt for a engine revamp. I don't think I've seen you do any on your channel. What do you say lee😇
@arobinson19776 ай бұрын
Red bins for small parts not big yellow bucket
@colinscutt51046 ай бұрын
I still cant believe you payed that guy since HE HAD NO CONTRACT WITH YOU . as you worked for his "garage" you should sue him for fraud or false representations imo
@jmcorr6 ай бұрын
Don’t need a contract if they are alleging negligence.
@HuntsChris6 ай бұрын
He had no choice because he didn't follow the court procedure. If he had followed the court timescales he probably wouldn't have paid a penny.
@HuntsChris6 ай бұрын
@@jmcorrThe general rule in English law is that you cannot recover in negligence for pure economic loss.
@G-ra-ha-m6 ай бұрын
I agree, very puzzling why Barum is so afraid of courts and CCJs, it (they) could have been challenged for free, and simply stated to the court that he's not a Barum customer, on the N244 form.
@itsverygreen5326 ай бұрын
@@G-ra-ha-mCorrect, but instead of arguing for no standing, he entered into arguments based on what they did and why it was reasonable etc, simply replying that the claimant lacked standing would have sorted it, but, too late now.
@rogpen816 ай бұрын
We used to hit the flywheel through the starter motor hole with a large steel hammer. seemed to work for us.
@grahamb16 ай бұрын
Only if the C clip is in the correct position.
@givman20046 ай бұрын
Need more force on the bar. Get a scaff bar on the breaker bar and man if off. Dont need to move the pistons into any order. Just needs force.
@grahamb16 ай бұрын
You couldn't be more wrong. If the C clip is not lined up it will never come off.
@givman20046 ай бұрын
@@grahamb1 C clip comes out after you crack the bolt and release the pressure on the taper
@grahamb16 ай бұрын
@@givman2004 I agree, but if you listen you'll hear they've already had one attempt at taking it off before they set it to tdc on 1 and 4.
@m1cxf6 ай бұрын
That A series needs a tickle from a Monday hammer.
@tam13816 ай бұрын
Tighten clutch puller as tight as possible, apply heat and hit flywheel through starter motor.
@kevinmoffatt6 ай бұрын
Only had one stuck flywheel in many years of A series clutches. Took engine out and smashed flywheel housing after trying all the usual (heat with puller etc) and then smashing the flywheel with a sledgehammer from the primary gear side. It would not come off and we had to scrap the engine. I think it had somehow heat fused to the crank. We took the car as a PX against one of the Kellogs cereal sunshine orange MK1 Escorts.
@Judith-c6r6 ай бұрын
You must learn from this. In future any issues like this use legal personnel and then counter claim for your expenses.
@chrismullins36456 ай бұрын
With respect.. Look at the mess..!!!! From my experience ... I advised you..months ago.. Settle out of court.. And save yourself the stress.. Get on with your business.. God Bless..
@HighFell6 ай бұрын
You have grounds for appeal, this all sounds like massive cluster tuck from everyone including the court. The fact they ‘recommend’ a course of action is a serious failing on the part of the court. The timescales don’t seem right either, it’s usually 28 days not within a week. If you haven’t been served papers with a specific claim number then it’s nothing to do with you. If I were you I would go and see a solicitor and make a counter claim, get all your money back and costs. The claimant was not your customer so the claim is invalid. That is the law and so the judgement is illegal. End of
@StephenKernighan6 ай бұрын
Hi , what’s the second channel called? 👍👍
@5rgs176 ай бұрын
Floor cleaning machine is doing its job well.
@mikehipperson6 ай бұрын
Don't talk about Lee's missus like that! 🤣🤣🤣
@5rgs176 ай бұрын
Lee .. would you expect to see that much corrosion on an Ally head if they had used the correct corrosion inhibitor in the coolant??
@wimschermerhorn77736 ай бұрын
With chemically cleaned blocks and a new aluminium radiator we would always use penrite classic car coolant or hyperkuhl both with redline water wetter and often rmo water. The electrolytic activity we check by measuring the voltage between the coolant and earth. Above 0,5 volt we would ad more corrosion inhibitor.
@carltonlane89316 ай бұрын
Air hammer that works every time, puller as tight as you can, air hammer though start hole, it will fall off.
@grahamb16 ай бұрын
Only if the C clip is lined up otherwise you're going to scrap the crank as well as the flywheel.
@Crabneedspony6 ай бұрын
A series flywheel Put an appeal out for a Sykes pickavent hydraulic puller that’ll get the little bleeder off 😂
@richardhartley17056 ай бұрын
👍👍
@davidheap8806 ай бұрын
Was that rhe wife ringing to say your tea was in the dog?😢😢😢
@mandygwallt56656 ай бұрын
sorry🙈 on stuck/ frozen clutch
@rogerfenton52106 ай бұрын
Surprised to see you taking parts from a dirty bucket when everything else is clinically cleaned
@WhiteDieselShed6 ай бұрын
For the CCJ claim you must have missed a court date though? A court date must have been created and you failed to turn up or defend or you lost. Doesn't make sense. Wonder if the claimant send the paperwork to the wrong address a well known trick of certain companies. ACCIDENTLY stick the wrong property number and postcode so they have proof of posting but you usually will not receive the paperwork so lose by default.
@silversurf61596 ай бұрын
The ' new ' claim with the new number and a new amount can't just appear out of thin air !! Someone somewhere has made a new claim for a totally different amount. You really need to get to the bottom of it with the court, you need to know what the date of the first claim was and who submitted it, likewise for the second claim. You could have been really in the shit with this, someone somewhere has been a bit naughty, for whatever reason, you need to know who and why. Ask the court for all the details and don't take no for an answer. Could claiming twice for the same problem be classed as fraudulent ? Maybe one of the layers who look in could cast some light on it.
@TheOriginalDaveJ6 ай бұрын
What are you doing Lee? You pay one, you're culpable for both. You don't have much bottle about you bud.
@stephenclark20586 ай бұрын
What do you mean , as long as the exhaust doesn’t blacken the paintwork , hasn’t anybody thought about the the exhaust length and diameter tuning ??? This is worth a lot of H. P. You might be much better off with a side exhaust 🤔🤔🤔
@DavidFrazer-hz5hy6 ай бұрын
Can you show more on the rover k series
@poppy55256 ай бұрын
KZbin not giving me notifications, despite my being subbed for AGES!!
@1900Refurb-ul8sn6 ай бұрын
With the A series flywheel, why can't you remove the crank with the flywheel and remove the flywheel in your big press?? It's not uncommon to use this process. Just a quick thank you Lee and your team for your videos which you upload so quickly over the working week. You do an excellent job thank you.
@audreyleithes29946 ай бұрын
Because it has the clutch housing attached to the engine & gearbox
@duncansteward43316 ай бұрын
Dont trust the whole issue with regards to 2 claims --- still think they are up to no good. Agree with you, your contract was with the gurage not the claimant, so how he could ever claim off you is strange
@grayflight94246 ай бұрын
Fancy doing v6 Mercedes watch your channel all the time like your attention to detail
@archybrooks69386 ай бұрын
Why not put an e30 in the little yellow kit car, wow what a sleeper That would be... Was just a thought.
@nigelbaldwin10386 ай бұрын
Shame on MG !!!
@OH2023-cj9if5 ай бұрын
Why pay a claim to a customer that was not yours? You should have taken the advice you were given and gone to court. You have now made yourself a very easy target for others to issue random claims as we all know you will pay up.
@fredjames98676 ай бұрын
I suppose you can write the bill against your tax receipt. Loses
@Evo8366 ай бұрын
When your Pubes start going grey that's when it starts.
@Sonny_McMacsson6 ай бұрын
Why are your personal finances tied to your business?
@GeeenJ6 ай бұрын
you have settled the bill do not pay any more its his problem now as far as the legal side of things they have cleared you to bad if he messed up he has the debt now of the difference
@mandygwallt56656 ай бұрын
hi like your channel 💪 ask endaf owens fabrications uk
@JeffSchofield-y8q6 ай бұрын
What’s the second channel called cz I can’t find it 🤦
@IsaacBarum6 ай бұрын
Life Outside Barum
@jamesdungan61986 ай бұрын
Lol doesn't want to go on too much about the BMW but it takes up 25% of the video
@Deppel575 ай бұрын
Replied to your earlier video but the message is the same: Sorry to hear about your CCJ situation, but the paperwork has to have been correctly issued, and the court should be able to provide copies. If the errors IS theirs, that needs to be acknowledged, but after all they rely on humans inputting the cases. It might pay you to have someone look over your mail. CCJs can easily be settled by mediation as you know, but it's the notifications and responses that have to be spot on. Always set aside a calm 10 minutes to read and re-read official stuff-. I'm sure you know that , it's just a pain in the wotsit
@ouroborosirvington6 ай бұрын
Why the hell does a track car have a tire well?
@colinscutt51046 ай бұрын
no one told the factory ?
@ouroborosirvington6 ай бұрын
@@colinscutt5104 is it still in warranty? I'd get a refund
@henktulp44006 ай бұрын
I think the fuel tank is now fitted in the sparewheel’s place (you can check it out on the other channel)
@ouroborosirvington6 ай бұрын
@@henktulp4400 well that's crazy now where does the spare wheel go? On the roof? What happens when you get a flat tire?
@henktulp44006 ай бұрын
@@ouroborosirvington Presumably there are sufficient supporting facilities at the track’s location….. even in the UK….
@josephbrownjr35646 ай бұрын
Now I am from the United States but, I don’t understand how you don’t actually get your day in court before they make a judgement against you? I was also under the impression that you had a lawyer on retention to help defend you. At least that’s what I could’ve sworn I heard you say in one of your videos. But maybe I’m just a “stupid “ American
@TheOriginalDaveJ6 ай бұрын
You did hear him say that. Not unless Lee was telling us a porkie.
@josephbrownjr35646 ай бұрын
Going back a year or so when this all started, Lee said that he had his own solicitor, whom I had thought meant lawyer. And that he was the one representing Lee on behalf of the business. Then after watching this video, I thought I heard him say that judgment was reached by total surprise against Lee. Both in this video and the previous one
@zzhughesd6 ай бұрын
Why paid. Done a deal. Shocked. Must have missed a video. Oh as need mortgage don’t want CCJ. I see
@patrickwatters75556 ай бұрын
It sounds a bit like black mail.
@Lindsay10506 ай бұрын
Now you counter sue
@billywhizz986 ай бұрын
You have done your part and paid your bill just put it down to experience move on just don’t do anymore work for garage
@kenmerry27296 ай бұрын
You need to do these court claims properly or you will keep losing when you don't have to!