heinkeljb wrote:Gary,
If you read some of the threads I wrote when I first got Lurch and was having to do various tasks, I also had great frustration with the "repair manual" - for a vehicle that was supposedly designed for military use, presumably on the front line as well, you would have thought it would be designed so any "squadie" could fix things at hte side of the road if required rather than having to get it back to a fully equipped workshop with factory trained technicians (why would they be in the army unless the army sent their grease monkeys tot he factory for training)?
Hayne's manuals for all their faults are more user friendly.
My rant over (again)!
John
Thanks for the torque information.
Having been ex military myself (Navy) and currently owning a mil vehicle I would have to agree. While I admire the technology in the Haffie and Pinz I think that in warlike situations they would have not been successful due to their complexity. The Austin Champ is an example - a vehicle probably as complex as a Haffie and just could not be adequately maintained in the field.
I can compare my Haffy with my Landrover 57 series 1 and I think that if the landrover had front and rear diff locks capability would be similar and the landie a lot simpler to maintain. But I do love the Haffie turning circle.
It is easy to be critical when you are having a hard day.
Anyway I did some work today but I think I will start a separate thread on replacing hub gears and its associated wheel bearing adjustments as it may be helpful to someone in the future and easier to search for. I will copy some of the relevant posts from here and put up a link shortly.
http://thehaflinger.com/viewtopic.php?f ... 7346#p7346
Garry