Dutton Kit Cars and their owners
HPG128K - Dutton Sierra Series 2 - rescued from an early grave?
So the saga of the gearbox rear seal continues. When it had the rear crank seal done the garage also fitted a prop/tailshaft seal which promptly leaked just as badly as the one they took out.
When I had the horrible vibration issue it was coming from the prop not fitting into the gearbox. Thinking this might have damaged the bush inside the tailshaft and caused the leak I ordered a new one and another seal. Now if anyone tells you this is a DIY job DON'T believe a word of it. Getting the seal out is an easy one with a modified puller, getting down the side of the tailshaft past the bush is bloody impossible without the right tool. According to the haynes manual for the Ford Sierra its a ford dealer job...I now agree. As it was needed for work tomorrow the new seal went in without changing the bush, a right pain in the arse.
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Comment by Adrian Southgate on December 9, 2014 at 18:57
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@ James.
Speedo is now reading much closer to the GPS than it did before so thats one improvement.
The boat anchor up front is still coping quite well and I will get it onto a weighbridge at some point to work out the full running weight. Mine does have a pinto and the extra weight of comfy seats, bull bars front and rear plus a few tons of filler holding it together.
@ Mike. With my exhaust, really? I found the rears to be about the same as normal, think the tyre pressures need to come down a bit though as it seems to be quite solid.
@ Wayne... If I gave a sh1t about fuel consumption i'd buy a Diesel. It's already horrendously thirsty as it really needs setting up on a rolling road.
Its been fine today, the other two rims are finished so just need to get them shod however the steering is already stiff on right turns so I need to change the rack and check the strut tops and linkages before I take it out on a serious run.
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Comment by James Doulton on December 1, 2014 at 8:27
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You'll notice the difference in the gearing as the new tyres rolling radius is about 339mm, as opposed to the 288mm of your previous tyres - that's nearly 20%. In my Rickman I found that big tyres made it seem under-powered but the Rickman is quite a bit heavier, I expect, at 990Kgs.
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Might keep a pair in the Sierra along with the jack, I might go 'pre-emptive strike' and fit all four now we are in December.
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Cheers Dave.
Good result on the gearbox Daryl.
215/75/15 on 8 inch rims. The asthetics could have been improved if they were on 7 inch rims but i'm not complaining.
I'm going to try it with just the rears on tomorrow to see just how much noise they generate compared to the 205/60/14's i took off, then swap them back again as I don't want to use them unless the weather gets really bad if they are too noisy. Might be fun to bring it to Stoneleigh like that though.
On the bright side it's going to take a while before that tread wears out.
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What size are those tyres, Ade? They look like monster truck wheels! They look good.
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Comment by Dave Price on November 30, 2014 at 22:20
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Nice wheels and tyres
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Just a side note, that rim is now only half chrome. the rest is polished steel with a coat of clear over it. The rust had done quite a lot of damage to the rim and the chrome was peeling in places. I think next year they are going to have to be sand blasted and powder coated.
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I'd need a radio to connect them to first
The chap at ATS said they would generate road noise however it would be minimised due to the light weight of the Sierra, I have one rim left to clean up and then the front pair can go on next weekend. I will also need to swap to the multi leaf springs with new bushes, saddles and replacement shocks on the rear and fit the new rack and bushes on the front. Working out the right tyre pressures is going to be fun too.
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Maybe not exactly under the Sierra but I thought I would give these a try for 2014's supposed 'whiteout' thats allegedly coming
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Courtesy of a very agreeable seller on eBay @ £45 for all four. Lovely chap.
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