dci k9k solid buckets help!!

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

hi all, does anyone know where i can get the solid buckets from?

, need to rebuild a cylinder head but the clearances on the solid buckets are all over the place compaired to the factory specs.

i know theres renault but id rather go else where if i can.


thanks in advance

raz

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

anyone? mick , dan, fred? lol

 

[Dan519]

I get them from the reconditioner I use for machining

 

[RB_Stu]

Do you not shim them up?

 

[Dan519]

Do you not shim them up?

nope, these ones don't work like that. Would make life easier if they did

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

i bloody wish you can shim them up. unfortunatly not.

ah i see, the reconditioners around here wont do solid buckets, they will only do the shims ffs.

 

[Dan519]

i bloody wish you can shim them up. unfortunatly not.

ah i see, the reconditioners around here wont do solid buckets, they will only do the shims ffs.

they're wrong, because shims aren't available. Sounds like they're not really trying, or interested. My place will do them, but they're special order obviously (in the right sizes)

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

how much does your supplier charge for all 8? obv you would need the sizes.

just thinking i have a back up plan to order them through you if its possible?

 

[Dan519]

they're £10.27 each for genuine. Think about £7.50 for non gen

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

thats a dam sight cheaper than what i got quoted up here direct from renault , they quoted me £20 each , so thats £160 LOL


i'll give you a call when iv messured all the buckets again. ( messure twice an all that bla ) lol

if you dont mind ?

 

[Dan519]

no problem. They go from 7.550 to 8.150 in 0.025 increments (mm)

 

[Dan519]

last one I did, I managed to swap them around until I only had to buy 2 new ones. Took a while (car sales place wouldn't pay for a set.....or anything for that matter)

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

i think i'm just going to buy all 8 new ones.

regardless if they can be swapped around. peace of mind that i dont ever have to touch them again in my ownership.

thanks for the specs aswell.

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

Dan, I'll give you a ring Monday, tappets being measured today once we find the feeler gauges ....

 

[Dan519]

you'll need a micrometer too

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

messured the clearance, but the buckets seem welded to the head, no magnet will pull them out . iv soaked them in petrol for half the day and still stuck ( like they are oversized )

what next? try cut them and pull out with a screw driver? ( pikey i know )

 

[Dan519]

is the head off? try turning it up-side down

 

[MrDave]

If a bucket is stuck use a screw driver and knock it through the side of the bucket and lever it up.

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

heads off yes, iv turned it upside down and even tried dropping it lightly on te bench. i think the head is warped :S