The Rebuild

[hrpearce]

Originally Posted by Ryan

Hey mate, here you go, just like bob said.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NORS-DELC...item4d0d9d19b2

Thanks Ryan I'll talk to my bank manager.

[hrpearce]

Phil you were right. The switch on ebay was getting out of my present price range so I went and had a good look at the switch. There was no sign of insulation on the sides of the switch so I cut some and refitted the switch. The jumper lead test worked, I refitted the starter and it fired the engine straight up. Thank you Phil, Bob and Ryan.

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by hrpearce

Phil you were right. ... so I went and had a good look at the switch. There was no sign of insulation on the sides of the switch so I cut some and refitted the switch. The jumper lead test worked, I refitted the starter and it fired the engine straight up. Thank you Phil, Bob and Ryan.

Hi

Glad to hear that solved the problem, I bought a new one through the local auto parts place a few years ago, when I open the box in the store to see if it looked right it didn't have the side plate insulators. Lesson was to take a careful look at all boxes to see if they look like they have been opened.

Parts place ordered another and it came through with the insulators. One of the benefits of dealing with one primary parts place is that when something is not correct I've got an better than even chance of having it made right.

Cheers Phil

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Phil

Knowing that the number one problem with these switches to be arcing erosion of the copper contact ......Do you think it is possible to rebuild the contact area using "silver" solder...... and would it last...? How about brazing with Oxy/Acet rebuilding with brass...?

On farm tractors using similar delco unit it is common to take the switch apart and rotate the head of the contact bolt 180 degrees to get more years of service...... not sure if the big contact bolt on a chev switch can be rotated ....

I cringe when I see the asking price of such common items on EBay when most farm tractor supply store can sell them retail for half the price.

Bob C

[hrpearce]

Finally the jack is back together and has a full travel. Next it needs cleaning and painting, hopefully this weekend.

[hrpearce]

The jack is finally painted. It is a rough job just to preserve it for now. When it is dry it can be lost in a corner until I have the time and materials to make a handle.

[hrpearce]

Can anyone post a picture of the right crank handle for this jack? all help greatly appreciated.