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Manufacturers and distributors display equipment designed to assist operators to reduce maintenance and repair costs
ANY interesting items of orkshop equipment are exhited in hall 5 and hall 7 at the ational Exhibition Centre.
On stand 783, Sykes-Pickavant, I Lytham St Anne's, is displayig new products among its inge of garage service tools. A roduct not previously exhibited the road-wheel puller, No. 37000, which is designed to asst the removal of spigotlounted, 20in tubed and 22.5in tubeless, steel road-wheel assemblies.
This specially designed puller provides a choice of pulling leg positions to suit the many ventilation hole configurations on both front and rear wheels.
Where the wheel has been in position for many months, an even application will withdraw it safely. The recommended trade user price is £120 plus vat.
When access space is restricted, an offset lever type ball joint separator, which can be used on light vans, is useful.
Also on show are three sets of drive bits with adapters for the release and tightening of the Torx fasteners which are used on many light vans.
REPCO Automotive Equipment (UK), of Wadsworth Road, Greenford, Middlesex, has extended its range of products by introducing electronic and cornputerised wheel balancers. (stand 770).
Its model 350 is an on-thevehicle unit capable of handling wheels from 7.00 x 141n to 20.5 x 12in and accurate to 10gms.
In operation, it detects the degree of imbalance by means of a vibration sensor, fitted between the axle stand and the axle.
New to the market and showing at the NEC is the model 572 computerised wheel balancer. Its features include measurement of balance of both rims in a single operation.
A digital indicator gives clear and accurate weight position readings.
Also making its debut is the FMC 4000 computerised wheel aligner which has full fourwheel-alignment capability with automatic run-out compensation.
Other features include rear individual camber, toe meter displays, electronic rear-light systems and rearwheel-toe memory.
On stand 551, Leslie Hartridge of Buckingham is displaying its Series-2500 diesel fuel injection pump test stand which features a "piston in graduate" metering system and a pre-setable thyrister-drive speed control.
Other vehicle test products on display include Combus, a cornmercial vehicle roller-brake tester, which will accept lorries and buses with axle weights of up to 15 tons.
Combus utilises electronic measurement and control circuits in its operational range.
Also displayed will be the Mk. 2A roller-brake tester for light vans, the Hartridge/Clayton CT400 dynamometer with the Hartridge tachograph tester attached, the Mk 3 Smoke meter, and the Lucas/Hartridge Beam tester Mk 3.
Making its debut is the Hartridge Video Display Metering system which gives a complete presentation of test results. A microcomputer evaluates information provided by electronic measuring and recording sensors, displaying results in graphic or digital terms on a 15in CRT, which can also be produced in hard copy form by the built-in printer.
Two applications of the VDM system will be displayed: the 2500, which is a complete test stand, and the HF 580, a wheelup unit designed to operate in conjunction with existing test stands. On stand 778, Kew Sales of Penrith, Cumbria, is exhibiting its new Powerforce 02V, which offers a flexible choice of hot, cold, or steam cleaning facilities.
The model has a cold water facility with detergent additives and a hot water or steam action for de-waxing and dispersing grease, oil and dirt from engines, transmission units and chassis. It can also be used for cleaning service areas, forecourts and vehicle service areas.
Kew is displaying a portable, coin-operated cold water pressure cleaner, too.
Spraybake (UK), of Northampton, a manufacturer of automotive refinishing plant, is exhibiting an addition to its range, called Sprayport. Details can be obtained at stand 782.
This internal system, which uses rear, floor-level extraction, has a neater, more compact control panel for visible, temperature readouts, an internal filtration plant which uses a water curtain barrier to remove solids, and "visible flame" burners to increase performance.
Aimed at the low volume user who wishes to paint and force dry in one operation, the new Sprayport, which is 7.3m (24ft) long, 4.27m (141t) wide and has an internal clear height of 2.36m (7ft 9in), will suit most light commercial vehicles and cars.
An external version is also available, constructed of zinccoated steel finished with a plastic coating in a blend of mushroom and white colour.
National Tyre Services
(Garage Equipment), of Northampton is demonstrating two new developments from Dunlop: the WBM 100 electronic wheel balancer and the DTM 160 semi-automatic, tyre fitting machine.
Other products, from Tecalamit, Laycock, Crypton, IngersollRand, Bradbury and HarveyFrost will also be displayed by the NTS, on stand 773. On stand 763, Blackhawk Automotive of Ashford Kent is displaying its mobile show room and demonstration unit for Blackhawk, Snap, Porto-power and other body straightener systems. It also carries a small range of MIG welding equipment.
The P188 universal measuring and correcting systems are to be shown, featuring a mobile pull system with independent measuring.
The correction element, which forms the basis of the P188 system, gives anchorage for the damaged vehicle and the multidirectional push-pull units and accessories.
Pull arms can be attached at points around the base, and by using the vector principle, accurate correction can be achieved.
Blackhawk's Mangusta Dozer is a completely independent push-pull system that can deliver up to 10 tonnes force within 360 degrees. It can be used on its own or in conjunction with Blackhawk or other bench systems.
Its Mitek repair equipment is especially suitable where the working area is restricted. The Mitek uses the vector principle to pull in any direction at heights of up to 2.4m (8ft).
A 10-ton ram provides the pulling force and the vehicle anchorage and pulling chains are attached to anchor-pots sunk into the floor to a depth of 127mm (51n) to provide tie downs.
Power units are portable and the anchor-pots are supplied with flush-fit covers to keep the floor clear when not in use.
Blackhawk is also displaying a selected range of MIG and spot welders, including its new MiniMIG 200 welder which gives independent operation and control for both wire speed and current. It is an ideal back-up machine to a main MIG welder.
At stand 784, Guyson International of Otley, North Yorkshire, features its new Galaxie blastcleaning cabinet, which has been developed for smaller workshops. Manufactured from tough plastic, its full width, tophinged front door gives access to its illuminated, interior blast chamber.
It is fitted with a type 400 tagger-operated blast gun which uses either a glass bead or abrasive media and can be operated from a single-phase compressor.
The Galaxie is supplied with a choice of dust collector: either the Guyvat light duty or the Galaxie 40, the latter being designed for use on a production line basis.
Demonstrations of radiator cleaning will be given in a ( son GE6 bead-blasting cab This uses a larger, foot-oper 900 bead blast gun and turntable allows it to ac larger components.
Guyson also introduces chassis blaster system whit offered complete with a port pressure pot, regulators blast gun.
The protective clothing cludes an adjustable, reinfor helmet which has a filtere( supply line for the operator.
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