Garage equipment guide
Page 36
Page 37
Page 38
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
which inflate to 206 kN/sq.m (30 lb psi) and achieve the exact contour of the tyre, with the seven sizes of pneumatic Mandrels interchangeable with each machine to cover the whole range of earthmover tyres.
Bead adaptors are fitted with an adjustable bridge to restirct bead growth to the tyre's natural running position. This eliminates distortion, while vulcanising under pressure ensures that there is no stress between patch and casing.
The steam version incorporates a steam control station with regulators and steam traps for total temperature control. The electric machine uses an electronic master control station, which achieves a simple failsafe operation throughout the curing cycle by means of transistorised controllers.
It is available in 230V singlephase only, 50 or 60 cycle.
The air control panel incorporates a flow control valve built-in inching features and regulators, line pressure gauges and actual readout gauges. It is claimed the machines can save up to 40 per cent in operators' time.
Harboran Ltd, Station Works, Dedmore Road, Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Tel: (06284) 71727.
This company produces a wide range of air operated tools. These include ratchet wrenches, impact wrenches, rotary sanders and polishers. A full range of accessories is available.
Below: Hartridge is a household name in fuel injection serving equipment. It also produces a combined tachograph tester and chassis dynamometer. Leslie Hartridge Ltd, Buckingham MK18 1EF. Tel: (02802) 3661.
The Hartridge Clayton Chassis Dynamometer provides a simple method of testing a vehicle under working conditions within the workshop. It can be used in conjunction with a variety of special test equipment, such as an engine analyser, smokemeter or tachograph tester, to give ' critical examination of specific operational areas at varying load and speed conditions.
An optional and declutchable inertia flywheel can be added to the dynamometer to simulate the momentum needed when testing automatic transmissions. Speed and power figures are displayed on two easily rea&and illuminated scales which are mounted in a mobile console which can be positioned to suit the test driver's convenience.
Two versions of the dynamometer are available and an additional bogie roll unit can be supplied to accommodate vehicles with twin drive axles.
The smokemeter can be used to monitor most test cycles. Test results are displayed on a meter that reads in Hartridge smoke units and absolute units of light absorption, and with the lug down system a printer produces a trace of smoke output against speed over the engine operating range.
The tachograph tester comprises a set of support rolls, which can be those of a chassis dynamometer or lug-down system, and to which a retractable odometer roll and a photo electric revolution counter have been added. The odometer roll is used to measure the rolling diameter of the driven wheels and the photoelectric revolution counter to record the number of wheel revolutions.
Information from these two sources plus that received from a tacho generator attached to the tachograph drive cable is fed into a mobile instrument console where a digital display presents the turns ratio or distance travelled as instructed by a remote control.
The Lucas Hartridge beam tester Mk3 has been developed to test and set headlights of all shapes and sizes, of any beam pattern and of any intensity. The beam tester is mounted on a frame which gives a wide height adjustment range and so is suitable for use on all private and commercial vehicles. It can be used for statutory testing or for alignment checks after rectification work.
The Series 875 injector pump test stand is suitable for testing most injector pumps with up to eight cylinders to monitor fuel economy and pollution emissions.
Features of the 875 stand include: 71/2hp motor for drive system and separate motor for the test fuel pressure supply; variable speed over the range of 0 to 4,200 rev/min and an integral six-gallon (27.3 litre) capacity test fuel reservoir which can accommodate the optional heating or cooling systems.
The Testmaster has a built-in filtered test oil supply and a hand-operated pressure pump with adequate capacity to suit both large and small injectors. The large diameter pressure gauge is calibrated from 0 to 5,900 lb/in2 and 0 to 400 atmospheres or from 0 to 410kg/cm2 and 0 to 400 ats. A seconds timer
Below: This Hunger vertical turning machine for brake drums and discs is available from George Kuikka Ltd. Also available is a cylinder block counterbore refacing tool to ensure correct liner rim depth after block machinery. is provided with the timing the back leagag seat tests.
Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd, I Chorley New Road, Ho ton BL6 6JN.
A new range of Ind] compressors has been by the company — Eurc 30 and TX30.
The Euro 10 single-st pressor is the smalle new machines and ha ties varying from 0.75h There are five model range, all with a r working pressure of 15( Features on the Eui elude a cast-iron crank cylinder, stainless ste valves and a combin€ pressure regulator. It available in portable and can be fitted with engine drive where tot ity is required.
The Euro 30 is a mounted two-stage col and has capacities ranc 3hp to 20hp with a rat mum pressure of 175ps Special features on 30 include a mounted j starter with fully autom start control on the machines.
The larger machine 10hp have automal control stopping after time with no air dem. pre-set timer — unique soil-Rand — can be ad suit the application, ens least possi-ble consurr electrical power.
Below: This small parts/b cleaner from Karcher (LA tures a heated water tan pressure, and a built-in system.
!ming the new range of is the TX30 basergate model with capacities from 20hp to 30hp and 'a pressure of 861 kN/sq.rn i) to a maximum of sq.m (175 psi).
uro 10 air compressor pacities ranging from hp is a small singe-stage Lich can be used for , powering tools, and a el:if needs.
are five models in the range — three with one and two with tWo'cylinII of which have a maxi'orking'p-resture of sq.rn (150psi). • uro 10 is available in y or portable versions. teels, axle •and rubber I can be supplied with a igine drive. features on Is include a rugged cast Inkcase and cylinder, steel finger valves and ted filferilaressure regu
Is Mark House, :I Lane, Kenton, Harrow, HA3 9EB. Tel: (01)
rticular interest in this (s range are rust-resistless steel screwdrivers. 'liable is new workshop d which has a range of ; sited on a board, each ng shadowed onto the ;elf so that it becomes when a tool is missing.
^ (UK) Ltd, Tramway mbury, Oxon 0X6 8TS. )59441.
ew high-pressure cleana HDS 755 and HDS 120 infinitely variable tern(up to 150*.C), pressure er throughput, and prensiderable design ad DS 120 is a three-phase, :ssure cleaner which deto four gallons per mint, litres per hour) at a • e variable from 580(40-110 bar). The unit is d with twin chemical d precise and easily admetering valve.
DS 755 is a single-phase table for plant-cleaning is the automotive indushas a 2.6 gallon per minlitres per hour) capacity iximum pressure of (80 bar).
urnp has self-adjusting d stainless steel valves mum maintenance. An ic drip-feed water sof ener is also standard on both models. All controls are centrally placed and easy to operate, and the machines are protected by safety circuits including low water cut-off and thermal overload protector.
George Kuikka Ltd, Hill Farm Avenue, Leavesden, Watford, Harts WD2 781.
Hunger Brake Maintenance equipment comprises a vertical turning machine — Model BTD1 — which turns and grinds brake drums of any size and design — with and without hub-up to outer diameters of 6 50mrn (25.6in).
The horizontal brake drum and disc turning and grinding machines — Model B321 — enables all sizes of brake drum to be machined complete with wheels — single or twin. Wheels up to 1981mm (Thin) diameter can be handled, with a turning and grinding diameter of up to 990.6mm (39in).
A right-angle drive for machining brake discs can be fitted to the main spindle for this purpose.
Complementing the B321 machine is the Brake Lining Turning machine — Model BRA 1 — for hub reduction axles and conventional axles. Only the wheel and the brake drum have to be removed for machining the brake linings. The machine is mounted on the register of the wheel hub — a vertically adjustable trolley enables this to be carried out in a few minutes.
All these machines can be supplied with dust and swarf extraction equipment and a variety of accessories.
After surface grinding of a diesel engine block, the height of the counterbores must be readapted to the size of the liner rims less the height of the protusion. Also in the case of leaking liners, the counterbores have to be refaced — preferably on the vehicle — without removing the engine.
Above: For the lighter vehicle, this Repco air-activated unit has a 2,400kg (5,280 lb) capacity and comes complete with rubber blocks to protect the underside ofla vehicle.
The MIRA BB Unit carries out both operations. The unit is hand-driven and is fixed by means of an electromagnet to the block.
Additional operations can be carried out with extra tools and centring elements such as chamfering of the counterbores to the desired angle, refacing of the sealing faces on aluminium cylinder heads and cutting of the sealing grooves on cast iron cylinder heads.
Lister Equipment Ltd, 5 Broughton Street, Cheetham, Manchester M88RF.
The Foam Master vehicle washer is supplied complete with all accessories. In addition to the unit there is a 60ft hosepipe, brush, extension handle and a pack of shampoo blocks.
The unit can be fixed to any wall or partition close to a water tap. After washing the vehicle, the valve can be set to the Water position and the shampoo suds hosed away.
Merlin International Engineers Ltd, Winery Lane, Walton-leDale, Preston PR5 4AZ. Tel (0772) 52877.
Merlin produces the Major diesel fuel-pump testbench range with power outputs up to 10hp. Prices range from £3,762 to £4,929. Also produced is a complete range of injector servicing equipment which can service needles, nozzles and seats.
Also available is the Merlin nozzle cleaner model S11A together with the Merlin D2 compression tester suitable for diesel and petrol engines.
.Norbon Torque Tools Ltd, Swan Close, Banbury, Oxfordshire. Tel (0295) 4234.
This company produces a range of torque wrenches and ancillary equipment. The
Above: Merlin, another company well-known for producing fuel injection equipment, now offers its bench model in a Shp range at 0,762 up to 10hp at £4,929.
'electronic torque tension analyser is a seven-digit display allowing direct, high valve readings to be made.
Pneumatic Components Ltd, Eyre Street, Sheffield S1 3GL. Tel (0742) 26561.
The PCL Mark 2 airline gauge is available with either a single clip-on connector (open end) or a twin hold-on connector (open end), individually boxed. A 7.92mm (ils) diameter tailpiece is supplied to suit 6.35mm (1/4in) bore hose.
The gauges cover calibrations including lbf/in2, bar, kgf/cm2, kPa and kN/m2 — some with dual calibration options.
PCL produces an airline gauge for tyre shops similar to the Mark 2, but fitted with a 1.8m (6ft) connection hose and a single clip-on connector. Specially designed for tyre shops and garages, the longer hose simplifies connection to the tyre valve and increases the distance between the fitter and the safety cage.
This gauge is specially made to inflate tyres up to 300Ib/in2 or 21 bar.
Repco Automotive Equipment (UK) Ltd, PO Box 16, Wandsworth Road, Greenford, Middlesex. Tel (01) 998-1546.
A comprehensive range of brake servicing equipment includes disc lathes, drum lathes and disc/drum combinations, all powered by singlephase electricity. Custom-made renches are available, or alternatively the equipment can be fitted to the user's own units.
The Model 475 wheelbalance handles a wide range of wheels' from light vehicles to heavy trucks and buses and gives accurate dynamic and static balance in one spin, with an instant indication of the required weights and their positions on the inner and outer rims.
SSI Fix Equipment Ltd, Kingsclere Road, Basingstoke, Hamp shire RG21 2UJ. Tel (0256) 26511.
This company's range of parts storage systems and equipment cover sophisticated large-scale computer-controlled installations for the storage and distribution operations; to equipment for garages and service stations.
Regal 2000 and Kwik Fix Two are shelving systems on the building block principle — there are no nuts and bolts. Shelves are quickly located on preformed lugs pressed out from the uprights and are adjustable to a variety of pitches.
Both SSI shelving systems can provide free-standing stores up to six metres (19.7ft) high.
Smith Bros & Webb Ltd, Britannia Works, Arden Forest Estate, Alcester, Warwickshire B49 6EX. Tel (0789) 763222.
The company's drive-through automatic vehicle-washing machine is believed to be the first of its kind capable of washing both the front and back of a vehicle as well as its sides.
Called the Britannia Sprite, the machine will wash any size of boxvan, coach or bus at speed, dealing with a 12m (36ft) long vehicle in less than one minute, using only 100 litres (22gal) of water during the process.
Driven slowly through the washer, the vehicle pushes through a pair of rotating verti Below: The Britannia Sprite twobrush automatic vehicle washer can clean front, back and sides of a vehicle up to 72m (36ft) long in under a minute. This equipment is available from Smith Bros and Webb of Akester. cally mounted brushes which are sprayed with water and detergent. As a vehicle passes through, brushes pass down each side scrubbing the coachwork with detergent.
A final deep water rinse is given just as the vehicle emerges from the brushes. The vehicle then reverses up the brushes to scrub the rear, so completing the wash.
The manufacturers offer a 1,100-litre (250ga1) capacity water tank for recommended connection to a 19mm (0.751n) piped mains water supply at 300kPa (3 bar or 40Ib/in2).
This provides a total water consumption of 120 litres/min (26gal/min), about equally divided between detergent spray and fresh rinse water. The standard machine operates on a 415V three-phase 50Hr supply, although it can also operate on other voltages, depending on users' special needs.
Stenor Ltd, Lym Industrial Estate, Mortlake Road, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TVV9 4A0. Tel (01) 876 0404.
Garage Craft, the new distributor products` division of GKN Stenor Ltd, is launched this month with a new specialist range, The Air-Craft range of RODAC air tools features economy of operation at competitive prices.
Brake-Craft is based on Ammco's brake service equipment. The range comprises five main units with a whole series of accessories.
Jack-Craft is a comprehensive range of service equipment and includes both manual and electro-hydraulic presses from the Compac organisation.
The Trim-Craft fastener range includes spring steel fasteners, bonnet stay clips, pipe clips, cord clips, metal and plastic moulding clips and rivets. Above: The Ti brake tester allows both brakes on an axle carrying a maximum load of 73 tonnes to be tested at the same time and their performance to be directly compared.
TI Transport Equipment Ltd, PO
Box 8, Daye.ntry, Northants NN11 4PN. Tel (032) 72 4461.
Recently confirmed by the Department of Transport as acceptable equipment for the annual testing of psv, the T1 Crypton EC30 brake tester also assists the .operator quickly to locate the source of any brake faults. Vehicles with axle weights up to 13 tonnes can be tested.
The console incorporates two independent sets of instrumentatioh (four gauges). This means that both brakes on an axle can be tested at the same time, and their performance directly compared. Any imbalance is revealed and each wheel can then be tested separately for a more detailed analysis.
A remote control handset can be fitted to the pre-wired socket inside the console. Safety guard rails are included as standard.
The Model 50, the largest unit in Tl Crypton's range of battery chargers, offers the options of: fast charging at rates of 100 amps for 6-volt batteries, 100 amps for 12-volt batteries, and 60 amps for 24-volt batteries.
On the list of DTp-acceptable equipment for test purposes, the J3 and J11 headlamp aligners can check lamp alignment in minutes. The J11 model incorporates a light intensity meter.
The CH10 test bench unit is designed for fleet operators and auto-electrical specialists, allowing heavy-duty testing of car and commercial vehicle electrical components such as starter motors.
The comprehensive Dockmas ter range of vehicle lifts is suit Above: There should be no for incorrect tyre pressurel this PCL airline gauge is used only one of a wide range of lation equipment available.
able for vehicles from 31,/ tonnes. All models can la' with lighting and the pate Bradbury "wheel-free" sy
required.
The 856 12-tonne pl weighs 200kg (911b) co and uses two six-tonne powered from a self-cor hydraulic pack with clout ing two-pressure hand The elements of the pit main frame, jacking cy and power pack — are de for assembly in a variety c to cope with nearly all requirements.
All TI Bradbury hew+ trolley jacks come equippi the rocket lift self-flushi vice, which, it is claimed,1
erably reduces operatim 1-4ydraulic workshop c Models 1405 (1/2 tonne) an
(one-tonne capacity)are ble, and their wide bas vides good stability.
For the wheel alignmi vehicles with wheel diar from 406mm (16in) to 7 (28in), the 130HD Unifl equipped with heavy turntables — uses an 1 system to project onto I scales.
A complete range of die gine test and tune equipn eliminating the need for removal and bench strips was introduced last year Dieseltune.