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      jatguy replied to the thread DIY Tesla Drive Unit Repair.
      I made 55.19 all across the surface. But, the ID of my coolant manifold indeed different top to bottom. I just thought the fit will be...
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      jatguy replied to the thread DIY Tesla Drive Unit Repair.
      After some hours on the lathe and a couple of unsuccessful caps, I've finally made a proper one and press fitted it for my future...
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      jatguy reacted to asavage's post in the thread DIY Tesla Drive Unit Repair with Like Like.
      In the Model S, the LDU coolant manifold is right up against the subframe and cannot be replaced without removing the LDU from the...
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      jatguy replied to the thread DIY Tesla Drive Unit Repair.
      Yes, it is still in the development. I will share the CAD file once it will be reliable enough. Today I've got isolation error on my...
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      jatguy replied to the thread DIY Tesla Drive Unit Repair.
      I think it really depends on the cap design. If this will be a hollow cap made out of bent thin sheet metal (similar to the Chenming...
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      jatguy replied to the thread DIY Tesla Drive Unit Repair.
      I've done a couple of measurements with the Mitutoyo bore gauge, and it seems that the surface is actually conical (at least on my...
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      jatguy reacted to asavage's post in the thread DIY Tesla Drive Unit Repair with Like Like.
      Yeah, the Chenming seal's OD is especially oversize, we've noticed (deform to fit). A solid-ish slug of 6061 isn't going to have nearly...
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      jatguy replied to the thread DIY Tesla Drive Unit Repair.
      Not yet, but I have a high mileage Model S w. LDU, and the issue will appear sooner or later. I am preparing myself :) Thank you for...
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      jatguy replied to the thread DIY Tesla Drive Unit Repair.
      So, small update: After some thinking, measuring and testing I've ended up with the idea of a design, similar to QC. Mine is just a bit...
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      jatguy replied to the thread DIY Tesla Drive Unit Repair.
      It all really depends on how one run the motor. I believe that the "wet" approach with cooling the rotor is more solid, i.e. covers the...
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      jatguy replied to the thread DIY Tesla Drive Unit Repair.
      I can also speak Polish if needed, and would be interested to join your conversation :)
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      jatguy replied to the thread DIY Tesla Drive Unit Repair.
      Thanks for the photos, indeed I think the bottom hose connector could be moved to the top. I would tend to not block the gearbox input...
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      jatguy replied to the thread DIY Tesla Drive Unit Repair.
      So, I did a preliminary design of the parts. The idea is to completely replace the rotor cooling tube (1006606-10-B) with a pair of...
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      jatguy replied to the thread DIY Tesla Drive Unit Repair.
      Hi folks, I've just stumbled upon this thread looking for a good solution to repair my LDU. And I'm thinking of creating a pair of parts...
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