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Austin K2 Restoration...Pictures Needed
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On another point, is anyone an expert on bisector expander units?
The book says they are packed with grease on assembly, but when I removed mine they both appeared dry!
On rebuild, I've packed in some high temp bearing grease...will this be a problem?
gotta press insert ....Sarge
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hayseed wrote: Claire ,I'd try a Plumbing supplies Shop..an 1/34" pipe bung might get you out of trouble..
PS: that's provided the Poms haven't used Witworth Tread.. :side:
1 inch BSP is about 1 1/4 " OD or maybe gas might have some thing that big or local electrical wholesaler
all electrical conduit fittings are measured on the OD so old inch 1 1/4" conduit try L&H Middys Haymans AWM someone like that
or other threads to try are "BA" dunno what that means but old instrument threads and electrical bolt threads are this dunno if they are made that big though may have to go to a specialist instrument type place ????
Paul
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The plug will be an imperial thread. To remove it make a plug spanner by using a bolt with a matching head size and weld a bar to the bolt. However it looks like that nut and stud will be in the way so there will be yet more dismantling in the way. Once the plug is out find someone with a thread gauge to measure the tpi (threads per inch) and match that and the diameter against a chart. Do you really need to replace the plug?
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hayseed wrote: Claire ,I'd try a Plumbing supplies Shop..an 1/34" pipe bung might get you out of trouble..
PS: that's provided the Poms haven't used Witworth Tread.. :side:
1 inch BSP is about 1 1/4 " OD or maybe gas might have some thing that big or local electrical wholesaler
all electrical conduit fittings are measured on the OD so old inch 1 1/4" conduit try L&H Middys Haymans AWM someone like that
or other threads to try are "BA" dunno what that means but old instrument threads and electrical bolt threads are this dunno if they are made that big though may have to go to a specialist instrument type place ????
Paul
IIRC, 0BA is the biggest, and it's almost exactly 6mm with a head that no spanner quite fits (around 10 - 11 mm?). Westinghouse generators....
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Easy enough to turn up a plug.
The hard part would be the internal hex.
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The other side had a big hole in the middle and shattered when I tried to remove it using the socket in the toolkit bel
It was due to the aluminium corroding through extended contact with the steel and brass, so I'm told
Thankfully I do know a good man with a lathe and engineering business Zuffen and he's already got the swivel axel because I sheared off one of the brake adjusting nuts when I was dismantling it
I was hoping I could find a new one rather than getting him to turn one, but I'm sure he could knock me one up in e few hours.
I've already called in few favours from him, such as making me a new piston for the bisector after I had to cut one off because it was seized solid, which is why folk don't normally strip them mammoth and I'm sure I'll be needing him to make me a few new U-bolts for the timer chassis bearers later
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I thought as its a new year, I would make a real effort to update you on our K2 renovation progress.
Its been quite slow over the last few months, in fact almost non-existent due to having two lots of family over from the UK on holidays and then major renovations to the house.
We bought the truck 9 months ago with the intention, like everyone, of spending a few grand getting it running again, but once I had checked it all over and found out the cost of simply having the brakes refurbished, it was too late.....we were in it for the long haul and cost :blush:
Anyway, the 1st picture is my new front wheel pinion dust plug, manufactured by a good engineer friend of mine.
The next few pictures are of the main breakdown.
More to follow ..........
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