Austin K2 Restoration...Pictures Needed

have you tried a hydraulic place ???

Yes, tried our local hydraulic/bearing supplier and car parts store, but best they could do was only about 22mm.

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?


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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:

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

You have done well to dismantle the besectors as most people get stumped trying to get the piston out. There is a special brake grease (so it doesn't end up on the brake linings) but in your application you should be ok.
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?

Mrsmackpaul wrote:

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....

Jarrod.

Find a friend with a lathe.

Easy enough to turn up a plug.

The hard part would be the internal hex.

Bob use hex spanner in your tool kit

Thanks for the replies folks, but the one in the picture is the good one
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

Happy New year folks.

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 ..........