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hi, I have just joined having bought a 1944 No2 Mk2* carrier last year. It is totally complete even to most of the toolkit, runs and drives very well with under 300 recorded miles. The condition and lack of wear in moving parts suggests this could be correct! Just needs a repaint and re-commissioning as everything rubber is disintegrating. I have attached a picture. One thing I do need are the rubber gaiters which cover the springs where the brake rods pass through the rear armour (part No TL3615), does anyone have any idea where I might get some of these or a modern part which would do?
Mike Gurr, Surrey, UK

Rubber?

I have only seen leather ones. That said, I have used rubber as a quick fix. The rubber boot for a M38A1 Jeep master cylinder will do the trick quite nicely (ommitting the springs mind you), but it's longevity will be nothing like the leather.

For leather, they can be sewn up fairly easily by hand.

Welcome to the forum by the way.

Hi Mike
You have a nice MK2 carrier.
Welcome to the carrier family/form.
Cheers
Marcel

Hi Mike, you are correctly looking for rubber dust excluders for your MK-II* carrier. Try Brian Asbury for an NOS set. Brian is on MLU as BCA. You will likely have to save both your alloy inserts and metal expander springs.

Well I guess I'm not too old to learn something new. I stand corrected.

Time to add an item #6 to the list

Mike, your MK-II* C31UCW looks great. How boring. No parts to make, no opportunity to travel the world looking for items. :thup2:

Hello Mike. Mine is also a 1944 No2 MK2* but was nowhere near as complete as yours. I've done it in 'Welsh Guard Stowage' and it's just about complete now. I'm in Poole (not a million miles away). Is yours by any chance the one from Cornwall?

Ross, I posted a query on Super Dave's thread about the air filter decal, but no one answered. Would the 'Yellow' one be correct for my carrier?

Regards Ron

Thank you all for the welcome. Michael R especially thanks, I have sent a PM to Brian, fingers crossed he still has some. Ron I will check my air filter on the weekend (as the carrier is stored miles away from where I live) and let you know what is on mine. Mine lived the past 10 years in Wiltshire so probably not the same one.
Regards
Mike Gurr

Hi Mike, and welcome to the carrier family !

There are a few of us here on UK soil, with many friends around the globe too ! A tight group of people with a good sense of humour.

If you need anything just shout up !

very nice carrier you have got yourself there mike. i'm sure we'll see you soon on the show circuit.

rick

Good point... There are maybe a hand full of spaces left for this years trip to France.. Special permission has been granted for tracked vehicles....XXX CORPS run to Norrmandy not to be missed !!

Good luck with the XXX Corps trip - I hope the management have ironed out some of the issues experienced on the last one - though I guess last time it was the Dutch and this time it is the French... so who knows what will happen.

Alas cannot go this time, hope you have fun.

Tim

Only problems I was aware of at Arnhem were muppets not doing homework before bringing arms and munitions all be it inert into a foreign country without doing their own due diligence (we are grown men and masters of our own destiny) As it happens I did do my research and I had no issues..... Unfortunately the above mentioned clowns ruined it for the masses and so the police clamped down (which was the right thing to do.... Their country their rules) resulting in a somewhat farce with regards to holding all weapons in one place, guarded by unarmed individuals (which made the whole thing a bit pointless) however, we came and acted like kids.by not playing by the rules.......so they treat us like kids. And our black powder was strictly monitored for the guns which was a shame.

Unless something else happened that I was unaware of, the XXX CORPS run 2014 has set the bar for all other shows and runs.....IMHO

This year, different country, different rules, all have been posted up on the companies page, relating mainly to what the vehicles must have onboard..... As time draws closer I am sure Mr King will append the firearms legislation, same as last time.


Anyway..

Back to the rather nice carrier that is the focus of this thread.

Welcome Mike

I think we spoke at W&P as I was one of the other carrier drivers. Great vehicle well done.

Ben

Thank you all again for the very warm welcome to the community and to answer all the questions in one go, almost certainly not going to France this year as I have too much else on though I did do Arnhem on my motorcycle and it would really take something to beat that !
I aim to have my carrier out by May for this season and Ben, I hope mine will look as good as yours but it is no way as rare!
Mike

Think I have just "twigged" who you are Mike... The bike gave it away, I think you were my driver at W&P when we spent some brass at the last reenactment

Hi Richard, indeed you have be there. The goggles aren't very flattering though!!
Cheers
Mike

Welcome Mike,

It was good to see you at Stoneleigh!

Cheers,

Hi, Mike, welcome to the forum. I bought a set of those rubber gaitors, word of caution they are 70 years old and once exposed to UV light they will fall to pieces, mine have lol.

look forward to seeing the carrier on the show scene.

Kevin.

Soak them in hydraulic fluid ��

Ford of Canada Inspection Lamp
 

Hi Mike,
Good to see you on here.

I've left a NOS Carrier Inspection Lamp at the barn this morning with Paul, think it will be perfect for you...if you don't have one already!
Cheers

That will make them fall apart even quicker! Brake fluid might be better.

Maybe Armour-All would be betterto soak them in? I have used that on the rubber cones on the Mk7 Microphones of my WS 19 headsets to good results.

gaiters
 

Hi Mike
Welcome. I would use a rubber/nylon lubricant on any old rubber. Car supermarkets sell it for weather strips etc - I got mine from Halfords . It wont make it a lot better - nothing will, but it will stop it drying out further and cracking more
Rick

Soaked some rubber items at bluebird in aviation hyd oil and it resurected them a treat.... Must have been luck.

You could use the originals as patterns and cast some more ?

Ah Mike. Have you got a brother/father/son/uncle called Paul? Coming to look at my Tilly? Ron

Thank you all for the suggestions on rubber lubrication.
John, Thanks for leaving the inspection lamp, I do have one but not even sure if it is wartime let alone Ford so will have a look at yours next weekend.
Ron, Yes it is my brother Paul who has a Tilly project so guess he will be visiting you. Small world isn't it!!
Regards
Mike

A possible substitute for the rubber boot on the brake control rods could be a modern day boot for a rack and pinion steering box. I grabbed one out of the back room (this one is for an Iltis). By cutting the boot, I can make it any length I need. One end will fit either the washer or the hull flange nicely....the other end merely sits over the flange or washer. I cut this one quickly....I'll get it to the needed length in a week or two when I install the rods.

This way you are working with a fresh rubber rather than 70 year old rubber.

Rob did I hear you right, You are using iltis parts on a carrier :eek:

I can't imagine where this might lead :doh: