Remanufacturing T16 Rear Box and exhaust shroud

andrew honychurch · #1 13-05-12, 09:31

Hi Guys, I have kindly been lent an original rear box for the T16 with the cover that goes on the top over the exhaust tail pipes. I have a fabricator that is as good as I have ever seen and he is preparing to make a copy for me. If anyone is interested in getting one done at the same time let me know and I can try to get a price. I guess the problem is the size and weight of this means it is probably only practical for the UK, maybe Europe. But I can always take anything to War and Peace.

horsa · #2 15-05-12, 02:57

You'll probably have the same experience I did with fabricating lockers. Nobody will respond until you've had what you need produced and by then it will be too late for them. It’s always cheaper for everyone when you can have multiples produced at one time. Unfortunately a lot of people don't understand there isn't a catalog for buying most of the needed parts for a restoration and end up missing the boat.

andrew honychurch · #3 15-05-12, 06:05

hi David, where is everybody? It seems its just you and me left on here!!!

No, seriously, I agree with you but maybe there just are not that many T16s out there being restored at the moment. Anyway, there is no pressure on anyone.

The guy I have borrowed the box off was telling me that he has a loose track on his. Only on one side and he has reached the end of the adjustment. Do you know can he take just one link out?

Lynn Eades · #4 15-05-12, 12:31

Yes he can take more than one out. I cannot recall the detail without going to the book.
I would suggest he takes both tracks off and quarters them, to make up two even tracks with the same number of links each side, by mixing the quarters.
An uneven number of links from one side to the other will make the carrier "track" to one side.

horsa · #5 15-05-12, 15:22

Lynn's suggestion is the best thing if the guy has already removed several links as the track as gotten towards the end of its service life. I'd read somewhere that a track was considered done once a total of six links had been removed from one side.

andrew honychurch · #6 16-05-12, 08:26

thanks Guys. I think I understand what to tell him to do, although I very much doubt he will want to go through all of this work. He has owned the Carrier for about 20 years from memory and bought it restored. He has not had any problems with it other than pulling the track off in reverse in soft mud whilst turning.

Anyway, we are confident that a different number of links both sides will cause the Carrier to track to one side? I recall a post on this subject some time ago.

Secondly, if he does quarter the tracks into equal lenght and mixes them from side to side , he will end up with a more even set of tracks?

then he will have to unrivet a link or two by hitting the end, and then after removing the link or links, he drills a hole in the old riveted pin and uses a washer and split pin.

Is this how you guys see the job? is there a recommended length that he should be aiming for before refitting them?