canadian mk1 restoration

[The Bedford Boys]

The carrier my father restored, and is now owned by a member of this forum, has been running for 30 years on the tracks it came with. They were defintely not new tracks when he restored it either. The track warping doesn't place any undue stress on the track. The track was designed to run like this.

[Lynn Eades]

How about some pictures of the inside?
Does the cam plate turn?Is there a steering box connected, and functioning?
Firstly disconnect the long rods that go through the rear plate to the bellcranks.(this will allow everything else to move hopefully) If not drop the plate off the bottom of the hull that the cam plate is mounted on. With the hull blocked up, and the double bogies removed, can you move the cross tube in it mounting blocks?
These pictures are for an Australian carrier, but they are much the same.

[ajmac]

What is the bell crank associated with? Is it for the track warping?

[RichardT10829]

Alistair......which one there are a few bell cranks...... there are the two which connect the spreader pushrods in the brakes to the rear part of the hull and the extension rods which go from the rear back to the front where they then each connect to another bell crank mounted to the floor before returning to the base of the steering column.... there are another pair of bell cranks which connect two short rods onto the brake pedal again located near the base of the steering column........ lots of gubbins in these tubs

[Lynn Eades]

Sorry. The key to what I said is in the "Long rods". The reason is to disconnect the brakes, so that locked or siezed brakes do not interfere with the steering operation. I would disconnect the bell cranks found behind the rear plate. these have needle rollers top and bottom. It would be wise to dis connect both ends to check them, working backwards to the steering box until you locate any siezed items. Dropping the cam plate out as well from the bottom allows you to move everything, if its not siezed somewhere.
Check the bearing in the camplate. check the rollers that run against the cam plate, and make sure that you free up the spindles they mount on, as these need to be adjusted when the camplate assy is reinstalled. While this is out, is time to make sure the crosstube is moving freely. In service, it only moves about 1 1/8" from side to side. (5/8" each way) The rollers may need to be removed to grease them at the pins.The flats need a bit of lube applied manually(pulling the thing right out would be best)then when its back in , with new leather boots, it will be good for a long time

[pzrwest]

As a side note one summer when my regiment The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment were at Petawaw for summer concentration we were paired up with the Linclon and Welland Regiment for the exercise. They re-named us the 2nd Battalion of the Tecumseh Fuseliers. Just think the Hasty Perverts mixed with the Links and Dinks.... LOL

[eddy8men]

keep the advice coming guys, i've set myself a target of 50 days to get it on the road or at least moving under it's own power, does anyone know of a flathead v8 specialist in england, i'm looking to drop it off with someone who can get it running like clockwork as a reliable motor is no.1 on my list of priorities.

cheers

eddy