T16 restoration starts in earnest

[SDT16]

That is just regular old steel stock. The nuts may have been a higher grade but I can't remember. Might be best to use a grade 8 nut for attaching to the suspension rod. When you screw the tool to the Suspension Rod, be sure you get it all the way on.

Our T-16 came out of Europe via a museum here in the states. It was not a swiss carrier to the best of my knowledge. It was "restored" (HA!) before it came over here. But it did not have the correct engine, overheated a lot etc....

It was partly disassembled when we purchased it 15 yrs ago...... Just now getting to it.

[andrew honychurch]

ok, well I have now purchased all the items to make my puller. Sounds like a cookery recipe! I will attempt to weld it all together tommorrow but am expected to be on family duty so may not get the time I need to concentrate on it. I made one slip up, in that I bought some big washers for the top of the tube but as my Dad pointed out a washer will bend! So I need to cut a plate for the top of the tube and perhaps even weld it to the top. We will see.. More tommorrow hopefully with all limls intact!

[Lynn Eades]

The original tool has a hook on it to help locate the tool some how.
The whole purpose of it is to draw the rod back far enough at one end, so that the other end of the rod is clear of the hole. When you have them apart, be careful of the "cup" It is like brake lining material,which acts as a bearing on the ball. I suggest that you carefully wire a ball into each of these, when sending the suspension to the blasters, or the blasting will rip them to bits.
I have included a picture from the Aust. carrier book. and the text to explain its use. Apart from the thread types, it is the same for all the carriers.
It might be worth making a good job of the tool, as it is used to replace springs, and someone will want to borrow it later.

[motto]

That hook as you call it Lynn appears to be an anti rotation lug.
David

[Lynn Eades]

Thats right.trying to get the point accross that there was something extra to it. I wrote most of the post, and then couldnt find the picture. I then had to take the picture, and down load it etc.
Just trying to help.
David I see you can mis name things as well (Lloyd)

[andrew honychurch]

thanks Guys. Thats very useful picture. Thats a job my my father who loves doing this sort of thing on the lathe.

[andrew honychurch]

Got up early this morning and welded the spring compressor together. Its perfect, it is simply not worth attempting without one of these and really so easy to make. Thanks for the help guys.

Lynn what do you think the cups with in the spring locaters are made of? On the T16 they are riveted in and look like they are steel or brass or something like that. Someone told me they are leather but they dont look like it. I am going to clean these suspension units by hand as I dont want to take out all the bushes which would be destroyed by sand blasting so no need to distrub the cups anyway.