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02-06-11, 01:16
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Well Fellas! Sorry for the Long Over Due UpDate!!!!
We have be busy on the Sexton for a while and then got distracted by multiple other projects, events and parts hunting!!! Here are a few pics to get y'all a little closer to where we are at: I Fabricated a dolley for removing the nose cone and tranny. It worked fantastic and popped off rather easily! Ofcourse, as Murphy's Law dictates, putting it back on will be more of a struggle! Thanks to all who have given advice and tips on removing this massive piece of the puzzle! 5 of the 6 suspension units have been removed..... one more to go!!!  1 of them has been dissembled...... Not looking forward to the rest! I am in need of 1 return roller shaft..... kind of puzzled how it was broken..... perhaps whilst being shoved around SECO. Here are some pix! SD 
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02-06-11, 04:16
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When it comes to reassembly, a few simple handtools will make alignment easy. Many years ago I worked on structural steel, building a 2-storey building. The handiest tool was an 18" hand spike with a wrench head. When the crane moved the I-beam close, spear the spike into the moving piece, catch the tip in the built piece and lever things into place. Throw in a bolt and wiggle the spike until the bolt threads. Then turn it into place. A final drive going back onto a Sexton can't be that different. Good memories and very satisfying work.
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Terry Warner - 74-????? M151A2 - 70-08876 M38A1 - 53-71233 M100CDN trailer Beware! The Green Disease walks among us!
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02-06-11, 13:24
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According to Chrysler's book "Tanks Are Mighty Fine Things", published just after the war, that transmission, controlled differential and final drives represented more than 50% of mechanical work and 40% of the cost of the tank.
Perry
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02-06-11, 14:23
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Tanks Are Mighty Fine Things - Interesting book
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Interesting little book isn't it, a number of interesting photos of tank production. There is another in this series,of corporate publicity, entitled The Great Detective about the manufacture of the SCR-584 radar units. Cheers Phil
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#5
17-08-12, 20:52
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Hi All!
Just wanted to give you all an update. It has been rough getting work done on the Sexton lately as a frame up restoration of a M2A1 Half Track has taken priority. We are over the Hump on this little side project and expect to be back full force on the Sexton sometime this fall. It is pretty amazing when one thinks about it, there are probably 4 times as many pieces to a Half Track than the Sexton! We can't wait to get it done and focused on the main event! Cheers!!  Sean
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#6
26-08-12, 03:58
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Boy you guys have just brought back a lot of good memories
Keep up the good work! My first radial layed on the shop floor in pieces for almost 7months before we found the parts to rebuild it JUST REMEMBER! crank it first before you use the starter Stew ps: : they are known for their hydraulic lock support
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#7
15-03-16, 16:02
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Since all of the old Sexton threads seem to be popping unto the top, I thought I'd give ours a little update. I had planned on getting some sandblasting done by now, however, a FV432 found its way into the que! sneaky Bastard!!!
I have acquired another Air Cleaner though thanks to JDMCM. I am still looking for the guts and bottom for another early type round one. Cheers Sean
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