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Old 13-08-18, 10:22
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Old 25-08-18, 01:21
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Hi all,

I’ve been chipping away on various little jobs on the M8 in between work and life.

I’ve been slowly making up the hydraulic lines. It is quite a time consuming process when you don’t have any original lines to work from. I found after I made the first two lines, that it was easier to get a length of Number 8 wire and shape that to what I wanted and use that as a template. I ended up using steel bundy tube and I’ve found that even 5/16” line is quite hard to bend. The copper alloy tube I'd seen was just too expensive and I’ll need a better tube bender than what I’ve got to finish the 3/8” and ½” lines.

My intention is still to get a commercial brake line specialist to do the flaring on the ends of the lines. I want to be pretty darned confident that I’ll fit these lines and they won’t leak, and while I can do the flaring myself, I think it is a wise move to get them done right, especially with steel lines.

I’ve seen a couple of versions of the layout of the hydraulic lines to the throttle master cylinder. I’ve noticed that most (I figure the original layout) have the line from the outlet on the master cylinder coming out horizontally and then being bent upwards vertically (see the pictures I borrowed off the net). From what I’ve seen this can be a problem as the co-driver can damage the connection by just putting their foot on it. I plan to fit a 90 degree connector to the outlet so the line can go vertically upwards and behind the reservoir, which should hopefully prevent those problems. I'd be interested to hear what other M8/M20 owners have found with this.

Has anyone reconditioned the primer pump? Mine is missing the washer/seal in the end of the pump and I am looking for the correct replacement. A local seal supplier said they can make me one out of a rubber product which will handle the fuel but I’m thinking there must be something commercially available now that will do the job. Is this a cup type washer or something similar? What is the purpose of the two nuts?

I noticed there are several variants of the rubber bushing for the shock absorbers. I was told that the one in the centre of Photo 10 (the bottom photo) was what ‘everyone is using’, but they are certainly too thick in their present state. The one on the left is the correct one but I only have a few of these. Has anyone got a source for these?

What about the spacer for the top mounting bolt on the shock absorbers? Does anyone have any of these?
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Old 25-08-18, 01:22
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Old 26-08-18, 06:14
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Default The seal for the primer pump

The seal for the primer pump , could it have been a leather one?
In which case check on the coleman website or similar as they have many different sizes of leather pump seals
Shuk Engineering in Taranaki also do a good range of leather seals.
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Old 26-08-18, 09:37
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Hi Alex

Yes, I was also thinking it could have been a leather seal. Thanks for the lead. I will check out both those websites.
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Old 26-08-18, 13:56
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Default Seal for the primer pump

Have you considered the various gasoline powered M series trucks from the early 1950s? M38, M37, M135/211 M35 series etc. as a parts source In basic appearance, their primer pumps are at least similar? The Canadian parts list for the M135 only lists the pump as an assembly (the cup isn't listed as an available service part).
Link to another forum discussing cleanup/maintenance of primer pumps - http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modul...ewtopic&t=5143

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Old 26-08-18, 23:05
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Hi Grant

Thanks for the reply. I gather the M8 pump was used on the M41 Walker Bulldog tank but like you, I haven't been able to find a breakdown of the internal parts of the pump.

I will check out that other forum you provided. Thanks for your help.
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