MET Gas

[ron]

well its been a couple of hectic weeks with visitors here , just spent a couple of hours in the shed and fitted the backing plates and brake shoes, fitted with new brake pads, if I get time in the morning I will fit the drums and sprockets and ajust the brakes, Regards Ron

[ron]

If you have never fitted the brake springs before without the correct tool its a bugger of a job, has any got or even seen the corect tool Part number 1186 Aust?

[ron]

Hi Guys.
Just fitted the rear end just a couple of pics to show the progress to date.
Regards, Ron

[ron]

Just put a couple of boxes in place for this pic, a lot motr work to be done before they are bolted in , Regards,
Ron,

[ron]

Sorry maybe this time we will see them

[Darren Witty]

Ron,

I was wondering what your hull number is? For your interest I have a MET GAS carrier with hull number 1105. I have been told it is a LP2 but no one is really able to tell me the differences. I see in a previous post on this thread there a copy of a rear axle modification explanation with numbers listed but my hull number doesn't fit into any of the lists. What does this all mean?? In your last photo I see that you have the same set up of of boxes and the lewis gun magazine box holder. Does this early set up make it a LP2? I do have an ID plate but it is not the correct plate. It is 982 and it is originally cast LP2 but after cleaning it I found a small A stamped beside the LP2.

Thanks
Darren

[ron]

Hi Darrin,
There seems to be thought that the type of spline on the diff denotes the type of carrier where its either an L P 2, or an LP2a,it seems that the early ones had the splined diff and the later L P 2 A had the tapered diff, but as in all things nothing is cast in stone, over many years , (over thirty years,} I have seen many changes done to carriers by the army I guess it was all done just to keep them going if all they had was a certain type of diff in the field it was fitted, some people might not agree with this but its what I have seen,you just have to draw your own conclusions, the early LP2 had its tool rack on the side as well as the rear one,whearas the LP2A had a pioneer rack fitted to the rear of the carrier to hold all of the tools
On the later carriers the bins and lewis box were moved so that a radio could be fitted on that side under an armoured cover, I think its possable that the I D plate that you have with the stamped small A, denotes that it was intended to be used on a 2 A carrier and they were just using up surplus cast plates in stead of re casting others, my carrier is 434,
Regards, Ron