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Originally posted by Richard Farrant
. . . . . but I have a feeling it is the one now at the REME museum collection in Bordon, having been through a restoration.
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If so, its regrettable the restoration didn't extend to the front diff which isn't there and seriously limits the mobility to nil on damp grass with a hint of a slope.
The design and operation of the axle linkage demands both axles be driven since the one with grip tends to lift itself and force the other one onto the ground, quite correct to balance the drive load as intended but desperate if one axle is undriven.
As the CDSW crown wheel in these worm diffs is a massive chunk of P-Bronze, we conclude many have been "weighed-in" for the cash on offer.
Be very careful with lube oil spec therefore as the bronze will not like modern GL4 or 5 spec EP gear oil; the original was a castor based product now unobtainable but after some research we have found a specific GL1 spec SAE140 gear oil designed for bronze assemblies.
R.
16-11-05, 07:44
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