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Old 30-06-13, 22:34
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Alastair McMurray
 
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Originally Posted by shaun View Post
Point to not they are no good for carriers . But the sprockets are .
Good point, Loyd Drums and back plates are unique to Loyds, that was the 'big mod' that brought about the MK2. I have read a wartime report concerning the early Loyds which criticises them for terrible brake fade (steering was no longer possible) after a very short period of driving. Those early ones had the truck braking system similar in performance to a Universal Carrier drum setup. It was that bad that all MK1s were retrofited with the Girling uprated system from the MK2 in the field.
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