6 pounder restoration

[kevin powles]

Gents, I'm currently restoring a 6 pdr anti tank gun, I want to ask if anyone has ever split the trailing arms before and removed from the axle assembly?, there is a flanged nut, item 32 in the attachéd picture, held in place by 3 locking grub screws, has anyone removed this before?, mine will rotate only about half an inch then it's stuck fast, I could apply lots of heat but wanted to ask first.

Thanks in advance Kevin.

[kevin powles]

Further picture attached.

[Lew Skelton]

Hi Kevin, I'm up to that part also. Have been procrastinating for a month or more. I would assume that it may need plenty of penetrating oil as its a pretty fine thread ( from memory ) let me know how sucessfull you are.

Lew

[Harry Moon]

Originally Posted by Lew Skelton

Hi Kevin, I'm up to that part also. Have been procrastinating for a month or more. I would assume that it may need plenty of penetrating oil as its a pretty fine thread ( from memory ) let me know how sucessfull you are.

Lew

When you need the penetrating oil look up "Ed's Red" basically 50% acetone and 50% ATF

[kevin powles]

Thanks to Rob and Marc on here I've removed the flanged nut with a block of metal welded to it for purchase. I really need to get a manual?, anyone got one ?.

Kevin.

[Niels V]

are any of these any use ?
http://www.robvanmeel.nl/?q=catalog/340&page=1

[kevin powles]

Originally Posted by Niels V

are any of these any use ?
http://www.robvanmeel.nl/?q=catalog/340&page=1

Would rather have an original.

Kevin.

[Marc van Aalderen]

Kevin,

The last original one on eBay sold for a whopping GBP 284.

Buy a repro for working on the gun and keep your eyes open for an original. They don't come up often so could take a while.

Cheers,

[kevin powles]

Originally Posted by Marc van Aalderen

Kevin,

The last original one on eBay sold for a whopping GBP 284.

Buy a repro for working on the gun and keep your eyes open for an original. They don't come up often so could take a while.

Cheers,

Marc, that's a whopping price for one........eeeeekkk!!!

Marc, I like your signature list of vehicles you own 😉, I might put my 1965 Aston Martin DB5 on mine and 1970 mark 1 Triumph Stag......many thanks for the pictures and info when I needed them mate, 😘

[kevin powles]

Looking at the gun pintle mount, I think at some stage during it's life since 1943 the guns saddle pintle had been removed before, as there is a other set of locking screw holes been drilled, perhaps when the guns left the Netherlands to the Israel army ?. It's most certainly been stripped before.

[Niels V]

Kevin, yes its much more fun to have the original manuals.
I normally also try to find the original manuals, and then copy them so I can bring it to the work shop.
we need pictures of the Aston Martin...

[shaun]

Originally Posted by Marc van Aalderen

Kevin,

The last original one on eBay sold for a whopping GBP 284.

Buy a repro for working on the gun and keep your eyes open for an original. They don't come up often so could take a while.

Cheers,

Was it the manual Marc ?Hi mate

[Marc van Aalderen]

Nope Shaun. It was the big manual, not the SATP one.

[shaun]

Originally Posted by Marc van Aalderen

Nope Shaun. It was the big manual, not the SATP one.

Ah ok I will have to dig in the big crate of manuals , I have the set some where ISPL as well .