Identification of F15 2WD?

[lynx42]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Tony,


My F15s were always fun to drive. The last one had an up-rated diff centre which gave it respectable road speed, too.

Regards

Mike C

G'day Mike,

I guess that it was a White Scout Car diff you used. I remember Albert Bowden doing a couple of conversions using White Scout Car diffs.

I need one now as I found out the hard way that you have to put oil in the diff if it leaks a bit. I had the White on display in a museum and as there was no oil on the floor when I picked it up I didn't think to check the oil level before driving it 150km. home. I made it home but soon found out a few days later that the pinion bearing had collapsed from lack of oil. Some of the rollers from the bearings had actually gone between the pinion and the diff centre.

Wanted 1 White Scout Car Diff.

Regards Rick.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by lynx42

G'day Mike,

I guess that it was a White Scout Car diff you used. I remember Albert Bowden doing a couple of conversions using White Scout Car diffs.

I need one now as I found out the hard way that you have to put oil in the diff if it leaks a bit. I had the White on display in a museum and as there was no oil on the floor when I picked it up I didn't think to check the oil level before driving it 150km. home. I made it home but soon found out a few days later that the pinion bearing had collapsed from lack of oil. Some of the rollers from the bearings had actually gone between the pinion and the diff centre.

Wanted 1 White Scout Car Diff.

Rick, I saw an ad for a White Scour car diff on a Dutch website the other day, but it's gone now. For reference: seller wanted EUR 150 for it.

H.

[Ganmain Tony]

Doesnt look like much - but brother! time just slips away... getting there though.

Sag on the RHF had been remedied Definitely was the springs. Replacement springs from Max's pulled apart cleaned then repacked, blasted and painted. Replaced the shackle bushes, old ones badly flogged out.

Below photo's show before and after.

Four rims - removed ancient D&D tyres (I did one, which took me a week) then took the other three to tyre dealer who had them off in half an hour and charged me 20 bucks.

There is no point being a tight arse when doing one of these trucks.

Fitted new tyres - these are the ones Bob Carrier and Harry Moon put me onto from Wallace Wade. Thanks again Jack for organisiing the logistics.

Popped on the rims beautifully!!!

Anyway - some pictures

[Ganmain Tony]

Im going to have a look at the manual myself, but one observation Howard and I made today is the track width on the front axle is greater than the rear axle.

Anyone wish to comment??

Fuel tank finally top coated and on.

Spring hangers now sitting correctly - directly up and down - wonder what that'll do to caster angle and the steering of the truck?

Now that the rest of the front suspension is tight - we've just noticed the play in the king pins - they will have to be done.

Anyone had to replace them?

[hrpearce]

Looking good Tony

[cliff]

Tony you are doing a fantastic job. Well done and please post more photos as you go along.

[Lynn Eades]

Tony, on the fitting of your tyres; My understanding is that you will get a longer life from your tyres, if you swap the two front wheels around, so that the leading part of the cleat (outsides of tyre) hit the ground first.
The way you have then now, is for a "driving" wheel as opposed to a "driven" wheel. How the front tyres of a 4x4 or 6x4, were fitted depended on the expected use. ie.the percentage of road use as opposed to 4 wheel, or 6 wheel drive use.
She looks great!