Scout T5329

[Lynn Eades]

Richard, good point on the sealed bearing. What was the question?
A lock tab/washer question was it?

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

A lock tab/washer question was it?

Yes Lynn, the one holding the gearbox drive pinion on the mainshaft, the manual did not show or mention a locktab.

[Lynn Eades]

Richard, I think that book is about mid 44, and covers Windsor(from Micheal R.) The lock tab was probably a later improvement. As you would know, a bit of Locktite would do it now days. (unless you happened to have the tab)

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Richard, I think that book is about mid 44, and covers Windsor(from Micheal R.) The lock tab was probably a later improvement. As you would know, a bit of Locktite would do it now days. (unless you happened to have the tab)

Lynn,
I would use Loctite anyway.

[Ben]

I have been very slack with taking photos and updating the thread. Work has continued and all the suspension has been cleaned, blasted, painted, new seals and re assembled.
I needed to make a spring compressor to do the job so I copied the one from the workshop manual. The pictures should speak for themselves showing the process from start to finish.
All four units have been done and are on the hull.

I've got the engine and gearbox ready and with luck it should be ready to go in next week.

90% of the bits have been cleaned, blasted and painted so its pretty much assembly from here on in.

I'm waiting on a very lucky ebay find to arrive which (if correct) could be a couple of the last missing bits.

[Ben]

I've also been looking at some old photos to help understand the stowage. I took a closer look at a shot that I'd had a while and noticed the "T" number 5332. That makes the third carrier shown in a period photo all within a couple of numbers of each other from the same Aveling Barford contract.

RMY 681, T5327, Capuzzo North Africa
RMY 683, T5329, Perth Australia (assumed returned from North Africa)
RMY 686, T5332, Captured BEF

It made me wonder how carriers were issued. The T5332 shot shows what I believe to be the first scheme they were painted when they left the factory.

If anyone has any info on how vehicles were issued early in the war and if any records survive I'd be interested to hear from them.

Thanks

Ben

[Marc van Aalderen]

Hi Ben,

Making good progress then it appears! Hope you get it ready in time for W&P.

Cheers,