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[tankbarrell]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

Soak them in hydraulic fluid ��

That will make them fall apart even quicker! Brake fluid might be better.

[Jim Burrill]

Maybe Armour-All would be betterto soak them in? I have used that on the rubber cones on the Mk7 Microphones of my WS 19 headsets to good results.

[kosbie]

Hi Mike
Welcome. I would use a rubber/nylon lubricant on any old rubber. Car supermarkets sell it for weather strips etc - I got mine from Halfords . It wont make it a lot better - nothing will, but it will stop it drying out further and cracking more
Rick

[RichardT10829]

Soaked some rubber items at bluebird in aviation hyd oil and it resurected them a treat.... Must have been luck.

You could use the originals as patterns and cast some more ?

[Ron Pier]

Ah Mike. Have you got a brother/father/son/uncle called Paul? Coming to look at my Tilly? Ron

[Mike Gurr]

Thank you all for the suggestions on rubber lubrication.
John, Thanks for leaving the inspection lamp, I do have one but not even sure if it is wartime let alone Ford so will have a look at yours next weekend.
Ron, Yes it is my brother Paul who has a Tilly project so guess he will be visiting you. Small world isn't it!!
Regards
Mike

[rob love]

A possible substitute for the rubber boot on the brake control rods could be a modern day boot for a rack and pinion steering box. I grabbed one out of the back room (this one is for an Iltis). By cutting the boot, I can make it any length I need. One end will fit either the washer or the hull flange nicely....the other end merely sits over the flange or washer. I cut this one quickly....I'll get it to the needed length in a week or two when I install the rods.

This way you are working with a fresh rubber rather than 70 year old rubber.