Canadian Lynx Armored Car

[Jordan Baker]

Fantastic idea. I look forward to seeing what will be posted and I wish I could contribute.

[Harry Moon]

I run on runflats on my lynx and i pulled this tube because it had the wrong valve stem. you can see how this 900x16 tube folded and creased itself to fit inside the very thick runflats, as i had a full set of 650/750/825x16 tubes i baby powdered up one and installed it and after inflating and deflating i was happier with how it fit. so i pulled all four and replaced them. proper valve stem and no creasing, all the others had similar folds and creases, it's just a much smaller cavity inside than regular 900x16 NDCC

[Andrew Rowe]

Thanks Jordan and Harry , good useful input , although I will be running standard 8 -ply military tires , but I do have a brand new set of war time tires in excellent condition , run flat , that I might put on one of the Lynx's. I don't if you picked up on it , but actually building 4 x Lynx's.
Today I had a look at the clutch slave , trying to figure the cylinder return spring length, finally I think we have a brake through and have discovered that I was using the wrong length pushrod to work this one out. New length is 11",
instead of the 7&1/2" one I had , this shorter one is for the Larger "Indian Patterned Wheeled Carrier" rear engine chassis , of which I am associated with as well, as shown in picture. Cheers from The Tank Factory.

[Peter Duggan]

Andrew,

Off to a great start ! Promises to be a regular read as you progress. FOUR Lynxes is quite a challenge.

Looking forward to your updates.

Peter

[Andrew Rowe]

Thanks Peter, I have not "Officially Started" , but just tinkering away on various components , I hope my postings can compliment what you have done.
Today we can look inside the differential of the Mk2 Lynx. This runs a 40 tooth and 6 pinion axle , based on Ford 3 ton truck. The crown wheel is standard in that respect with the 6.66 ratio, however the axle housings have brackets for the big shock absorbers that are iconic to the Lynx , axle shafts are standard 16 spines as similar to Bren Carriers.

[colin jones]

Hi Andrew, Am I correct you are going to do 4, FOUR or these at once??😮

[Andrew Rowe]

Hi Colin, YES , that is correct, I actually had a 5th , but pulled the reins back a bit as I did not have enough mechanical parts for it , chassis was a bit buggered anyway! ( 3 x MK1 & 1 x MK2 )
A few more pictures of the MK2 Diff during assembly , all parts being totally stripped and new bearings / seals applied. Second pic shows the pinion as pulled apart. In the first picture you will see the end results awaiting their final cleanup and paint. In the top of the rack you will see a MK1 Diff awaiting it's rebuild. The Mk1 is based on lighter 1 ton Ford components, but I will go into that a bit more in depth when we get to those ones, Cheers from The Tank Factory.