2006 at the Hammond Barn

[Bob Carriere]

.... which we at first installed the wrong way.....

New wheel cylinders..... the little sheet metal covers have been cleaned, sandblasted and repainted in POR 15...... inside the plates are grey outside is black..... all to be overpainted with a polyurethane binding coat and them ulti OD coats.

For the purists...... have you noticed that the bolts for the flange are all mounted backwards..... no big deal since they will have to be removed one at a time to be drilled for the cotter pins to fit inside the castled nut. I opted for new grade 8 fine thread bolts, washers and nuts.

Drilling them 16 little suckers will probably take an afternoon....


Next week we finish installing the cleaned and turned brake drums...... Grant again installed all the bearings and new seals. Shoes have been relined and arc ground to fit the arc of the drums. All adjustments have been loosed and lube with light oil.

With some luck tires will slip on and we can roll it under the front frame......... that little truck has not stood on its own tires for about 2 years. It is a slow process. Grant and I worked about 11 hours so far on the front axle......partly explained by the fact that neither of us are trained mechanics in the first place.

It was a satisfying weekend.

NOTE in passing....... we worked very carefuly not wanting to hurt one another or damage the parts...... you will noticed the heavy stands and use of sturdy overhead chain falls...... them babies are very heavy and could be potentially lethal.