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Last edited by Stuart Fedak; 23-10-17 at 00:17. Reason: Typo, as usual |
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The rivetting tool is a chunk of 1" thick plate with an opening in it and a screw through the top. It is like a heavy duty C clamp. You held it in place, tightened the screw, and it rivetted the two pieces together.
If you were to have the backing plate off the vehicle, you could easily do it on an anvil or a vice. Alternatively, you could possibly tack weld it in situ with a mig welder. The silver antisieze was the solution to the siezed adjusters on the Iltis. Use sparingly, because it doesn't belong on the drum surface. |
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That's what she said.
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Brakes were a chronic problem with the Iltis. If it wasn't siezed adjusters, then it was worn shoes. Actually, the shoes usually were not worn that often, it was just that the Iltis had a comparatively thin shoe compared to other military vehicles to start with. I saw many Iltis grounded by overeager mechanics, for thin shoes, when they could easily have stayed in service for months waiting for the parts to show up. The bonded shoes we got towards the end were an improvement. The guys weren't so quick to VOR the vehicle when there were not rivet heads getting close to the lining surface. |
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Thanks for the pictures and info as I always wondered what that tool was for as the manuals were poor on the description of there use
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