LP2 VR 2225 Build

[David Dunlop]

Dale:

Could the leather be revived if you chucked the entire assembly in a can of Neets Foot Oil, or similar product for leather, and let it sit for a while?


David

[Dale Jordan]

Right hand single station has been out for a week detailed painted and back in as of today . There are two bolts that bolt the support to the engine rails which are in ! But I notice there are two holes just inside the backing plate on the floor where the support comes through the hull sides I can't find any info in the books on these two should these have bolts as well if so should the nuts be on the inside and bolts up through the hull floor ? Dale

[Darrin Wright]

Dale, those 2 bolts come up from underneath and are threaded into the suspension station arm. They cannot have nuts on them as that would interfere with the brake rod.

If the suspension station arm threads are damage, you can:
try and tidy up the threads with a thread tap,
leave the bolts out, or
heli-coil the threads.

[Dale Jordan]

Thanks Darrin . I'll have a close look tomorrow never thought about that . Dale

[Dale Jordan]

Double station all back together . Thanks Colin for the tips , this was the scariest job so far lots of sweat on the brow on the day the springs went back in . My newly rubbered wheel will be back tomorrow ... Dale

[Lew Skelton]

Hi Dale, I can vouch that working on the springs is definatly the gift that keeps on giving when doing it without a rattle gun.....

[Dale Jordan]

Wheels are back from Big tyre .. They look fantastic .. can some-one tell me the tap thread size for the grease nipple holes in the wheels ? Dale




Primer on

[Lynn Eades]

Thread is 1/8" BSP (eighth gas), but check first, in case I mis-lead you.

[Dale Jordan]

Spot on Lynn . Threads are cleaned out , found one at my local shop, good price $8.40 . Four wheels primed today took longer then I thought , lots of hard to get to places . Ready for bearings and the green paint by the end of the week .. Dale

[Dale Jordan]

The two threaded holes for the grease nipples on the center hub , one has a small hole at the end of the thread , the other has a bigger hole , which one is for the nipple and which one for the pressure value as I did not take notice when I pull them out . Dale

[Lynn Eades]

Dale, the grease nipple is on the outside of the wheel. The breather valve is on the inside. A tiny bit of grease on the ball part of the grease nipple before you paint it, and you can easily wipe it clean after. The grease nipple sits a an easy access angle. in the hub, I didn't know the holes were different so cant help.

[Dale Jordan]

Hi Lynn the threads for the breather and nipple are on the outside of the hub one spoke apart , but when you look inside the hub , with bearing out , one un threaded hole is about 4mm the other about 8mm just wondering if the bigger one is for the grease and the smaller for air .. Dale

[Dale Jordan]

Big day Yesterday , double bogies back on with new rubbered wheels , plus idlers as well . My Carrier will be packed up under cover for the next three months as work will be full on over the xmas holidays no more days off for me . Dale

[Dale Jordan]

My wife and I just brought a new home today 2.7 acres just out of town . Best bit for me is a 12m x 7m shed , lots of room to play this is my first ever shed hat to wait 52 years to get one , better late then never . great Christmas present .. Dale

[lynx42]

Originally Posted by Dale Jordan

My wife and I just brought a new home today 2.7 acres just out of town . Best bit for me is a 12m x 7m shed , lots of room to play this is my first ever shed hat to wait 52 years to get one , better late then never . great Christmas present .. Dale

Congrats, Dale. Only problem will be that NO SHED is ever big enough. At least you will have room to build some more.

What do you give a man who has everything? Answer:- A new shed. (He will soon find something to fill it with.)

Anyway, the carrier is looking really good.

Merry Christmas,

Regards Rick.

[Dale Jordan]

Pick up some more re rubbered wheels the other day, just have to get them blasted and painted in the next couple of weeks

[Ric Davies]

G'day Dale, yep your seals look spot on and mine are doing a good job 3years on. With the bearings I replaced 5 and reused the rest. I put the best of them into the 4 displacement wheels due to the side load when steering. I think small pits in the bearings will be ok well lubed, my worst had probly had a good mm of side play at the centre and are in the rear road wheels. You would have to put the seal carriers on the end of a piece of heavy pipe close to the same OD then a smaller piece on the inside of it and don't be shy with the hammer.
Good job with the project. Ric

[Ric Davies]

That was dumb. When posted the next page came up !!!! Dopey me.

[Dale Jordan]

Just wondering if some could please trace out a cardboard template of the 517/3 PIVOT DOOR RADIATOR FILLER COVER and post to me for a lp2 carrier . I need to make one , unless someone has a spare one .? Dale

[Dale Jordan]

Rainy couple of days at work so I detailed and sprayed my engine cover ,I'm still after a template to make a radiator cover hatch . Dale

[Dale Jordan]

Thanks to Eben , He is sending me the template for the filler cap on the engine cover . Can someone tell me the length of the 5/16 UNF threaded rod that holds the clamps on the side of the carrier plus the ones on the rear plate are they different sizes do they all have lock nuts up against the threaded blocks that are weld to the hull ? I know they have wing nuts . Dale

[Dale Jordan]

Thanks to Eben , He is sending me the template for the filler cap on the engine cover . Can someone tell me the length of the 5/16 UNF threaded rod that holds the tool clamps on the side of the carrier plus the ones on the rear plate are they different sizes do they all have lock nuts up against the threaded blocks that are weld to the hull ? I know they have wing nuts , also what does the fire extinguisher bracket look like ? . Dale

[Dale Jordan]

I picked up a real nice track winch today this is my first good find , very nice feeling to get this peace . It could be NOS as No bad rust and it has that Dark grease on the nuts , other wise it's been sitting dry in a shed for years . Dale



Plus and jack stand aswell




Winch came with the hold down straps and fasteners

[Lynn Eades]

Dale, with regard to the studs, I think they are all the same except there is one smaller one. I think they all have lock nuts (someone will correct me if I am wrong) and the all have a clip in a hole in the end, to stop the wing nut falling off. I would guess length at 2 inches.
Your track jack is nice. It is only missing its pin and knurled nut.
Your jack bracket is different from the common one. Does yours belong to a specific carrier makers production, or is it an early/late thing?

[Dale Jordan]

Thanks Lynn . Can someone tell me if the LH and RH track strainer arm no 582/5 and 582/6 parts to be straight or have a bend in them as in the list of spare parts . My one they bend in towards the spindle .? as in the first photo Dale

[Lynn Eades]

They are originally straight.

[Andrew Rowe]

You might find that when you fit your track strainer in the proper bracket the bent arms may not locate in their location properly.
The threaded rod for the tool clamps in the book say 3/4 inch long, I have samples of NOS ones that are 62mm long, see pictures, and yes the one down on the back bulkhead R/H corner is 3/16 dia. , all others 5/16 unf. Cheers

[Dale Jordan]

Thanks Andrew I've pulled off the arms to be straighten , as I test fitted them to track and they would not locate into the track sides .. good photos of the tool clamp rod and nut .I have the proper brass nuts . Today brought a meter of 5/16 UNF threaded rod will make some up and add the wire .. Dale . PS Andrew what do you know about my jack holder ?

[Andrew Rowe]

Hi Dale , never seen this one before, have other examples of where the sides have been modified to take a different jack of the era, and of course the standard jack, but not this one.

[Dale Jordan]

Started working on the floor plate this week . Lots more work then I thought ! Got all the bits sorted out and sprayed Kharki green today . Tomorrow I will bolt it all together . Also , followed Darrin's lead and welded all new fastening countersink bolts to the floor plate , and ground flush as to make it easier to adjust later on . Dale