VICKERS MK6B's resto

[Ben]

Great job Colin.

The earlier British carrier suspension parts I have stripped had a similar type of cup. They are sometimes more complete and look a little like asbestos.

Do you have enough replacement cups?

Ben

[colin jones]

Hi Ben and yes I do have enough cups thanks.
I have made some reasonable progress on my suspension and again it is almost a rest on its own.

[colin jones]

It is great that there is new seals available to suit and quite cheap too. The bogies are fitted and waiting for wheels and I have started the rear leaf spring resto as well.

[David Dunlop]

I can almost smell the exhaust fumes now, Colin.

David

[colin jones]

David, it's getting closer by the day. I engine chap told me the other day that the top of the engine was off and the head is totally referbishable, however there was water in two of the pistons but it has liners in the block. He said after it is pulled apart and fully inspected he won't give me an answer until then. I will probably be looking to install the engine around October sometime if all goes well.
I have done all the rear springs and installed the first one. That is certainly a bit tricky to put tension on the leaf, line up the hole and get the pin in. As I found out, that too requires a sequence for installation. I have also installed 6 wheels on Bowerbird and waiting on my new ones.

[David Dunlop]

Am I correct, Colin, in assuming the rear end of the leaf spring is free floating and slides under a retaining pin setup in the rearmost bracket? That would mean it is just the front half of the leaf spring doing all the work would it not?

David

[David Dunlop]

OK. So I sit out on the patio for a bit with my morning pail of tea and the leaf spring arrangement suddenly makes sense to me.

I shouldn't have slept through so many Physics classes!


david