Thread: Matilda's jammed rear drum brakes

Originally Posted by Scallops

... I understand this is all child's play mechanically for most of you, but it's brain surgery for me.

Yeah, but then ask most of us about the definition and delineation of ore bodies and we're STUFFED!

Never give up, never surrender!

Ok. I'm sure someone else on here was preaching RTFM.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/1262957-post3.html

Correct me if I'm wrong, but my manual says:

To strip Operation E/12
1. Stand the axle shaft on its splined end and press down squarely on the brake anchor plate and Bearing housing flange, using the special annular press block, Part No. 242415 (Fig. E-1). A pressure of up to 20 tons will be required, and it may be neccessary to assist the operation with sharp blows on the bearing housing, using a brass drift. Remove the collar.

Nothing about a tinfoil press and hair dryer

Put it in a 20 ton press and flog it with a hammer. Or take it to MR like you were going to do first up.

CC

Puts on flame proof suit waiting for Mr Knight to unleash

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

Nothing about a tinfoil press and hair dryer

Put it in a 20 ton press and flog it with a hammer. Or take it to MR like you were going to do first up.

Thanks again everyone for your help, encouragement and advice - After some thinking and research, I've discovered that a 20 T press is in fact required, as the Colonel states above, and that MR Automotive have done this exact job before with their 20 T press- so maybe 'ol mate from Gympie has owned a few Series 1's.

So the half axles will be heading up to Redcliffe when I (or the Colonel's courier service) can get them there.

Dave - appreciate the offer to do the cold chisel job next weekend, but we might be able to salvage the collars and bearings this way.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

You need a 20 tonne press to pull the bearing off and reassemble it. - specialist job. (but only that bit of it)


John

I just reminded you Dan. Jd's post was post #14 in this thread.

CC

Quite right - thanks Colonel. I should have picked up on John's advice there myself. I hope the 400 degrees hasn't stuffed anything that would have otherwise been OK. At any rate, MR's press will do the trick.

Hang in there scallops.....it will be fine just give it time

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

Nothing about a tinfoil press and hair dryer

Thats going on the 120t press at work.

"The Tinfoil press"

Take a deep breath & count to ten Dan.
We all have moments like this & think is it really worth it? You only need to remember the enjoyment you had driving Matilda (I know it was only short) & you'll have your answer.

If it takes a week or six months, so be it.
I had my 80" for nearly five years before getting it on the road. Like you, I'm no mechanic, so had to rely on the help of friends or wait till I had the $$ to pay to get things done.

You've put so much pride & effort in, it WILL be worth it in the end!

Mark.