Thread: LANDY'S LAST RESTORATION BY ME

Well got a bit more done today before running out of parts.
1st the brake Co rang to tell me my wheel cylinders were there when I got there to pick them up they were for a 86" & NOT EARLY 80". I had taken the samples with me a couple of days ago when I ordered them. Then they tell me they can not find a listing & will need to change to 86" braking system & make up another set of pipes at my expense.
I got them to fit one of the old nuts on one of the new pipes to match my old wheel cylinder & I am going to take a chance that the other side doesn't leak, (I HOPE) it has sealed for the last 29 years since I did them last & with a new flange to compress it may not leak.
2nd I have assembled the N/S rear brake . The O/S the ball bearing under the bleeder is stuck in its seat so have left it soaking with some CRC over night & will assemble the wheel cylinder tomorrow & hold it in the vice so the pistons don't pop out & try to blow it out with compresses air.
3rd job today was to fit my new brake jam can , sand blast & paint the clamp.
I had to get a new pipe made up for it as the fitting in the bottom was the wrong size even though it was advertised as fitting LR 1948 to 50.
4th job today was to replace the worn exhaust flange studs , heated the manifold up glowing red & yep broke all four, so off with the manifold to take to the workshop tomorrow & set it up level in the drill press.
I have knocked off for the day as I have run out of parts . Well I have not run out of parts only the ones I need to complete the chassis & brakes .

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Hi those seats are pretty nice

A friend of mine bought a set of those seats from Exmoor some years ago. The first hot Aussie Summer day after they were fitted , the glue Exmoor had used in the seats came unstuck

The wheel cylinders: those early type with the ball bearing seals are a absolute pain , the bleed screw in them is a BSF thread . Very hard to find these days. You could make new BSF bleed screws on a lathe .

You can buy adapters and use the later series 1/2 cylinders... easy and cheap to buy . The adapters screw into the later cylinders and mate up with the early 1/4" diam. 80" pipes

Originally Posted by series1buff

Hi those seats are pretty nice

A friend of mine bought a set of those seats from Exmoor some years ago. The first hot Aussie Summer day after they were fitted , the glue Exmoor had used in the seats came unstuck

The wheel cylinders: those early type with the ball bearing seals are a absolute pain , the bleed screw in them is a BSF thread . Very hard to find these days. You could make new BSF bleed screws on a lathe .

You can buy adapters and use the later series 1/2 cylinders... easy and cheap to buy . The adapters screw into the later cylinders and mate up with the early 1/4" diam. 80" pipes

I will see how the seats go , I know a couple of people who have used Exmores seats & havnt had a problem my old ones the Willy Wagtails that were nesting in my garage made holes in them collecting meterial to build there nest
I have some BSF tapered seat bleaders so they shouldnt be a problem once I get the ball out .
I did think about adaptors but after being back to the brake co 4 times this week I wasnt thinking straight.

I have Exmoor seats in my S2A 88" GS 113-372, they have been in since 2011 and we have some very hot weather here where I live, no issues with the glue coming unstuck, also my S1 has Exmoor trim no issues so far cheers Dennis

I have run into a bit of a problem with the rear wheel cylinders on Landy, one of the ball bearings under the bleeder nipple is stuck in its seat , I have tried air , soaking it in penetrating oil , pushing it out with a stiff wire from in side the cylinder , freeze off & thumping it on a solid bit of wood but it is still stuck . I don't want to heat as it has a SS sleeve . We are going to try ultrasonics this week end . If that doesn't work I will need to buy a new ones. Does any one know were I can buy rear wheel cylinders to suit a early 80" with 1/4" pipes in Australia. I can find cylinders listed but the don't tell me what size pipes they take & the company's I have contacted have not come back to me. The brake co I deal with got me some in but they were for the small pipes so it all got too much & they said not available.
Any ideas on getting it out or were to buy would appreciated , even if I can get a S/H L/H one that I can re-sleeve would help.

Fill the cylinder with grease, push the pistons in each end, place the cylinder in a vice with the pistons against each face of the vice jaws.

Screw in a grease nipple into the threaded hole for the brake pipe . Use a grease gun and apply pressure and the ball should pop out .

Back in the 1970's I had a WW2 Jeep. I had the brake cylinders sleeved, they used a hard brass sleeve back in those days . Anyway, one day I was coming down a steep driveway and the brake pedal went to the floor !!! Quick steering had me drive the jeep into a stone wall . I found the leak, it was one of the sleeved cylinders - they had drilled too far into the sleeve for the bleed screw , almost right through the other side of the cylinder !!! It was a lucky escape !

Originally Posted by series1buff

Fill the cylinder with grease, push the pistons in each end, place the cylinder in a vice with the pistons against each face of the vice jaws.

Screw in a grease nipple into the threaded hole for the brake pipe . Use a grease gun and apply pressure and the ball should pop out .

Back in the 1970's I had a WW2 Jeep. I had the brake cylinders sleeved, they used a hard brass sleeve back in those days . Anyway, one day I was coming down a steep driveway and the brake pedal went to the floor !!! Quick steering had me drive the jeep into a stone wall . I found the leak, it was one of the sleeved cylinders - they had drilled too far into the sleeve for the bleed screw , almost right through the other side of the cylinder !!! It was a lucky escape !

Actually I think if I was to block off the pipe hole & pack it with grease then put the pistons in & use the vice to push the pistons in that should work , THANKS I am off to try it now may also put old cups in so grease cant get past the pistons.