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  1. Does anyone else out there have a two lipped seal on their inner tracta hubs outer main seal? When I considered replacing it I found out its not what the manual shows or the supplier has? ( this was prior to my using the semifluid grease however. which I now love. no more car show cookie sheets for me) Cheers, Drew
  2. If upgraded, did the original mk1s have the rear machine gun deflector(I can't see why they would?) and if it was an added turret are the deflector welds of the same era/ dimension, or quality as the factory? Maybe a way to tell? Drew
  3. Excellent replies, thank you to all for clearing that up. Mine works perfect as original then!:laugh: Cheers, Drew
  4. Can someone enlighten me as to why the circle on the site is so dim? In low light it isn't even visable. I had to restore mine due to water damage. Did they use radioactive paint in conjunctio with ambient light that has decayed?
  5. Not to worry Robin, we're only talking about tire removal, nothing heavier! Having said that, if the math doesn't add up it wont be done. I'm not that crazy to risk my safety for expedience.
  6. Thanks for all the feedback, think I'll do some math and rig something up! I'm thinking a cradled V on the rear of the turret to make use of the heavier mantlet as a counterweight. Cheers, Drew
  7. I'll stick to the steel plate and grease method for now, it sure does work slick, pun intended. Maybe my guts telling me to get a reme recovery vehicle next. To the question on the movie, no I haven't been able to find out that movie yet but maybe someday I'll chance upon it in speaking with others. If I do I'll let you know as I still have your contact info. I did find ferrets painted up as german minitanks on THE DESERT RATS tv series with big floppy fake cannon barrels though. Last summer we took 01ec28 on a four hour run to a local car show. Great fun! Police only stopped us once as we entered a new region where they had not seen us before! As to the parts taking more space, now that you mention it, the transmission did seem to overrun the garage in last winters rebuild! What is meant by "little nylon slew ring wheelies"? Is that some sort of tool? Cheers, Drew
  8. Yeah it was a stretch but our garden sheds a tardis, though not much larger on the inside.
  9. Has anyone ever seen, heard of, or used their ferret mk2 turret to crane the spare or the wheels from their hubs? Just thought it may have been tried as a field fix? Also, ever notice how a toilet plunger mounted where the gun protrudes makes them look like a really mean, four wheeled DALEK? (DR Who 50th anniv after all.) Cheers, Drew
  10. While I won't advise anyone to use non original lubricants, I am definately staying with this product. It is amazing. The fat that it can flow boggles me. On a 4 hr drive at 45mph in 35celcius temps the hubs were ok. They were a little hotter than the 90w hubs but I'll take the tradeoff. It wasn't like I couldn't keep my hand on the hub, but it was certainly warmer. Added bonus is it's helping strip the black grease that had been packed into the hubs.
  11. my vehicle had a mod at some time where a two lip oil seal was installed. Not the best solution I fear. I've resorted to semifluid grease which I''ve had in for one summer season so far. Travelled 4 hours straight at 45mph and the hubs do get a little hotter but no leaks. (heat is due to fluid viscosity, not lack of lubrication.)
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    well, I bit the bullet and created a you tube account. If I did it all correctly here it is running at idle. Coincidentilly if anyone pics up some advice on how the motor is running I'm all ears. Of note was that I found the points were out of sync by 30 degrees! You should have heard the idle before. Been toying with the electronic ignition add I've heard about. Seeing the war and peace pics makes me want to fly over right now!!! Cheers
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    Hi all, just wanted to post a picture of what we did on our countries civic holiday. It worked realllly well and even stays upright at around 25 mph! Not sure if others have already done this. Of course we kept it rolled up in respect while not running the engine so it wouldn't hang upside down. It stands up at idle and really flat at any speeds. I have a breif vid if any are interested. I'll post it on youtube if I get any replies. Cheers, Drew;)
  14. Well i'm reviving this thread. Recently I had a very near miss with a lack of oil in front left bevel box. Ivr done some further research on semi fluids. After speaking to imperial oil I've put mobilux ep 023 in to my steering and front bevels. Its really weird stuff. It pumps it flows into a blob.. bit it doesnt drip at all. On highway driving it ran appx 10 degree hotter than right side. Its based on a oil slightly heavier than 90 with ep additives ect. Interestingly the thicker product 004 uses a thinner oil but is much thicker. The extra temp will be from fluid friction. They use yhis product I mining machines. Had to order it at a local bulk oil station. So far its awsome stuff. Going on a 4hr trip next week and ill report back then. Cheers drew
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