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  1. Has it got a diff-lock? If it has, engage it and make sure that it has engaged by looking at the mechanism. If you now get a drive, you may have a broken half shaft on the other side from the diff lock. It is quite easy to take the 'hub cap' off complete with the hub reductions. No need to jack up. Just undo all the 1/2" bolts on periphery of the hub. You will need two of them or two longer ones to pull the hub cap/plate off. You will then be able to extract the half shaft and inspect it for damage. If a piece of the half shaft is left in the diff, you will have to repeat the exercise on the other side in order to be able knock the broken piece through. It will be a lot more difficult to get the diff out for inspection and you will have to remove both half shafts in any case. Therefore, use the diff lock to help diagnosis and then check half shafts. It might be a hub reduction gone belly up. I would imagine that Dave Crouch has some axles from breaking up DROPS. For the gears, make sure that you have the right number of teeth! John
  2. I worked on that vehicle with Trevor. Easy to identify because it was stretched. IIRC it had Holmes twin boom recovery equipment as well as its original winch. John
  3. It is easy enough to start a project but completing it is another matter.! You just have to be extremely determined and avoid getting side tracked into some other task, however, attractive. You just have to keep plugging away at the job and eventually it gets done. I can't wait to see it done. What was the field arty conversion? Was it a light gun tractor? John
  4. Dear All, I am sorry that we have not responded to 109ffr but it is easy to miss an introduction. I don't do social media and I do not have a smart phone. I like it that the forum is a repository of knowledge and experience. That is why carefully posted my solution the the problem of broken cylinder head studs on a Meteor engine. John
  5. Dear All, Thank you for the suggestions. John
  6. Dear All, We are re-commissioning my 'big' trailer in order to be able to transport the Conqueror ARV from the REME Museum to MOD Lyneham. Unfortunately, there os quite a bit of green algae on it. Some of it will scrub off. I am reluctant to pressure wash as this might damage the paint, although I might try. Does anyone know of a product that will tale off green algae? John
  7. I have a manual for one now and they are attached. Have you found one? John 565 OPERATORS MANUAL (1).pdf 565M SPEC (1).pdf 565M SPEC (2).pdf 565M SPEC (3) (1).pdf
  8. Do you mean an electrical cable assembly or a bowden type control cable? I would imagine that the internal parts such as pistons and liners would be very hard to find as the basic engine would have been overhauled at a base workshops, the manufacturer or a contractor. Wherever, it was done, there would be no spares for us! Sooner or later we will have to start rebuilding 'dead' L60s. Does any know anybody who has internal NOS parts for an L60? John
  9. A few years ago, Wayne practiced the task on the REME Museum's 60 ton tri-axle Dyson tank transporter trailer, what we call the 'little trailer' Sam has done a fab job. Far better than my work. John
  10. Although the drive sprocket is very large, it is not a Conq because of the brackets that Richard mentioned but also the road wheels are much larger than on the conq. The suspension units are are also correct for a Cent
  11. When I did the big trailer I spent £11,000 on materials and that was between '96 and 2001. And Sam is is doing a far better job than I did! It really is 'off the scale'. John
  12. The switch is in the post to you. John
  13. I think that it would be much more fun to set up an escort agency and you don't need any insurance.
  14. This afternoon I had a quote from Ageas via Footman James. £2364 and that is without being able escort the transporter. At this rate I will be calling he car breakers to come and tow the Disco away for scrap. Since in my opinion you need a tough vehicle and not a car to escort an abnormal load, the outlook for the Big Trailer is bleak indeed. John
  15. I am pretty sure that I have got one. PM me your address. John
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