TheAmericanPatriot

Good post Nick, its important to hear all sides and it certainly seems that everyone thinks you are making out like a bandit scot-free in this ordeal unfortunately

I've got those in my Sultan for the commander and officers spots, I'm pretty sure they are push to talks. They're wired in with the radio sets

I've done alot of brainstorming and cant come to a solution myself so i'm gonna need some help before i really commit to tearing into my Fox. As the title suggests I've got a FV721 Fox that is stuck in gear and i cant get it out. I took it for a few mile drive and as i got to my destination i found it wouldnt leave 5th gear. I did a lot of pedal changes in everygear to no avail. I've got the access cover off to the gearbox and can see the adjuster moving when i depress the GCP. The gear seems to be fully engaged but the GCP only comes about halfway back then stops. I'm not sure how it normally is in 5th gear. I can easily bring the GCP closer than halfway like how it is in gears 1-4 if i pull on it. The Gear Selector (GS) seems to be functioning fine. I can watch the linkage move freely to the gearbox when i am selecting gears and i can hear the cam in the gearbox moving when i move the GS. I've tried shifting with the GS in between gears as some have shown that the linkage can come out of alignment and not actually be in the gear you have selected but that produced no results either. The only thing i can think of is that either the spring that pulls the gear out of engagement has failed for 5th gear and thats why it wont disengage or its something with the spring loaded clutch that makes up 5th gear. This had been the first time i used 5th gear since i got it so i'm thinking that it might not have been used in a long time and got stuck when i used it? I have no idea. I'm just looking for some help if possible before i have to actually commit to randomly and inefficiently tearing my gearbox apart

What about if the sight gets blurrier as you let more light in? I have another one that is crystal clear with minimum shutter exposure but when i let lots of light in it gets very blurry. Its capable of seeing at night pretty well it just gets pretty blurry when i open the shutter all the way! I'm gonna check how clean the lenses are and if they're bad i'll tear it apart and clean em

Still no manual like info but i have now mastered complete dissasembly of the lenses that control the amount of light entering the sight down to the shutters themselves as mine had seized up after going unused in exterior conditions unfortunately. Difficult without the proper tools to avoid scratching it all up but definitely doable! Works like a charm again and has been re oiled and waterproofed and will be getting more attention from now on.

What would they be a repair for?

I cant say much for the rest of the ordeal but that alone is enough to justify the way you feel i would say. Him doing that is flat out absurd.

Awesome work i love to see it, the CVRT's in the scrap yard are an awful sight

Theres a place online where you can download the maintenence instructions for CVR(T)'s and it contains wiring diagrams for all Varients, including Sultan. I can probably find it if you still need it

I unfortunately have not besides just small illustrations explaing how to use them. nothing along the lines of Work Shop manuals or anything actually useful. The search continues

No expert but i would agree that it doesnt look like its taken during action. People dont realize that a large majority of photos out there are training photos and everyone seems to have a bad habit of assuming all photos are genuine

Many thanks! Those are both very cool and super useful websites!

I dont know the exact color that it is so im kinda in the same boat as you, but i do know that Rust-Oleum has a camoflage paint line and one of the Flat Non-Reflective Greens is close to the green that is on my Sultan and ive been using it to touch up and for just an off the shelf thing it matches pretty close. Like you though im still waiting to figure out the exact color code so i can give my Sultan a real paintover

Well i got everything around this weekend and got my belt replaced. It was pretty straight forward and im glad it was. Anyone have a good method on disconnecting the coolant hose? I wasnt ready for mine about drained half my coolant into my gearbox compartment, other than that, super easy!

That is making alot more sense, ive got the Diesel manual but im just apparently terrible at visualizing what its saying, youve been an immense help and i should be able to do it now no problem. Thanks for letting me know about not dissembling the drive shaft aswell, ive heard they are a pain to get aligned just right and im a very strict follower of "if it aint broke dont fix it"

Can anyone give me a rundown on the best method to replace the Fan Belt on a Diesel Spartan? Ive read the manual about 10 times now and just cannot make sense of the method its wanting to use, it keeps mentioning an access plate to the drive shaft to undo it so you can slide your belt over to your clutch but i cant seem to find the access that it keeps mentioning. Im assuming this process is much more involved than the manual is making it out to be because i just cant see an easy way to go about it. Anyways i appreciate any and all tips or advice you guys are always a great help

This isnt as exciting as some of yours are but my Alternator belt in my Diesel Spartan exploded when moseying around my field, simple fix as you just loosen the fan belt tensioner, pop off the fan belt then sling on your new alternator belt

Might want to change your friends if you have problems such as those!

Wherever you send me to bud!

Well i re-investigated the caliper this weekend and sure enough you were dead on the money, the hydraulic oil resevoir was chock full of fluid and it was the exact reason that i could not push the piston back into the caliper. How simple! What would i do without you smart fellas around to guide simpletons like me! Anyways thanks for the advice i am ever grateful. Wyatt

I appreciate the reply and you have given me alot of useful advice. That is a very good point about the fluid rushing back into the reservoir and that might be stopping me from pushing it back! The caliper didnt feel springy at all as if it were being stopped by fluid but there might not be any spring with the fluid after all. I make sure i keep the reservoirs full so that is a definite possibility! Im excited to see if thats the case when i get to working on it this weekend. I'll let you guys know if i figure anything out. Till then, much obliged!

Pb Blaster it is, no rusty bold can hold its own in an enduring confrontation with PB blaster

Ive tried my 1/2" impact and it didnt budge, i know there are better impacts out there, i'll have to get my hands on one. The big problem i have is that the line for the brake fluid goes directly over that bolt so i cannot get directly on it with a socket and i also cant take the line off till i get some space by taking the bolts out ironically, i gotta use a crows foot and ontop of that, the radiator is above it aswell so i gotta use a swivel adapter to get on it good so even further lost torque. I could use a torque multiplier but crows foot wrenches cant take near as much as sockets can, they flex real bad and pop off the bolt. I definitely wanna stay away from torches, maybe it just needs a longer bath in some liquid wrench. I'll hit again this weekend and see if i cant coerce it to break free

I dont have any of it in situ but i can point out with the pictures i'll have attached to this

Hi Guys, Long story short one of my steering tillers starting pulsating slightly so i checked my steering brake pads and low and behold i am dearly in need of some new ones. I have the new pads and started replacing them, the one side went easy as pie and the piston slid right back into the caliper *almost* easy enough to do with your finger. Then the fun started with the other side. Despite all my might i cannot get the piston to press back into the caliper so i decided to take the caliper out so i can get at it better but alas i cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the darn thing out. From my limited understanding there is two larger bolts that hold the mount for the caliper onto the gearbox and i can find the one but i literally cannot break the bolt free. Ive tried liquid wrench, PB Blaster, Cheater bars, Half inch impact and lastly just my Raw Might but nothing will get it to come lose. so obviously i should just jump to the other bolt but i cant find it? im not sure if you guys know any tips or tricks but im in desperate need of help here. P.S. If you guys know of where i can get a Fan Belt or a part number for a replacement that would be much appreciated it. Thanks in advance!