Cel

Here are some photos of another French survivor. I believe that it is located at an educational establishment of some sort:

Tim, this is the same as the one in the first two pictures of your post #15. Glad to see they did not use it for parts. The crane has been used to load sugar beets. I would not mind restoring it, including the crane, I need another project!

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Marcel

I would guess brake linings as we know them did not exist back then. Our Peugeot had cast iron linings rivetted to the shoes.

If the retaining rings were too tight in the gudgeon pin slots they would be under a constant oscillating pressure because the pin is floating axially and thus will move as well in a radial direction. I think they should sprung in so that more oil can pass through the holes and give a bit of extra lubrication to the little end? You can make the circular if you split them with a sharp chisel and file the ends in order to give room for expansion. Then heat them to dull red and they will keep the shape. I have made piston rings for a stationary engine and they seem to work well.

Good work you are doing there!

Marcel

What a fantastic truck! Here it is in its previous life across the pond. I like the low loader as well.

Excellent work Steve! My brother, who is a gunsmith (in the UK), uses silver steel quite often to fabricate his special cutters although these are a lot smaller than the size you made. When he was still at school, a long time ago, he bought a bunch of silver steel round stock, from 3mm up to 10mm and ever since made most of the tools he needed himself. I got a Ridgid temperature gun as a present from a good friend last year, it has come into use regularly since I have it. But I must admit that the old school method is way more interesting and gives more satisfaction!

Regards

Marcel

Well spotted Steve! I already thought it would not take long before they were recognised. Here is a picture of the center.

Best regards

Marcel

Passed by this flower cart in France today, it has really nice wheels!

Marcel

Could this be a Thornycroft ?

Same picture in b/w is in the museum at Ieper. I took a picture of the description that goes with it.

Marcel

Here is a link to a site that is mainly about stationary engines and tractors, but they posted a couple nice series of pictures about the production of war equipment during WW1.

http://mototracteurs.forumactif.com/t18520p60-les-usines

Marcel

Here is a picture of the Peugeot, not finished yet but running very well. I fitted a 145 nozzle in the carb (instead of the 125) and it runs a lot better now. Choke can be released after 1-2 mins running. Although the magneto has no impulse the engine starts very well. I am thinking of keeping a second mag with it just in case, and am looking for one with impulse coupling. I now have to give it two swings, I am quite sure that with impulse it will start 'quart de tour' (1/4 swing) as they say in France. A new cone for the fuel tap was made, as the old one protruded at the end so no way to keep it closed with the spring. A good friend found an acetylene generator which will be fitted next. When I look at the pictures of trucks that have such a generator fitted, there is often a small device fitted next to the generator with two connections. Is it perhaps some sort of water lock?

Regards

Marcel

Here is a picture of a soldier of our village, I don't know where it was taken. Are there any Commercars of this type in preservation?

Marcel

Right you are! Looks like the crankshaft is still in one piece;)

Good progress so far!

Marcel

That will be interesting to find out. I was wondering whether the N° 25 is the serial number, if so I guess it would be an early one?

Marcel

Looking great, another milestone achieved! I also like the press very much. Is there any freeze protection for it, or is the water just drained after a session?

Regards

Marcel

Well thanks to this forum the cart mistery is solved! I was contacted about the Peugeot by a gentlemen here in Belgium a few days ago and thought I'd send him a picture of the cart. He replied almost immediately! The cart was used to transport the tools of the gunsmiths and blacksmiths, and was produced between 1907 and 1916. So far it is the only one known, in fact it was believed that none had survived. The 'bad' news is that it is not complete, the pictures show why. I am now looking for a set of wheels so we can reproduce the dolly (or whatever it is called). Another project on the list!

Regards

Marcel

Same as above, if you can't attach some threaded rods to the flywheel or braces behind it to pull put it under a press. You will have to take out the crankshaft anyway I guess? It is not too difficult to make your own puller, just make it heavy enough. Here is an example of a puller that I made a few weeks ago. The bearing and housing had to come off together, no way with a classic puller even though it was a quality one. I spent a couple of hours fabricating one but the bearing came off in no time. The puller is now on the shelf for future jobs.

BTW Steve, I think it was a relief when the 'onion' was relieved without damage, and it will be a pleasure to fit another nice and clean original part!

Marcel

Beautiful weather today, so because the forecast says rain for the coming days I decided to try and take the Peugeot out for its first spin. Some minor adjustments are needed but I was amazed how well the gear shifting went!

Marcel

More woodworking today, the cross members are ready to fit. For some reason we managed to fit the rear wheels without the felt seals. So after a couple of hours collecting wood dust I decided to make the new seals. Found two pieces of pipe that matched the dimensions. A 10° edge was turned on one side and in no time the seals were pressed.

Marcel

prepared for cutting with the bandsaw

ready to fit after treating with the band saw and band grinder

inner diameter of the felt seal

pressing the outer diameter

the finished product

ready to fit!

More work has been done on the wood. As I have not much experience in woodworking it takes a bit longer than normal but we're getting there!

Marcel

Great work again on a lovely old lathe! Good thing that not all of these heavy old machines have been scrapped or exported. I missed out on a big facing late from the early 1900's a few months ago. Not that I have a lot of use for it but if I find one I will find a spot in the shed to install it.

Another way of boring wheels (if a lathe is not available) is to put them on a radial drill. I did this with a tractor wheel a few years ago, with a homemade tool holder.

Marcel

This is how it would have looked like. This truck was for sale in the USA a few years ago, I hope it got saved and is under restoration.

Thanks Andy, luckily they were not that much worn out.

I acquired a postcard that arrived in the mail today. Bought it for the photo but I was amazed with the writing on the back. One of the three men in the photo writes to his parents to say that everything goes well and that he is posing with two friends on their 'ambulance car'.

Marcel

I have been looking at a few tank sealers, and after talking to a friend who has used it with success it was indeed the most expensive one that I ordered!

This evening I re-assembled the exhaust muffler. We had a new tube rolled out of 2 mm steel plate, cut it to length and only had to tighten the ends up. My father will paint it tomorrow. He also attached the main beams to the chassis.

Last Saturday was a very hot day over here, so I decided to do a more quiet job and installed the new bearings in the gearbox. One bearing had spun around in the housing, causing a bit of wear. I measured the play with a valve clearance gauge, it appeared to be a bit less than 0,2 mm. A 0,1 mm shim was cut to size and put in the housing and to my relief I was able to gently tap the bearing in. Once assembled I also connected the drive shaft which was a quite straightforward job.

Marcel

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I have been doing some smaller jobs on the Peugeot. Fitted the cardan on the rear axle, made new filler caps for the radiator and petrol tank and decide to take apart the gearbox because the bearing on the input shaft had too much play. New bearings are ordered and should arrive tomorrow. One of the next jobs will be the sealing of the petrol tank with tank sealer.

Marcel

I think I understand, thank you for the clarification. Will measure the angles and see how that matches to the phasing, that should be deliberate then?

Steve, on my lathe I have a pitch that is large enough to cut this groove. I was not aware of that until I needed it, so I was quite pleased to find it out!

Marcel

Work continued on the cardan joints, they are both ready to fit now. The diff side is the sliding one, the grooves all have several lubrication holes. It goes to show that back in 1916 this was a new system and a bit overengineered because they probably didn't know how it would act. I have replaced the felt ring but when assembling the shaft I noticed that it is not possible to line up both the cardans. They should be in line but I guess it will work this way? The whole shaft assembly is quite heavy, about 40 kg. Also interesting is how the diff end is connected to the tube, several studs that are riveted to the tube and made flush. You can't see where they are from the outside. I have also ordered new bearings for the gearbox, more of that next week.

Marcel:D

The holes on the gearbox side were oval

and now round again

also the shaft was worn so a new one was made up

no welding!

new felt seal

no alignment between the two cardans:???