ruggyjohn

UOTE=ruggyjohn;463135]filled steering box with oil after replacing gaskets and left overnight to check for leaks, next morning all dry so fitted to pioneer, one day later oil dripping from cross shaft which takes the steering arm, bu**er, looked in manual and see there is a cork seal in there, (very high tech) remove box from vehicle and strip to find a roller from the top taper bearing floating about inside, so a lucky escape all round, could just see the pioneer disappearing through somebodys house if it had jammed the steering, so all in bits and waiting for the parts to arrive, putting a modern oil seal in instead of the cork, got to be an improvement. so i think it was 1 step forward 3 steps back this time.

filled steering box with oil after replacing gaskets and left overnight to check for leaks, next morning all dry so fitted to pioneer, one day later oil dripping from cross shaft which takes the steering arm, bu**er, looked in manual and see there is a cork seal in there, (very high tech) remove box from vehicle and strip to find a roller from the top taper bearing floating about inside, so a lucky escape all round, could just see the pioneer disappearing through somebodys house if it had jammed the steering, so all in bits and waiting for the parts to arrive, putting a modern oil seal in instead of the cork, got to be an improvement. so i think it was 1 step forward 3 steps back this time.

whichever you choose make sure you get enough to do the job and a bit spare as colour can change slightly between batches.

hi richard, the brass one with the 3 bolt fixing is the same as mine on the gearbox end and the alloy one you think is explorer goes on the bell housing end

thanks for this richard,

hi richard, news to me, this is how i bought it, 99% sure its pioneer, not seen explorer close up but it is the same rubber cush drive as i am aware.

hi ian, more room than the pics show, probably best part of 5mm.

the cable clips on the bulkhead were mostly missing so norris who is helping me on the rebuild made this former, brass strip is cut to length and then compressed in the vice,

winch control to repair, trying to fill all the holes in the dash with gauges and switches, and floor going in, never thought laying new boards would be so hard and take so much time.

looks very good, going back together is always satisfying, where did you get the leather from for the rear hub seals, could probably do with replacing mine.

thanks pete, couldn't agree more, only trouble is the detail seems to take forever, but its the detail that makes the restoration stand out, just hope i get it right.

whats a watt between friends

cab fitted, went on reasonably well, new floor and electrics next.

missed the xmas deadline, no suprise there, trying to put as much on the cab as possible and then give it its last coat of colour so the new bolts get painted aswell,

a bit more work done on the cab, it is now in primer ready for a small amount of fettling before i put any colour on, trying to have the cab mounted on the chassis by xmas.

hi andy, when i find spares for the scammell i usually buy 2 or 3 at a time if i can, what i don't use i can sometimes swap for something else, the only problem is you know you have one its just finding it. john.

sorry ed, my mistake, going from memory which is always fatal, when you said master cylinder i imediately thought of a hydraulic system not the air valve, should have had a look before i opened my mouth, and yes just looked on the spares shelf and i have one complete with stainless circlips, yours for a fiver including postage, if i send it to be signed for it will be another quid. hope this is of use to you. john.

hi ed, not pioneer that, no valve on foot pedal, are you mistaken with the explorer.

hi ed, do you mean the one mounted on the inside of the chassis with the diaphram in it, if so i bought some of ebay, should still have some left.

thanks for the comments john and pete, most of the heavy work is done now but all the small details seem to take so long, should be out and about with her next year though.

exhaust now had its final fitting, all tacked together, will remove and do the rest of the welding on the bench, cab ready for blasting just waiting for some decent weather.

hi niels, yes i can get you another but its work in progress at the moment, this is the 1st one they have made, i am working with them on it to get it to look right, diameter of tube has gone up by 1/4 of an inch to enable thicker wall tube to be used, silencer box is the same dimensions as original with the same baffles, flanges slightly larger, when mine is finished i will be able to give you a price for a complete system.

1 new pioneer exhaust in kit form

Maybe worth dropping the diesel tank of and steam cleaning it if your still getting crap in your new filter, if it is dirt in the fuel tank it could block the pickup pipe .

New front panel now done, used the old one as a template, even with the mag drill it took most of the day to drill all the holes.