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I too would like some info on this job

Just to clarify the dummy hub construction. I used several thicknesses of 3/8 inch aluminium plate to make mine, they can be glued together, there is virtually no stress on this area. If you want to ensure that your axle end does not flop about at all, you can cut & recess the inside piece of alum to collar the axle end. One side needs this to be done anyway, as the axle pokes out further. Only drill 4 holes are needed, not 8, for easier fitment Yes!, make sure your hubs are with you in the truck. I forgot and took my truck down a very steep dirt track, and needed to self-winch myself out, to the amazement of onlookers. If I am correct in my memory, the informant stated these can be made of wood! I made up templates using 5 ply timber, which was a good idea I dont like to murder perfectly good parts. I believe Vehicles of Victory have them advertised for $160

please correct me if i am wrong. You can make up dummy flanges without machining anything. It is only the splined hub that causes the axles to rotate Once that is removed the front axles do not rotate at all, UNLESS the front axle is engaged via the transfer case. I made dummy flages out of flat aluminium and simply attached them using only 4 bolts ( i only drilled 4 holes in my dummy hubs ) The axles simply sit there. The reason I did this is my front inner oil seals were leaking badly, causing dif oil to foul the brakes. They do not leak once this has been done. I subsequently put the hubs back on, once the problem was rectified The info I used to do this was obtained over the 'net, as per dr deuce, i think. A search on CCKW should reveal regards tony

it works brilliantly, especially for tanks that have had some water and multiple pinholes likely..it will resist ethanol unlike some other brands. I attach many nuts to a long string and agitate thouroughly. The bottom of the tank MUST be reasonably free of built-up sediment to ensure effective bonding with the metal

Hi, I am a new lister and own a '44 CCKW. I just read about an amazing vehicle in " Restored Cars" Jan 2007, published in Australia. It is an 8x8, delivered new to Australia in 1934, built by AEC under instruction by the British Army, its purpose was to act as a "road train" in outback Australia. Apparently 3 were made, this is the only one delivered to Aus and known to exist. What amazed me where the specs and capabilities of this vehicle. 130hp diesel engine, 3 speed +2 speed aux, rear winch, 4 difs, fully independent suspension, steering on front and rear bogies (which rotate on chain driven turntables) 12.00x20 tyres. This truck covered over 1,200,000 miles in the 12 years that it was known as the "government road train", before being sold to private operators, then rescued as scrap in the late 70's, it is now restored in the Truck mueseum in ALice Springs, central Aus. The country that this truck worked in was, and is extremely rugged desert dunes and rocky, with extreme temperatures, completely roadless at that time. Even very well prepared modern 4 wheel drive vehicles usually dont go out alone, as the risk of getting stuck or breaking down is too high. The AEC pulled 2 Dyson 8 wheel self-tracking trailers and 2 more 4 wheel trailers. Nominal load capacity was 15 tons, but it rgularly dragged up to 45 tons. I have an interest in the development of early off-road vehicles, I did not know something so advanced was in existence at that time. regards tony