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A new show is being organised by the manchester area mvt at burrs country park in bury on the 20/21 april 2013, all ages of vehicles welcome, trade stalls, 1940s music, fairground, camping etc. booking in forms available from the websitewww.mmvt.t83.net. or for general enquiries or trade bookings please ring paul on 07811375451

hello, i am working on a rb44 and have cleaned the front brake shoes and replaced all four wheel cylinders on the front axle. i am now struggling to get them to self adjust. i set the shoes manually 5 clicks as per manual with drums off but once they are fitted they dont seem to be adjusting while pumping the pedel is there another way of adjusting them thanks paul

does anyone know what type of aircraft would be capable of transporting a ql cant seem to find any info on it thanks paul

HELLO a mate of mine is restoring a 1944 bedford QL split cab and wanted to know what the removable section is for in the drivers side A piller thanks paul piller

thanks everyone, had a good look over the thing today and found it was the dual relay valve was leaking after a quick chat to a friend. hopefully i should be able to clean it out inside and try again. it does have a load sensing valve fitted. thanks paul

ok will check that today, is there anyway to pressure up the system using a compressor so i dont have to run the engine i was thinking of connecting it to the tyre inflater but dont want to cause any damage thanks paul

HELLO am having trouble with my bedford mj, its not getting up to air pressure only reaching 3.5bar on both gauges and takes around 10-15 mins to get to that and drains in around 10 mins to 0. checked around the system and cant find any obvious leaks with soapy water anywhere. i can hear air escaping from the reservior internally but cant find where the air is going. any ideas or things to check for thanks paul

FORCES AND FORTIES WEEKEND - 'Events by Us' are arranging a Forces and Forties Weekend to be held Saturday 25th, Sunday 26th and Monday 27th August 2012 at Burrs Country Park in Bury Lancs. This event is being organised for the following charities, Hurdles Family Support Group and Fusiliers Aid Society. There will be stalls, demonstrations and attractions etc across the 3 days and there will be a Car Boot Sale on the Sunday morning. Attractions will include a World War 2 Re-enactment, Military vehicles, Lancashire Fusiliers band, Centurion tank, Spitfire Engine, singers performing songs from the Forties, Fun Fair, Potholing, Archery, Karate, Morris Dancing, Croquet, Golf, Wood Carving and Obstacle Course. On the Saturday night there will be a Forces and Forties themed dance evening at the Drill Hall in Bury, which includes supper and entertainment from the Swing Commanders and Tommy Lowe Big Band. The evening will be compared by Steve Garner from BBC Radio and will be ticket only. The list of attractions is growing. AT THE INSTRUCTION OF THE ORGANISER NO SS. If you would like to be involved or require any further information or wish to buy tickets for the Saturday evening event contact Tony on 0161 761 7800 or 07761737405

the problem was/still is a very small amount of oil weeping between the cyl head and block behind the exhaust manifold seems to be a common problem but very annoying as i thought the work done would have cured it problem may be the piston rings or block but not sure. i think i will live with it for now the side bars were fitted by previous owner dont know who by could find out if needed though. thanks paul

heres a few pics of her. yea she does perr but unfortunatly still have the same problem as before which is a pain in the ass after all that work and money cant see why its still doing it. i believe it was used by the 22nd medical regiment thats about all i know as of yet i need to do some researce when i get a min cheers paul

HELLO a mate of mine has a rb44 and is looking for some info on the rear brake shoe set up. on inspection of the shoes noticed the leading shoe was about 3mm thinner than the trailing shoe is there a difference in shoe thickness between the two if so which is the correct way for the thinner shoe ie leading or trailing. also while replacing the front shoes and cylinders had some trouble getting the shoes to self adjust as with the drums fitted they dont seem to adjust but with drum removed self adjust freely many thanks paul

thanks for that, bit late now as i had it off last week which was a nightmare if only i knew. had it skimmed, valves reground and new valve guides and stem seals so hope it worth the trouble. thanks paul

HELLO just about to remove the cyl head from my mj (330 turbo) due to suspected head gasket failure, i dont have a engine manual for it yet and wanted to know the following for the refit head bolts torque setting rocker bolts torque setting tappet clearance setting anything else that may be usfull to know thanks paul

HI ALL noticed a oil leak on my bedford for a while now, so had a good look over it today and found the oil was leaking from the head gasket between the block and head above the injector pump in noticed it was 'bubbling' out slightly am hoping it the head gasket but worried if there is anything else that at fault or worth checking while i strip it down. am thinking of having the head skimmed and checked while off anyway. thanks paul

thanks for that i shall pass them on paul

HELLO a friend of mine is after the part numbers for front and rear wheel cylinders as one is leaking and wants to replace them all, and any possible info on suppliers would be great thanks, paul

HELLO just wondered if anyone could reccommend a suitable 24v trickle charger for my truck while its park up for winter had a few problems with flat batterys lately so thinking of leaving something perminantly connected to keep it topped up. thanks paul

hi chris yea managed to sort mine out, stipped both rear brakes down and cleaned/checked everything, and then set up the brakes as per the book of wisdom. i think when i adjusted the shoes up when i changed the slave cyl a few months ago i hadnt adjusted them correctly and that was were my fault was (teach me not to read a manual first) thanks paul

HELLO i need some advice with my bedford mj, failed MOT last week on 37% brake inbalance on rear axle. test values were 1150kg on n/s and 2300kg on o/s. i striped down the n/s and found 1 seized piston in the cylinder so replaced with new. took it today to a local hgv garage for a brake test and found similar results. i adjusted each side while i was there, still no improvement. the o/s was striped down about 4 months ago and cylinder was replaced so i assume that side is ok. feel rather lost now for ideas. brake test results from about 6 months ago read approx 1250kg equally on both rear wheels so could the o/s be to powerfull? thanks paul

thanks for the replys and pictures, were they painted red originally does anyone know. thanks, paul

yes thats the one, where is that

hello a friend of mine has recently bought a 1943/44 bedford ql army fire service truck based on a qld chassis (believed to be from ripon area) as most parts are present he is planning a full restoration and wanted to know if anyone could shed some light of its history in service an any information on the layout of all the equipment in the load bed to help with the restoration. also there is no documents present. any information would be great thanks paul

hello, thanks for the offer but i am unable to go to the show this year but i will try to get hold of one thanks anyway. was looking at the possibility of some mini bus seats as they seem narrow and have belt mounted. thanks paul

hello just wondered if anyone had fitted a middle seat or larger pasenger seat in the cab of an mk/mj always seem to have two pasengers now cheers paul