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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

Nice looking truck mate.

 

What is the problem exactly that you are trying to fix, I am a bit lost as to what the gist of it was.

 

Who added the side bars, was that a previous owner?

 

Robin

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