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Hi, I have had no luck with the Morris Eight path. Does the fact that the brakes are Cable or Rod activated throw any light on the likely origin. Has any one got any information on early British trailer hubs? cheers Michael

Hi Catweazle, Thanks, I shall see what information I can find about the Morris 8. I noticed the amount of air present under the U blots. It's only obvious from that angle. The packing pieces were a result of the U Bolts being made to long! I shall radius the packing piece and then rebuild it. cheers michael

Hi Guys, Thanks for your comments. I realised as soon fv1609 posted the sectional view that I should have taken the wheel off the hub before I photographed it. So here are some new pics. The brake drum and hub appear to be one piece. The brake actuator is rotary and has a toothed face so it can be mounted in any position. There is no obvious way to adjust the brakes. I'm reluctant to split the hubs as this will mean disturbing the bearings, something I don't want to do until I know how to set them up again. cheers michael

I'm trying to identify the hubs my trailer runs on. The trailer is of undetermined manufacture but runs well behind my jeep. I have just rebuilt the trailer but I'm reluctant to split the hubs until I can get some maintenance information. The thread of the studs appears to be 1/2 inch BSF. With the pitch at about 2 7/8ths and the Diameter at 4". The hubs are braked. Any help will be gratefully received. cheers Michael

Hi again I finally got back to the museum and the Chevy. I set it up with the new settings (thanks to Richard) and gave the starter a spin, nothing. I messed around a bit and took a plug out to check it, it was as dry as a bone. So of with the air filter and in the time honoured fashion I poured half a cup of petrol down the carb. Pushed the starter and it fired straight away. It ran for a bit and then stopped. I kept doing the petrol down the carb thing hoping that eventually it would start to draw fuel itself, but to no avail. So now that I have the timing sorted it has developed a fuel problem. At least I know what to do next. Thanks for all the help cheers michael

Hi Thanks for the info. As my vehicle was registered sometime in 1944, I guess that it only needs it's painted on bonnet number. cheers michael

Hi all, I'm looking for a scan/image of one of the vehicle permits (similar to the tax disc) that were carried by British military vehicles during the second world war. If you have such a thing or can point me in the right direction I'd be much obliged. cheers michael

Hi you may find that brasso will help take of any surface oxidisation. As correctly stated by Mr 303 there is nothing much you can do about it. You can have it replaced at you local vehicle upholsterer. cheers

hi meanwood ridge is on the steep escarpment on the south side of Meanwood Road. Although the wood is open to the public I only get to drive my jeep there as I'm part of the voluntary group that looks after it. It's a long time since I have played at Tong. Back in the good old days of the pennine land rover club. I can't afford or don't want to pay the £50 for the off road days. I guess it's these off road days that are making the course less damaging. You have a whole load of people with no experience and badly prepared or unsuitable vehicles trying to get round. So you minimise the risk of damage and recoveries. cheers michael

Hi Just for information. This woodland, know as Woodhouse Ridge, was the first public park in Leeds. For about 60 years it was a very formal park, with gardeners and the like. The beech you can see forms the end tree of an avenue of beech trees running down to the beck. Since the late 40's the park has had less and less attention, basically being left to its own devices. There is a small group of us who do what we can to look after the woodland. cheers

Hi guys That area of the woodland used to be a nice stand of Hawthorne and Oak. As part of the management plan we would clear all the other trees out. This will particularly help the Hawthorne and provide secure habitat for the smaller birds. See I told you it wasn't just me messing about in a jeep. If I remember the birch had been felled and then caught up in the trees next to it. This is a frequent occurrence in a dense woodland. I usually use the jeep for pull outs as, being a bit smaller than the Land Rovers you can get it amongst the trees. The woodland is in the middle of Leeds in gods own county.

Hi this seems to have gone a bit of topic. The pulling down trees with the jeep could loosely be described as woodland management. Not just me messing about with my Jeep cheers

I would rather break my Jeep rather than not use it. But I figure that it did about 45 years military service. If the combined efforts of the British and Norwegian army's failed to break it what chance have I. Anyway just running on to the end of a rope isn't going to do any damage, unless the tree falls on it! cheers

Or here, I'll get the hang of this eventually. cheers

Hi Some one suggested that the jeep looks like it gets used. Here is a little movie that shows that indeed it does http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q135/dog107/?action=view&current=109_0911.flv

Ok Ok apparently they are at Deepcut http://www.hmvf.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2614.msg20332#msg20332

Hi Guys Can any one remember what happend to the vehicle key cards that were held at the Museum of army Transport in Beverley. When the museum was closed, I'm guessing that they would have been moved to Bovington or the like. cheers michael

Hi Ashley Here is a scan of a copy of the vehicle key card that covered my vehicle. http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q135/dog107/Jeep/recordcard.jpg[/img] You can see my jeep 4th from the bottom. As you can see It doesn't give you much. It gives you the chassis no. and the war time no (mine is M5845301) it gives you the contract no. I belive that contract SM2275 covered most british jeeps. And it gives you the date it was sold off. I presume that the CR refers to the depot that it was sold from. I got this key card from the as was Beverley Museum of Army Transport. This has now closed and I don't know where the cards were moved to. The Rebuild plate gives you the Unit that rebuilt your jeep and the date. The reme museum can give more details as to where that unit was at the time. Mine was rebuilt in the Demag factory in Wesser in Germany in April 52. I know of one other Jeep rebuilt in that factory. hope this is some help. I have heard that there are people out there that claim to be able to tell which unit your jeep served with but i've never found them. cheers michael

Hi Ashley can't remember the details. I will have a think about it and post again at the weekend cheers michael

Hi guys thanks for the comments. Ashley, sorry about the choice of green, but this is an ex British Army Jeep, supplied under contract No 2275. It was rebuilt on 13 04 1952 by the 23rd Heavy Workshop R. E. M. E. who were I believe at Wetter in Germany at that time. The rebuild plate gave the post war reg as 93 YH 19 from which I was able to trace the war time number M5845301. Being a R. E. M. E. rebuild it is a 44 Ford chassis with a 43 Willys body on it. The nearest I have come to "spotting" the bonnet number was M5845586 the HQ Jeep for Prince Bernhard commander in chief of the Netherlands Forces and 5844685 a Ford GPW belonging to the Czech Armoured Brigade. In 52-53 The jeep was sold to the Norwegian Army from there it was re imported back to blighty in the mid 80's. That's about all I know/can guess. cheers Michael

Here are some pictures of my 44 Ford. Not really a restoration more ongoing maintenance 3/4 front from a couple of years ago Broken engine New engine New engine fitted Front axle Painting in my solar heated workshop

cheers Richard I'm glad you happend by, as I load the pictures and they hang on in there for about an hour and then they vanish! Next time I'm at the chevy I shall set it up as per your info and let you know the results thanks for your help and patience michael

hi does any one know why my photos are disapearing after a while. http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q135/dog107/Chevy/IMG_2023.jpg[/img]

Ok another go with the pictures[img width=640 http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q135/dog107/Chevy/IMG_2021.jpg[/img] this is the flywheel and timming mark cheers michael

Hi Richard I'm having problems with the photos. I load them they are there for a bit and then they disappear. With all the excitement with the photos I neglected to say that yesterday it fired on more that one occasion but wouldn't run. The plugs are very wet when you take them out but it will only fire if the choke is fully out. Next time I'm over I will set all the gaps as per your info and that should help as well. If I get time today I will try with the photos again. thanks again michael