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Those pictures are a great help, thank you very much! Is there an adjuster on the back that needs winding out to draw the shoes in a bit before the drum comes away from the hub? Thank you, Harry

Thanks Andy, I think I may have got slightly mixed up between RB44s and the dodge vehicles on the link I posted!- there is also some info on RB44s on that website. The battery seems to be ok but there is only 1, should it have 2? It's a canvas backed vehicle as opposed to a special one. I think I will pull the wheel/drum off on Sunday and have a look inside then, is there a 'how to' guide or a workshop manual available on the internet? My searches threw up this http://www.dodge50.co.uk/RB44%20W-Shop%20M/RB44%20Maintenance%20Schedule%20601.pdf but it doesn't have much detail. It mentions in the above link that the brake fluid is OX8- the civvy version of this is DOT4 isn't it? I'm happy playing about with spanners on smaller 4x4s but I've not worked on one of these vehicles before so a bit unsure. Cheers, Harry

Thanks guys I will now go and make a fool of myself by asking stupid questions! Harry

Hi Guys, A family friend often lets me use his RB44 and he has asked me to have a look at the brakes which pull to one side. I did quite a bit of research on the internet and have discovered that the Mk1 versions had a braking problem from new, usually pulling to the left. This one seems to pull to the right however. The pedal isn't spongy so I don't think they need bleeding, but is there a way to adjust them up? I was having a look on the internet and realised how many different variations there are of them (each with a seperate workshop manual. I had a look on this website http://www.dodge50.co.uk/site-info.html to try and determine which model it was, and from the round headlights I think it is a Mk 1, but the chassis number doesn't seem to correlate with the example given on the site- any ideas as to how I work out which type of brakes it has/which manual is needed? The other problem is that yesterday I went to start it and it was struggling to start, the cold start aid is empty but what does it need to be topped up with? Thanks in advance, Harry Edit: I can take pictures of the vehicle and post them up if that would help.

Hello all, Somebody on a Land Rover forum suggested I join up here to get some help with a Reynolds Boughton RB44 that I am fixing for a family friend. I've just finished university and am a bit of a Landy nut but relatively new to the military versions, and totally out of my depth with other military vehicles - I do have an unhealthy obsession with painting things in Nato green though! Cheers, Harry