Adrian Barrell Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 If I did, it would be yours! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 cheers mate that's nice to know ,shame i wasn't mucking around with armour when pounds yard was still around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Waouuuu! what a beautiful job! It always gladly watch work like that. I have a question: how did you restore the "power train"? do you have picture of that? Supertrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 Supertrack, I didn't, Carl did that part and I only have the photos that I have posted. I did mine in my M4A4 but am a bit short of pics for that too! Mine needed very little work. http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?10960-M4A4-restoration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Ok thank's Adrian , i don't know anyone who have completely dismantled a power train. At this time it's not a problem . It was just a curious question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 I spoke to Carl and he sent me the following pictures. It all looked a bit nasty at first in there but after cleaning all the gears, they were not too bad. The final drive gears are all fine. The single piece transmission has the facility to remove all the differential gears and steering brakes as a unit from the back of the houising. The three piece has to be dismantled entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Thank's to Carl , his power train stay beautiful ! Very nice ! no need to disassemble entirely:thanx: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 If Carl need this parts , i don't know if it's this model for the tank but carl wil be interesting . Adrian i think you know that is it :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 Yes, those are the end bearings for the clutch cross shaft. Unfortunately, for M4A3 only! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Ok Adrian , this is not likely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 [i also only took 2 pictures from assembling my 3 piece Final drive for my M4A4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 another two pictures whith one of the steering end housings mounted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Hi Adrian, cheers for posting all the pictures and information, I was wondering why the US Army used M10's with the diesel engines in the ETO after they dismissed the M4A2, due to possible problems with fuel supplies. And also do you know any of the wartime history of the M10? Thanks for an excellent thread, Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 Hi Luke, you're not the only one to wonder that! Given their entire fleet of afv's were petrol and they did have petrol M10A1's, it's not obvious why the M10 was sent into action and the M10A1 was not. No history I'm afraid, all markings had been erased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 No history I'm afraid, all markings had been erased. Must be wartime bureacracy then:cool2: Shame there is no history or markings underneath the paint, I guess you have the serial number so you know the US Army number and the British 'T' Number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 Not even that. There was a correlation between the serial number and USA registration number but T numbers were alocated at random in a given batch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Maurice thank you for those pictures of your power train. It's very interesting the way you used to go up your parts. When you've finished up all standing, the power train without the final drive, how much weight the power train? I do not know before, you have an M4A4 sherman too?:beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Adrian Barrell Not even that.... Hi Adrian Another question to get clarification on the Serial number T number and Post 1948 registration numbers **ZS** thing. Are the Serial number from the towings lugs not recorded on the Bovington Vehicle cards? Or is it a case of trawling through all the vehicle cards in the hope of finding a serial number, but not in any sequence? Regards Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 Steve, I have never looked for the M10 cards. I know they have very few Sherman V cards, certainly not mine anyway! I have copies of the Cromwell and Charioteer cards but of course, cruiser tanks have no identity but their T number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Adrian thanks for the prompt response, just wondered with the a fair number of M10s surviving into the post 1948 era that records might be better, perhaps some-one who has rummaged around in the Bovington files might be able to say. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 great i used to deliver to the industrial estate and stop and have a climb on these great vehicles and even had a swing on the zip line and on the pirate ship if no one was watching ,:red: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 And I thought I was childish when my mates 2year old shouts "uncle steve you can't play on the swing you're too old":-D:-D:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 Growing old is mandatory, growing up isn't! :nut: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 youve got some great vehicles there mate keep us updated :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 As an answer to Supertrack , I never put the whole drive on a scale , but the 4 ton Forklift (not on the pictures) is strugling (its like power steering if I lift the driveline) there even goes about 160 liters of oil in the whole thing , so that has to be added to the weight as well in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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