Dan Glanville Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Hello Gentlemen with knowledge and experience on CVR(T) Spartans. Are hose line couplings ,piping threads , bolt sizes, orings and oil seals the same threads and sizes as SAE and Metric available here in North America?. I have the opportunity to acquire a Spartan here in Canada and since UK MVs is new territory for me, I have a few krinkles to work out before a final decision can be made. Having dealt with only North American MVs so far, I will be relying greatly on the experience of others. My question is what basic parts will be available here in Canada? North American MVs can have basic replacement parts like brake lines, hydraulic hoses, bearings and seals all found at most local suppliers and machine shops. This is because most bolt threads, pipe threads and shaft diameters where generic dimensions for many years and used on many things other than military vehicles. Would this be the same for owning a British MV. Budgets would get blown really fast if everytime I had a brake line or o-ring seal needing to be shipped across the pond each time. Obviously specialty items need to be found at specialty shops just like here. For guys that own American Iron like the MB, GPW or M38 in the UK, whats it like finding basic fundamental parts in the UK. Just fishing for information. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Hi Dan, I've owned CVRTs for 10 years nearly now. You will have no trouble finding bolts, bearings etc that fit but I don't think these are the parts you'll be changing too often. The bits you will wear out are wheels, sprockets, track, belts, brake pads, master cylinder kits and filters. While it's possible to find some standard off the shelf replacements for some of these items the rest are vehicle specific and usually need to be bought from military surplus dealers. CVRTs are great fun, the Spartan is also the best variant for taking people for rides etc, so don't let this put you off . There are other owners in your area shipping things from the UK regularly and my advice is to share some container space and buy yourself a kit of basic spares to keep on the shelf. Some spare track, a set of wheels etc is much cheaper to ship this way and while fairly easy to find right now in the uk may get harder once the vehicles go out of service. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Dan, As one who operates and maintains and provisions parts for many vehicles including CVR(T) I can tell you first hand that what Chris is reporting is 100% correct. There is virtually nothing over here, ever. The exception to that statement have been a few odds and sods that have been sold as scrap from BATUS but it is nothing of any regularity or anything of any worth as it is often defaced or worn out anyway. None of these vehicles come with any kind of guarantee of any parts supply, you are unrealistic if you perceive that parts of every kind are even available in the UK. I am of the mindset that you buy as much and as often as you can in the way of consumables when you see them for sale or you work out how to repair or overhaul items yourself. Vehicles offered for sale with spares are always nice but often rare to see. Chris is hinting of persons bringing containers over, I think you know who to ask about that. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold_War_Collection Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Dan, As one who operates and maintains and provisions parts for many vehicles including CVR(T) I can tell you first hand that what Chris is reporting is 100% correct. There is virtually nothing over here, ever. The exception to that statement have been a few odds and sods that have been sold as scrap from BATUS but it is nothing of any regularity or anything of any worth as it is often defaced or worn out anyway. None of these vehicles come with any kind of guarantee of any parts supply, you are unrealistic if you perceive that parts of every kind are even available in the UK. I am of the mindset that you buy as much and as often as you can in the way of consumables when you see them for sale or you work out how to repair or overhaul items yourself. Vehicles offered for sale with spares are always nice but often rare to see. Chris is hinting of persons bringing containers over, I think you know who to ask about that. R Hello R having done our CVR(T) in the spring (Top overhaul of the J 60, NOS Gearbocx and a rebuild of the D/S final drive), I can say that the majority of the fasteners encountered is UNF, with some UNC when dealing with fasteners into the hull (alloy likes UNC more than UNF) I did replace one brake line with fittings, and straight lines and fittings came from NAPA, and fitted no problem. We replaced many of the bolts and nuts that were rusty with newer ones, and again, these were comman UNF Chris is right however, its things like road wheels and sprockets that are the hard bits. I ended up making an electrical harness from scratch (Hull to Turrret coupling) as we could not find one at all. We have worked hard at finding various specialists who make things for us as needed, like the wings for the Saracen, so if you need someone to build something, we may have a contact for you! All the best of the season Robin! Stay warm, its a cold one today! Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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