The swivels have been rebuilt with new bearings (Timken) where required. Thankfully, the preloads were correct using just the original shims, so a lot of time was saved not having to add or remove shims to reset the correct loadings. The hubs have also been assembled with new bearings and seals and mated to their new Lockheed discs.
The differential is still safely stored and the axle tube has had some of the coil spring brackets removed, but I really need to do it with Oxy-Acetylene as the shapes and thickness of the brackets make grinding very slow and difficult, and I can’t save the parts of the bump stops and panhard rod brackets that I want to retain.
I have stripped, cleaned and rebuilt the front the front brake callipers, again using Zeus stainless steel pistons and new seals. The old pistons were heavily corroded and this was causing them to jam in their bores. The amount of gunge, possibly fungal, that was behind the pistons was astonishing. The various oil ways were cleaned through to make sure there was no dirt or blockages, and several of them appeared to have been firmly blocked up. The surface rust around the seal areas was removed with emery cloth before fitting the new seals and pistons. Once rebuilt, the callipers were sprayed with silver Hammerite, which seems to be relatively good at resisting heat and oils. New bleed nipples will be used, and the copper-nickel brake pipes will be attached with brass fittings.
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