Bedford TK

mylesdw · Apr 20, 2015

Note to self - pull the shocks out BEFORE you spray them!

norlander · Apr 20, 2015

mylesdw said:
Note to self - pull the shocks out BEFORE you spray them!

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thats quite a good look in a wasp/rugby shirt kinda way :laughing:

mylesdw · Apr 24, 2015

More nice pink bits back from the blasters

... but today I won't get much done because I am groom and truck driver for my daughter and her horse.

Mark E · Apr 25, 2015

The cylinder bore seemed good but then I noticed that it was cracked

so I ordered a new part. Came across one of those strange bits of pricing. A rebuild kit which by me reckoning contains a handful of o-rings and a filter is UKP128. The bit you see in the lower pictures is called a foot-brake 'portion' and is UKP 230 complete with all the internal bits and the entire valve which includes the angle bracket that you see in the first picture is UKP403

This may be a silly idea but could you not weld that crack up and then get a machine shop to dril the bore out and recondition the cylinder?

I have enjoyed reading this thread, thanks for posting and great job! I'd kill for a barn and a shed like that! Looks like hard work and a lot of fun

octo0072000 · Apr 25, 2015

not sure if this is any good for you
in april 2015 of Heritage Commercials magazine is a 6 page write up on the TK Bedford
also a web site
www.bedfordenthusiastsclub.com

mylesdw · Apr 27, 2015

Mark E said:
This may be a silly idea but could you not weld that crack up and then get a machine shop to dril the bore out and recondition the cylinder?

I have enjoyed reading this thread, thanks for posting and great job! I'd kill for a barn and a shed like that! Looks like hard work and a lot of fun

Thank you for those kind words. You are right, I am very lucky to have the workshop and the barn but it was not always like that. When I was a car crazy teenager (Vauxhall Victor/Ventora FDs) by project car was kept in a field across the a very busy B road from my mum's house and I had to push it across the road if I wanted to use power tools!

I would use the welding (or sleeving) approach if I could not get a new one but I don't think that approach is economical. The rebuild kit is UKP128 which only leaves UKP100 for welding and reboring. You still end up with a repaired part and for UKP 230 I can have brand-new.

mylesdw · Apr 30, 2015

Dismantled the rear cross-member and gearbox mount. What an elaborate set-up! I wonder why.

1 cross-member
2 large castings
4 rubber bushes
4 large bolts
4 special bolts with coachbolt style head and reduced threaded section
4 dropper plates

KimB · May 4, 2015

I've got this kit for my Land Rover

It cost £80 delivered. It kunifer as well.
Flares are brill after

Here's a double flare as well

Would definitely recommend that flaring tool

mylesdw · May 4, 2015

That looks good Kim. I have a set on order and hope they turn out as good as that. Kunifer pipe also on order, it's good stuff; I used it on a kit car I built 25 years ago and it still looks exactly like the day I fitted it.

KimB · May 4, 2015

mylesdw said:
That looks good Kim. I have a set on order and hope they turn out as good as that. Kunifer pipe also on order, it's good stuff; I used it on a kit car I built 25 years ago and it still looks exactly like the day I fitted it.

Just use the die grease they give. Without it the forming ends up really off centre. Also as you can see I had my little makita impact with a socket on which sped up the time it takes to put pipe in and out

norlander · May 4, 2015

mylesdw said:
Dismantled the rear cross-member and gearbox mount. What an elaborate set-up! I wonder why.

coz she's made in Britain mate :laughing:

mylesdw · May 5, 2015

These folk have a great catalogue for those building or restoring vehicles

http://www.carbuildersolutions.com/uk/

I just bought this neat pipe straightener

mylesdw · May 13, 2015

Starting to reassemble the OSF front hub

I'm glad I left the other side in one piece; it was very handy to be able to see how things fit.

mylesdw · May 16, 2015

Shock absorbers resprayed and fitted

Brackets for the air tanks

Mark E · May 17, 2015

When you take pictures of the nice and shiny blue paintwork, perhaps you could use a sheet or something to cover up the unsightly springs andaxles that you didn't paint.

Just kidding (mostly!) - it looks great! Keep up the good work!

mylesdw · May 20, 2015

I'm really not that keen on having stuff blasted without dismantling it, especially when it includes grease, bushes and seals like those king-pins. Getting that axle apart is a major job, it weighs a ton and you need a large press and associated tooling. If the king-pins needed changing I would do it but it looks as if that job has already been done. I may take the springs off and paint them (just to keep you lot quiet) in which case I could also attack the axle with a wire brush and paint it in-situ. We'll see...

Mark E · May 21, 2015

I mke enough work for myself without needing to be the reason someone else felt the need to go overboard, even to shut me up. I'm just messing with you

jpmillermatic · May 22, 2015

good progress, man!

JP

mylesdw · May 23, 2015

More blue paint going on ( and a stupid dog )

Cris B · May 23, 2015

How did you find the brake pipe straightener, does it work? I've seen them before but wasn't sure if they were any good or a bit of a waste like those brake pipe benders that you can buy

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