[joegrgraham]

Hi all.
Progress on 551 has been non-existent of late, mainly due to it being cold, dark and wet (and a lack of beer tokens!).
Currently at a bit of an impasse waiting for it to warm up a bit so I can do some painting.
Anyway, I ventured into the shed today and had a look at the PTO unit.
The drive shift has a lot of play, so I presume that the bearing needs replacing, but how do I get at it? Am I right to presume that the gear pulls off?
Secondly, the PTO engagement unit looks to have a seal, again, how do the parts separate?.
Lastly, I noticed that the detent ball is missing, any ideas what size it should be?
Thanks,
Joe

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Merry Christmas and Happy new year to you all.

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The gearbox / chassis reminds me of a Colwood, what is the engine? Clinton?

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With my single speed Trusty, I sometimes get the same thing.
I have found it is due to the clutch drum rotating through friction (the belt pulley can easily be stopped by hand) a little copper grease on the shaft where the drum runs should help.
Joe

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Just got home.
A massive thank you to Dave and everyone involved for a brilliant weekend!
The trusty behaved, good company, well worth the trip.
I’ll be back next year.

Joe

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Dave, most of the usual paint suppliers list Orwell blue (craftmaster, tractol etc) the tin I just got is Kramp brand bought through Westlake ploughs.
Joe

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I will hopefully be there as a visitor.

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Just been looking at paint catalogues, (craftmaster paints) there appear to be two paints under ransomes blue, Orwell blue and nocton blue.
Which is correct for an mg2?.

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So, I got bored today and decided to start wire-brushing the tub.
And yes, I emerged from the shed looking like a Smurf…..

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Final drives are stripped and cleaned, got some primer on a couple of bits.
Tonight I split the PTO unit in order to reseal the joint in the casings.
Where the engage/disengage slider passes through the front casing, there appears to be some sort of seal. Is this an oilseal or a cork washer? and is it replaceable?
Joe

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The two furrow plough would be no good in the cotswolds then…….

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Dave, yes it’s near clacton.
Looking forward to it, just hoping the dratted land rover is fixed by then……
Joe

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Thanks for the info Neil.
I was misled by the bearings being full of grease on disassembly.
On reflection, given the state of the oilseals, I think the previous ‘restorer’ must have used grease to try and patch up leaks.

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The first (of many) parcels arrived from Neil, so have been able to get the main gear assembly back together.
I’m still waiting to get the tub blasted, so in the meantime, I have made a start stripping, cleaning and assessing the final drives.
The first side will require one new bearing and oilseals, the rest of the bearings will be ok with a clean and packing with fresh grease.
The second side is currently marinating in a bucket of kerosene.
At the moment, we’re going on quite nicely.

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Dave, I’m on the Gloucestershire/Wiltshire border, near Cirencester.
You’re more than welcome to come and have a look if you’re local.
If not, I can take pictures of anything you require and email them to you. PM me.
Joe

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