Another Aussie goat rescued

[Aussiecowboy]

Well, progress at last. I found some proper silicone brake fluid and bought half a gallon, after a week or so recovering from the shock of the price, I set about getting the brakes working. I didn't like the idea of trying to bleed them through the hole in the drum so I welded up some rings out of builders strapping and slipped them over the shoes, then used some small timbers to pack them up a bit. This allowed the brakes to be bled and tested without drums installed. Bleeding went much better than expected but with the drums back on it has a bit more pedal travel than I was expecting, goes between half and two thirds of the way down before going really firm, is this normal?

As a preliminary test I got up to about 15 or 20mph on some really soft dusty ground, braked hard and examined the marks on the ground. It showed the front axle not doing much, the middle locking up and the rear somewhere in between, I get the feeling it will take a while to get all 6 brakes adjusted well. Point is though, I have functional brakes, a big milestone.

New transfer case is still on the way, US Customs inspected the container and decided I was exporting important military hardware, the shipment was delayed by 3 weeks while it was sorted out, should be here soon though. Next on the list, sorting out the earth faults that are making the back lights act strange.

 

[Aussiecowboy]

Oh, and my back yard has been sprayed out and worked over in preparation for planting new grass, Australia isn't that much of a desert!

 

[Aussie Bloke]

G'day everyone,....




I can't wait for 'Show and Tell'

Things are moving along nicely.




Aussie.

 

[Aussiecowboy]

I suspect tyres are going to bugger me though, can't see them passing a roadworthy.

 

[m38inmaine]

I had the same experience when I bled my brakes. I strapped them like you did to do the initial bleeding, I wanted to see if anything was leaking before I put the drum on. I then put the drum on, adjusted the brake shoes, then re bled them through the hole in the drum. I used a Craftsman socket set call maxacess, the sockets, extension and ratchet are all hollow so you can run your bleed hose right out through to your recovery jar, start with the wheel furthest away from the master cylinder and work your way to the closest one. Adjusting the shoes will take a few tries to get them all even, good job.

 

[Another Ahab]

I had the same experience when I bled my brakes. I strapped them like you did to do the initial bleeding, I wanted to see if anything was leaking before I put the drum on. I then put the drum on, adjusted the brake shoes, then re bled them through the hole in the drum. I used a Craftsman socket set call maxacess, the sockets, extension and ratchet are all hollow so you can run your bleed hose right out through to your recovery jar, start with the wheel furthest away from the master cylinder and work your way to the closest one. Adjusting the shoes will take a few tries to get them all even, good job.

That's pretty slick.

I kind of gave up on Craftsman a long time ago (the quality all went south), but they do have a few tools still that you just can't find anywhere else.

 

[Aussiecowboy]

The tools sound very useful indeed, unfortunately craftsman don't really have a presence here in Aus.

 

[Another Ahab]

The tools sound very useful indeed, unfortunately craftsman don't really have a presence here in Aus.

That actually might be a lucky thing (the product isn't much what it used to be).

 

[Aussiecowboy]

Look what arrived at my house!

 

[Aussiecowboy]

When did the goat service life actually finish? This was rebuilt in 1987.

 

[PointnShoot4WD]

That looks suspiciously like a transfer case... Any markings on it, wouldn't mind doing a bit of a hunt to see if I can work out who made them and what model. In case I need to rebuild mine.....
Have heard two stories so far, one that they are English from M series Bedfords, and the other that they are some sort of Allison, which doesn't seem to gel with what I recall of the changes from XM to M series.

 

[Aussiecowboy]

It is suspiciously like a transfer case! There are some part numbers in various places but nothing to suggest a manufacturer.

 

[Aussiecowboy]

Finally a job on the goat that has turned out considerably easier than planned, so far anyway. From start finish about 3 hours to remove. Now I just need to clean out the half inch or so of crap in bottom of the hull. The new transfer is all dressed and ready to drop in. No wonder the old box is noisy, look what I pulled out of the bottom of it, there is an empty spot somewhere in the box that used to contain a bearing. Getting closer to the road.

 

[Aussiecowboy]

The gasket between the transfer and the front bulkhead is damaged, I'm debating whether I cut a new paper one or apply a bead of sealant, any thoughts?

 

[Aussie Bloke]

G'day everyone,.....

No wonder the old box is noisy, look what I pulled out of the bottom of it, there is an empty spot somewhere in the box that used to contain a bearing. Getting closer to the road.

Dear God!

That looks like more than a bearing came apart,...
That must have been making more noise than the engine!



Aussie.

 

[Aussiecowboy]

Strange thing is the transfer drove and functioned perfectly, it was quiet enough under acceleration but under engine brakes it howled like a police siren. As the old transfer is useless now, I'm going to have to tear it to bits just to see how bad it is.

 

[combat32]

If you search t-case replacement on gamma goat here, a member here went thru the whole process a few years back with pics. If i recall correctley he used rtv in place of the gasket. But cutting out a paper one should be fairly easy.

 

[m38inmaine]

Thanks for posting the pictures, good job.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showth...t-Transfer-Case-and-Front-Differential-Change

 

[Aussiecowboy]

I must have angered the goat gods by saying that everything was going smoothly, the installation didn't so much. Suspended the new box and slotted it into place ok, got the studs started but it just wouldn't slide forward into place, and wasn't hanging up in the spline. I had heeded the advice in the thread m38inmaine posted above and given the holes in the hull a quick file, but obviously not enough. I pulled the box again and drove a spare stud through all the holes with a hammer, dropped the box back in and it slid easily and readily into place. All this took about 4 hours but problems aside I thoroughly enjoyed the job. Just need to add some oil now and test drive, stay tuned......

 

[combat32]

Good job!