My Landliner

[Neil]

yer right keep at it,thats the spirit if you like it do it

[baconsdozen]

want one as a spare, i've heard stories, that they break easily and seen as the one on ebay is reconned and never fitted, thought it'd be worth it.

Transit gearboxes break easily?.Another myth,probably put about by people with spare gearboxes to sell.

[Chaz&Saz]

i've recommissioned an mgbgt in a week, after it'd sat for a year

I recommissioned a herald in a week, after it had sat for two years

And i recommissioned a dolomite in a week after it'd sat for five years.

These all entailed patches to the chassis's, which i gas tigged

Ok it might not make me a week to get back on the road, it might not take me a month, but i promise, ill be seeing you all in the summer!

[Chaz&Saz]

my mate owned a v6 3. Back in the seventies and he said he went through about 4 a year, i think i slight exageration but ....

[madmark]

i had many transits and never had one of those boxes go ,the gearbox i am useing is the same from a old police van !

[Chaz&Saz]

cool, thanks. If i see one cheap ill pick it up but ill leave finding one for now. Right, now to go and tackle the breaks again, any advice welcome

[madmark]

mate these things are like little lorrys a bloody nightmere!
getting the rear drums off will be fun
i think you should have the same type adjusters that i have on the rear, there is a hole in the bottom of the back plate ,you should be able to get a screw driver in there and adjust the adjuster off!
this photo might help !

[Chaz&Saz]

i've had the rears off with no problem. Its the fronts that i cant do. The wheels turned on the trailor so obviously un seized but they've now binded and cant get them off. Will they be the same as your backs?

[madmark]

i think the fronts work on the square peg type adjuster
i am not 100% shure as i dumped my axle for discs

[Chaz&Saz]

Well i've found the adjuster turned it 90 degrees easy and then its stuck, wont do anything, cant pull it, cant turn no more, bugger all happens!!!

[Chaz&Saz]

This was the gearbox i was thinking? Altho i would really like overdrive - this seems cheap enough

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-TRANSIT-MK1- ... 240%3A1318

[madmark]

no mate that is a difrent gearbox to yours ,it wont fit!
what about pulling the complete front hubs

i think with the adjusters it sounds like you are on the max of the ajustment ,

[Chaz&Saz]

Have been pulling the hub but its the shoes that are rusted to the drums so its not curing it

Where are the adjusters? I might of been twisting the Shoe retaining clips?

Ta

[madmark]

mate i think you weil know the adjusters from memory they have a square lug on them i think!

[Chaz&Saz]

They could of once been sqaure - they look a bit mullered - im used to Triumph brakes and adjusters lol

I think ill get the crow-bar out me thinks