William crome

Hi all just a quick update on the progress so far. I finally managed to get the calipers apart with a combination of heat a hammer and half a can of old model aircraft fuel. The fuel is a bit random but I found it in the shed it was a dark colour so no good for engines I cut the top off the 5ltr can and submerged the parts after they had been…[Read more]

Hi that’s brilliant thank you so much that makes sense now. It’s stupidly simple inside and now I know how much I can whack it.
Thanks again for your help and advice
Best wishes William

Hi it’s Will thanks for the advice on the brick cleaner I gave one assembly a good cook in a fire yesterday so fingers crossed I might be able to start a course of hammer treatment later. I just wanted to clarify does both of the round under parts come out (adjuster bolt side and lever side ) and do they both come out on the lever side. I can’t…[Read more]

Hi it’s Will thanks for getting back to me I never thought of using brick cleaner before and funny thing is I have a friend who has about 1000ltrs of the stuff. Yes the pads are out but I don’t think the assembly has moved in years the previous owner said he never used the brakes. When you say bicarbonate of soda do you mean the stuff you use in…[Read more]

Hi it’s Will I have managed to remove one of the calipers today and can now see how it all works. The plunger are well and truly stuck I wondered about using some heat on the caliper but it is iron so I’m thinking probably not. I have been successful in removing lister d flywheels using a propane torch and gradually heating it all up but this…[Read more]

Hi it’s Will thanks that’s great I have replaced the long belt and was lead to believe that the other one had been recently replaced but the engine is a far forward as it will go and it still slips in high transport speed.I wonder if its the wrong belt. I might replace it with a new one as per your numbers. I was planning on working on it on…[Read more]

Hi it’s Will thanks for the quick reply and taking the time to give such a detailed explanation I will have a look tomorrow. I need to free off the reel adjusters as well it’s been standing for several years. A bit of heat a penetrating fluid worked well on 2 of them already. This one has the Kubota diesel engine . I might have to change the…[Read more]