Saturday 9th August 2014 - Midland Site

                                                   TENDER WORKING PARTY

                                         Work has continued on machining the large quantity
                                         of bushes required for the brake rigging. Work was                                       
                                         undertaken on the journals of the brake weighbar
                                        shaft to remove the heavily pitted sleeves which can
                                        be seen after removal. New sleeves will now be
                                        machined and heat shrunk onto the journals and the
                                              support bearing will be machined to suit.

Saturday 2nd August 2014 - Midland Site

                                                     TENDER WORKING PARTY


                                          In the great Gloucestershire outback, we continue
                                          to hone our bush craft on the tender brake rigging

The new pin has been drilled for the securing split pin

 and the bracket has been re-bushed and this brake

 hanger bracket is ready for cleaning and painting

 

 

With the six brackets well on their way to completion,

attention turns to the next item, the brake hangers.

One is set up for machining to shell out the old top

bush prior to replacement 

 

 

The boring bar being set to machine the old bush

as concentric as possible to the original bore

in the bracket before chiselling out the remains of the bush

 

The top end of the hanger bracket with the bush removed

 

 

 

 

The hanger bracket is 3" wide but had been bushed

from both sides with half bushes as can be seen from

these old bushes.