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I've already written this but once and needed to refer to something on the thread, so I 'saved draft' but didn't have a clue how to retrieve it! So - here we go typing it all again. Many thanks Mathias and timee for you input and useful diagram. Today I took a good look at it. Loose cables, operatin...

Thanks Timee and oehrick; got it...I think, yes I understand now. I can see from the pics what I may, hopefully, have done wrong. Mrs at Dumfries Hospital tomorrow morning and it's a 140 mile round trip so I won't be getting a chance to look at it until Friday. From memory, I can't understand why th...

Hi Timee,

When you say 'too far back' are you referring to the distance from the brake drum to the surface of the shoe?

I've just been talking to a mate of mine who reminded me that he called to see if he could help and we actually tried swapping sides with the shoes when we first fitted them, but that didn't work. The shoes are correct as they match the ones I took off.

..............and I've still got that puzzling loose spring problem.

I keep looking but I can't see a noticeable difference. Then again - I can never find anything in the house when I want it, no matter how hard I look.

Hi Tim and thanks for getting back to me. I seem to remember that they were marked 'R' and 'L' to avoid any confusion. I hear what you say and it makes sense but I'm trying to put it into action if you know what I mean. I've copied the 2 pics side by side so that you can see where I took my referenc...

As I've already said, thanks again for your unending patience. There is some slack on the cable on the n/s that wasn't evident when I fitted the cables. I'll leave it for now until I know what I am doing. There's evidence that the shoes are actually contacting with the inside of the drums as they sh...

Sorry chaps but the Major is the only one low enough for the job I'm stuck in the middle of. Can you please just bear with me a little longer?

The next pics will have the wheels off so please bear with me.

Many thanks for the guide to posting pics - now there's no stopping me. I'm not too good at techy stuff I'm afraid and need coaxing. Okay - it's rusty, but I love it and I'm collecting the 'bits' to tart it up, but until then he's one of the team and I can't be without him. The lengths of the cables...

Hi Bob, yeah you can call me Bill if you want. Dukey was a nickname given to the previous occupier and it's not something someone can easily 'hack' so that's why I use it. Running over the cat?...don't even mention that to the Mrs or she wouldn't let me near the tractor. I've taken some pics BUT for...

Hi Mathias and thanks for that, but that's exactly what I've done. I've taken them off and put them back on several times to see if I've really missed something that's obvious, but I still get the slackness in the small springs that hold the shoes against the back plate. I've tried to take up the sl...

Hi and it's been an age since the thread and no; I still haven't got it sorted. I've been crawling around doing menial tasks with it but have hit the site again with a view to really getting it done as I need some stopping power. The springs are still slack and try as I may, I just can't get it to w...

Strange one, but I'm working on it. No apparrent leaks on the vacuum pipes. Tick over adjustment has no allowance left. Still ticking over a little too quickly but improvment 100% on pre-diapragm fitting. Still able to pull back the lever/shut off to regulate a nice slow tick over. Shows signs that ...

There is a balancing act between the opening of the venturi in the inlet manifold and the position and movement of the diaphragm against the spring and hence the position of the control rod and hence the fuel that is injected. The opening of the venturi also regulates the amount of air that is enab...

Replaced the diphragm in the fuel pump today. Doesn't race away now, but the revs are still a bit high. I take it all back - there may be an air leak after all. Will check it on Sunday and also see if there's any more adjustment in the tick over screw. One thing I've noticed is that there's not as m...

Still waiting to see the MF. I want to pick my own time and get there when least expected so that I see the engine start from cold. Then get it up to working temp, check for oil leaks etc, you know the drill I'm sure.

Just to let you know that I removed the diapragm today. Good advices all round again. It was cracked and perished all over the place and a half inch split just to let me know it was past even the finest of gaffer tape. God only knows how that machine actually ever ran. I have a feeling it may even b...

Yes - it's hydrashift. You're too late; I've already had two breakdowns. The repairs and things I've done to that machine are unreal. Today I bought a new battery 1000ah for it as the old one's dying a bit but can still be used on the Major - and if that doesn't do it any better, then it's off to so...

I think I'll call this chapter of my life 'Henk and Shepp to the rescue'. Thank you very much to both of you. I have already checked the air intake and the linkages and it appears to be working fine. There don't appear to be any air leaks in the pipes and the unions are tight. I had already cleaned ...

Hi out there you knowlegable people, especially the one's who've helped me in the past. This machine of mine just keeps on giving - problems I mean. Moved it today to strip down the brakes to photograph them when it decided to rev. It built up slowly and then virtually maxed out with blue smoke, glo...

Hi out there, I return after just, and I mean just today (with the help of members Oehrick and Shepp) have I eventually sorted the starting problem. The brakes still don't work and despite stripping them down again and rebuilding them, they still don't work and the springs are still too loose, the c...

Thanks Oehrick and thanks Shepp. It WAS the cut off 'gate' - as I call it - preventing the fuel from going through. to you both. Started first punch after a good dose of deblock. Really pleased. Now it's back to the old problem I had with the brakes some months ago.

Hello out there. I feel like I am alone. For the past nine months I have had nothing but Major problems - forgive the pun - with my FMD. First it was the brakes and cables and the shoes and the fittings and that still remains unresolved. Then without warning whilst testing the brakes it gave up the ...