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The on/off tap was a British requirement from 1962, other places kept the ball and spring (that's what Davie has). I think if you have a Dexta sold in Britain from 1962 it was legally necessary (I'll check a service letter tommorrow). Both have the same effect, so get what you need for your Dexta, i...

That's what Brian said, and he knew both bearings well (unlike me).
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Here's Billy's pig tail.




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Pipe wise you'll be better with copper pipes as per original, they'll be less likely to leak and easier to keep separate from one another. John's talked you through the injector pump, I think some oil will be good too. Your starter isn't original, the original one was lever operated with the solenoi...

Looks like Ilkka has exactly the same problem as Brian did. I find it difficult to understand why aftermarket suppliers can't get parts right first time, as it would be much easier and closer to original than what they do.
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Very possibly John, but lets see if a new gasket will do the trick first.
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I suggest you find a pic of a paper gasket so you can see what needs sealing and look at the parts book to ensure the o-rings are all there.
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It's not that bodgy, its just been maltreated, as when new it cleared the bonnet (but only just). I think the spark arrestor fell to bits, but you should be able to find another one.
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Looking good. Try opening the gap in the exhaust elbow carefully so you can remove the bottom of the Yuba spark arrestor (another Australian feature), you don't need to have that fixed for a start although you might get a bit of a shock as it fires up, as a straight exhaust is loud. Look around for ...

I say the control valve implying anything between the hydraulic pump and the aux. service valve, although I don't think it will be the control valve either. A leaking check valve will make gear changing difficult and it will hold the arms more when in gear and not moving, Davie does this and pretty ...

David needs to see if the arms will hold if the aux. service valve is pulled out to see if the leak is the piston seal or the control valve (or others, but definitely in two groups separated by the aux. service valve), then he will be able to find the leak more easily, I suggest he does a bit more w...

I don't think David has one as he has a 62 Super Major, the arms should hold firm with the engine off, definitely overnight, preferably a lot more, so although the drop control might slow the descent a bit it won't stop it, Super Billy doesn't survive overnight with the drop control fully closed. Bi...

There are lots of kinds, looking at parts books there are two manufacturers, AC and Smiths. Then there is the first type (used 54-58), the second type (used 58-62), the third type (rotates in the opposite way, used 62-63) and the fourth type (used 63-64). Within these types there are speeds in mph a...

Do make sure everything is clean, other than that just be careful with the weight of the various parts.
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I think there's a leak there, but try some work first and see. Be careful as you may get erratic raising and holding.
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That's indeed the case, it's only from the introduction of the minimec that having an exhauster type pump changed the kind of tachometer used, with the angle drive type for exhauster type pumps, and the pump type for the other minimec's like on Dexta's. Earlier Major's all used the angle drive tacho...

The return is through the normal lift pump mounting point. The changes to accomodate the minimec also affected that area, adding two holes above and below the exhauster feed and blanking out the ones further forward for the previous type pump rear mounting.
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The exhauster gets oil from camshaft bearing no. 4 through the screw visible in the pic.
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The exhauster is efectively the vacuum pump in the vacuum brakes (an extra for operating heavy trailers with industrial Major's). Here's the vacuum brake manual so you can see how it works. http://www.fordson.se/8_9_Broms_sl%E4p_och_Elsystem_Suplement_Verkstadshandbok_001-012_och_001-010.pdf Because...

Mr. MacGregor has a std. gearbox, I don't know much about the torque converter ones except that they seem to lack a clutch pedal and they have a lever on the steering column a bit like the Dexta throttle that has something to do with moving; the cab was fixed years ago, but our carelessness in leavi...

Mr. MacGregor is a 1975 3CII, he actually came from Roy Bridge, and needs the hole for the bucket pin in the dipper corrected for wear (the bush being totally gone and a new one going straight through with plenty of play), the RH brake fixed to stop it locking and the clutch relining.
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After drying for a while the beams needed moving again into a less sunny area, notice how we had to shift Mr. MacGregor's bucket out of the way. https://i.postimg.cc/zB812Lcn/DSCF0545.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/v8PdXZLV/DSCF0548.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/43TCn7Zr/DSCF0554.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/7Ydr8...

After looking around and not finding anything I decided to make it using the pic mentioned earlier.

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I think the badge is the rare part, Narrow Dexta's outnumber std. width Dexta's here, but most are much more modified than Davie is. It makes the badge a rarer part.
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I imagine you're referring to the centre drive plate which has surfaces for both discs, as the PTO pressure plate is immediately below the cover. I actually meant the ID for making the centering tools. I didn't expect any refurbished clutches to be available, that's why I suggested getting a second ...