From: Bruce C. Beattie (bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU)
Date: Thu Dec 22 2005 - 20:14:16 PST
What a great report Robin!
It's things like this that make it worthwhile wading thru the _________
stuff.
Thanks,
Bruce MVPA 23824
Robin Craig wrote:
> Well, we had lined up three of our MV's to do service and repair work
> today, after a long summer and fall working on anything but vehicle
> maintenance.
>
> We had a CVR(T) Spartan that dumped a whole pile of oil in the summer
> after a big day out to a parade. We had a Bedford 4 tonner with crane
> that had broken down on the highway on the way back from unloading a
> 40 ft can from the UK a week ago. Figured it was a fuel issue somewhere.
>
> And lastly we had the Hagglunds BV206 which had been giving us
> troubleosme electrics and we were planning on pulling all the
> roadwheels to be sent out for re-casting as they are cracking and
> chipping.
>
> We would be aided by a friend known as the "ghost" as he appears and
> dissapears like one, but is good mechanic.
>
> So my faithful assistant Andre and myself started with the Spartan
> while the ghost went at the BV 206 electrics, a broken wire on the way
> to the alternator proved to be the issue, after a ton of diagnosis as
> the alternator had been out to a rebuild shop and was proving to be
> the suspect issue, so out it came again and it was then that the
> offending connector was discovered.
>
> The Spartan front deck covers came off and then the large front armour
> came off lifted by the tractor, then the interior bulkhead was pulled
> so we could get down and low at the engine. As soon as I shone a light
> down the side of the oilpan we found the cause, a thrown bearing cap,
> completely off the rod and through the side of the pan on both sides,
> ouch. As time is short and a diagnosis was all we were after today
> back went on the top and back on the A frame behind our big tractor to
> the storage building as we dont tie up our prime heated shop space
> with dead machines unless we are going to fix them. The CVRT engine
> swap will happen in the new year as we have a complete checked power
> pack ready to go but not the time as yet. We will have to rebuild
> another core engine from stock to keep as our spare as the CVRT fleet
> is growing with 3 now. Anyone who owns a CVRT should buy the A frame
> for it, it tows the CVRT like a dream if you have a big prime mover.
>
> At that point we broke for lunch, pizza for 3.
>
> Back in the shop ghost went after the Bedford and eventually tracked
> down a non producing fuel pump, mechanical style. After pulling that
> off he found a pugged screen and it was no time later that once all
> was back together and the truck fired up like a dream. We have just
> bought Goodyear block pattern tyres from UK to replace the scarry bar
> treads like the Brit Military did. Our Bedford is a good useful MV
> espeically with the atlas crane. And a dream to drive. I drove it from
> Halifax Nova Scotia to Kingston Ontario after collecting it from the
> Ro Ro terminal. Flat out 90 kmh but a heater with balls and a nice
> view and not noisy like the M35's....
>
> For Andre and I it was pull the tracks and road wheels on the BV 206.
> The road wheels come off like a dream, except the back pair which are
> on the tensioner....oh what a different story. As they are trapped in
> the guide horns on the track, which is heavy itself even with slack
> after jacking it is difficult and this is our first time at it.
> Needless to say there is a slight learning curve but after 4 hours we
> have the back unit stripped and in the morning it will be the front.
>
> We have found a company to recast the wheels at a very reasonable
> price considering new roadwheels are $376.34 each from Hagglunds
> supplier in North America. Some of the things like seals and bearings
> we can source from cross referencing parts. Others like the nifty
> "wear ring" upon which the doublle lipped seal runs will have to be
> from Hagglunds. I have to say the design engineering of the BV206 is
> incredible and makes for an unbeatable machine to operate. Just a bit
> cramped to get at in places.
>
> Our BV 206 wil be in action again in late January supporting a
> reserves exercise in the deep snow in the boonies. So she will be well
> sorted for that with new roadwheels and a lick of paint on some of the
> metal bits that get the weather alot. Last year saw us Ski-joring with
> troops on skis behind, quite something for reserves to do as they
> never get the use of assets like a BV206. We loaded tobbogans on the
> roof and carried troops inside and also set up the base camp by
> dragging in the single axle trailer from behind the QMs M35 or MLVW as
> they are called in Canada. That was quite a triumph as they just
> unhooked the trailer and we dragged it a number of Klicks into the
> base camp and saved a whole bunch of effort in doing so.
>
> Oh well, another day in our shop draws to a close.
>
> Robin Craig
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