Matchless?58 wrote:Are the internals in the box the same as the 40m Manuel that you have already downloaded ? Maybe wait and see when you get it opened up . These old dumpers often had parts interchanged over the years so the gearbox might have been swapped . Think the basic internal layout of gearboxes was very similar on most of them . Orion is rhd with a larger load carrying capacity . Nimbus LHD with a smaller bucket . Great old machines very reliable and simple when they are up and running .
Yeah I think that’s what I will do, already can see the indent ball bearing and spring are missing, probably why it keeps jumping out of gear.
Fully agree that these machines are great, quite an art to getting them started, it’s moved about 50 tons of concrete and soil no bother. I e renewed the clutch shoes and had a new sprocket made, all work perfectly now. Just need the gearbox and axle seals doing and it will be good for another 60 years.