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Title: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on February 12, 2011, 08:14:43 PM
have just put the diff back together, new bearings etc etc blah blah & when i put the drums back on, all spins niclely until i put the wheel on & as soon as a nut tightens up against the drum n axle...it jams  :o ...wont move...de nada....  :'(  :'(  have worked out that the drum recess  is pushing against the curved edge of brake backing plate???.. it is put back correctly,i am sure  ::)  ::) is there a spacer between the axle & drum i have overlooked...?? though it does not sound right, i  do not seem to remember any when i pulled it apart. sigh...or  just another case of lucky me gettin a visit from the beddy gremlin of mayhem
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: restoreid on February 12, 2011, 08:22:54 PM
Got any parts left over Skip
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Post by: rossie on February 12, 2011, 08:33:59 PM
did you change the wheel bearings Skip
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Post by: obsession on February 12, 2011, 10:57:40 PM
pull the drums off and check that the little spring that holds the break shoes in place is , the rear one can raise outwards if not seated properly in place.
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on February 13, 2011, 12:17:05 AM
thanks for quick reply groovers... ok..1st  r,reid....four bolts & a brake shoe.. ;D..nah...only jokin......2nd.. rossie...uuummm ...yes!  ::) ..3rd obs...will suss tomozz,  an let u know, but am sure all is correctamundo... by the way this is happenin to both wheels & only at point of tighten up with only one nut ,with or without wheel on , an diff n axles are  ford 9 inch, as are drums ,drilled out to a holden pattern... waaaaah!! mightily perplexed an  utterly discombobulated to say the least... cheers for your thoughts but..   
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: Merlin on February 13, 2011, 02:16:59 AM
skippy didja put the parts on the axle in the right order?? ie; retainer plate'backing plate(shoes mount to this ,bearing & retainer ring .if you have the retainer & backing plate arse about it will cause your problem. and no ya cant fix it with a block of wood!!! ;)   Cheers Neil
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: BusyKiwi on February 13, 2011, 06:33:15 AM
you say it happened when one wheel nut was tight, sounds like the wheel isn't on properly.
Hold the wheel against the drum and tighten with fingers, then half turn on one nut then half turn on opposite nut ... continue until tight, then the other ones.
alloy wheels can twist on the studs.
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on February 13, 2011, 10:32:39 PM
pretty sure merlin.. had the outer bearing retaining plate on the axle first,then bearing ,made sure it was against axle seat,then retaining ring. then placed the brake mounting plate on the diff housing n slid the axle assembly in  did the 6 bolts up...all hunky dory...assembled brakes..all fine.. made sure drum n axle rolled freely...laughin  :D did wheel up ...went to spin wheel  ???  ??? wouldnt budge  >:(  >:( pulled wheel off n drum spun again  ???  ??? put wheel on  wheel jammed solid again... :'(  :'( can see scrape marks at bottom of recess on inner edge of drums. maybe original setup was a bodge n scarper as one bearing originally had a few mil play between retaining  ring & axle bearing seat. if i cant use a block of wood,.. can i use apolyflap wheel n grinder lol  ;D no.. obs, the brake clip n springs are true n fine, an dont think it could be the wheel busy, as this happens also with just the drum on ,no wheel,, i just wondering if delrazor had a similar prob, but cant find the post..sigh..to hard ..goin to bed ..tacle it again tomoz..
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: Warren on February 13, 2011, 10:46:31 PM
He Skip

I'm just thinking outside the box here, have you tried adjusting "off" the brakes - maybe something is pushing the shoes sideways and locking them when you do the bolts up.

Warren 
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: Merlin on February 14, 2011, 12:24:42 AM
skip check the old bearing and compare it to the new one to see if the old one has an offset inner race or the outer race on the new bearing is thinner than the old one it sounds like your axle is seating too deep in the housing if so you can make up a shim and stick it in between the bearing and the housing   Cheers Neil
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: ben on February 14, 2011, 06:09:54 AM
what about posting some photos for us skip.. that may help things..
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Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on February 14, 2011, 09:32:33 PM
piccys for you.  :)
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Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on February 14, 2011, 09:34:16 PM
 :o but wait..theres more...  ;)
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: obsession on February 14, 2011, 10:47:46 PM
drivers side pic top of shoes are not aligned together ? did the shoes get all mixed in ? whilst diff was apart ?
check the width of the shoes to the center of the v in the brake shoes make sure both are the same on each side if there not then shoe tends to push out on 1 side and as you tighten the wheel up it will begin to bind. (just trying to help)
no form of media in the back of the drum grooves?
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Post by: Dano on February 15, 2011, 01:36:47 AM
these might help, 9' galaxie ......

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Post by: ben on February 15, 2011, 08:48:37 AM
just letting you know skip these are bedford axels, bedford housing, bedford drums, holden stud pattern
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Post by: Dano on February 16, 2011, 12:43:44 AM
mine is all ford..... hq stud pattern.......  :D
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on February 16, 2011, 09:52:07 AM
gremlin found  ;) it appears to be the drum inner leading edge of the recess rubbing against the inside of the curve of the brake mounting plate,tightened drum onto axle & rotated with a length of pipe...nice scrapey sound... pulled drum off n looked for evidence. notice fresh grind on inner curve
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: Warren on February 16, 2011, 11:26:42 AM
Ok good dicktecktive work you cunning marsupial you.

Now to me that indicates either narrower bearings or miss assembled backing plate, did you take the backing plate off when you did the bearings ?.

Warren

Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: Merlin on February 16, 2011, 12:08:33 PM
I think you fitted ya new bearings on backwards some have a deeper offset on one side seems like the best conclusion to me but the bad news is its almost impossible to get em back off without wrecking em  >:( but I would be lookin there   Cheers Neil
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: ben on February 16, 2011, 06:04:16 PM
i thought bedford bearings for 10" drums are symmetrical..

you sure you got the right bearings skip?

do you want me to measure one up to double check before you destroy it trying to get it off?

ben
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on February 18, 2011, 02:08:57 AM
sorry guys been flat out... warren yes i did but it appears only to fit one way,with concave side facing diff...merlin...the bearings i got are indentical to the ones taken out.. they have a rubber seal seal thats off centre...i put the bearings on axle with rubber offset on the spline side so it was closer to the back off the bearing housing on the diff it seems to fit into housing nug and flush. ben..yes please , i looked online and matched it to a ford 9 inch by photo n casing no..so i thought,,... was talkin to someone  who mentioned that 9s only had 28 or 32 spline axles is that correct??..this is a 21 spline so this deff beddy??.   the diff is attached to the under side of the springs which i thought was a 9 inch trait  when put in a beddy,or am i wrrrr...wrrrr...wrrrroooong  ;D also i thought it was a lsd diff so i put lsd oil in the difff...am a wrrr wrrrong again? i put 2 mil wasers between axle n drum which gave it free roll..only to get it into the cave to start ze bodywork etc , thanks heaps for your time n input guys  :-* 
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: ben on February 18, 2011, 06:13:04 AM
i think you should have bedford bearings skip.

bedford diffs sit underneath the springs. doesnt matter where they are.

yeh definatly bedford diff with 21 spline axels. 10 inch drums. im not sure about your centre but that doesnt really matter for this exercise.

can you please tell us what the dimentions are of the bearings you have? well compare with orig bedford bearings
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on February 23, 2011, 08:41:35 AM
hey ben ..soz , not being slack with bearing size..have to wait for the only neighbour with a vernier ( son has mine in melb..sigh..) to get back from town ,his missus went in for an op, so let u know pronto on his return..cheers skip 
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: Dano on February 24, 2011, 02:14:06 AM
poss a borg warner centre skip, looks similar to beddie. and a very common convo in its day...look for the weld s on the axles just outside the centre housing.
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on March 01, 2011, 05:09:32 PM
hi... ben measurments are outer dia   80mm  inner 38mm    outer width 27mm   inner width  30mm..... cheers ben... Dano.... yes has welds at end of bango housing  photo below
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Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on March 01, 2011, 05:12:03 PM
an one for bedford crazy...seein how much u luv photos george   ;D  ;D  ;)
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: obsession on March 01, 2011, 10:07:47 PM
impostor!!  :o  quick skip go and get Hammond he will know what to do!!  ::) :P ;) ;D
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on March 02, 2011, 11:08:29 AM
 ;D nah, she,ll be right obs... thats only my alter-ego in th pic...  ::).. i had to take the piccy  ::) thats why im not in it ..  ;)...... hey ben how,d it go with those bearing specs ?
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Post by: Bedfordcrazy on March 02, 2011, 11:29:48 AM
thanks skip, i will take a beddy pic anytime i can get it.

george.
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on March 06, 2011, 10:37:11 AM
Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnyyyyyyyyyyyyy.. whheeeeere aaaaaaaare youuuuuuuuuuu???????   how are you doin with the bearing measurments from the beddy originals .. were the measurments you have the same as a have  ???  ???  ???.. cheers dears
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: ben on March 06, 2011, 04:26:26 PM
sorry skip been picking up beddy for mate from 6 hours away and yeh been busy ill get those measurements tommorow:)
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Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on March 07, 2011, 08:36:49 PM
 ;) too easy mate, when ya ready,  ;) thank you  :-* (  :-* as in "just in a hey way, not in a gay way" )
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: ben on March 10, 2011, 10:09:23 AM
sorry it took so long.

i had a look at a few 10inch drum bedford axels the same as yours as far as we can tell.


bearing same for both axels i have here
width - 27mm
outer dia 80mm
inner dia 34.85mm

collar width
1st axel 14.75
2nd axel 11.75 -

the orig collar is no longer avail apparently so this one is commonly used now.

hope this helps.
ben

Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: ben on March 10, 2011, 10:11:44 AM
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Been chatting with a bloke who has got people to do research on a replacement rear axel bearing at reasonable price.

its 3mm narrower than the bedford orig bearing.

came up with

Transmission bearing no.

TMSC0788NRCS40

dimentions
80mm outside (same)
35mm inside (same)
24mm width (orig 27mm)

this bearing is so far untrialed untested..
on the phone now to bearing people.ost up any more info i get.

cheers
ben

some problems have arisin.. bloke getting back to me..

ben

here is something else i reaserched a while ago may be helpful??

ben
Title: Re: beddy gremlins at it again
Post by: SkippyThBushKangeroo on March 10, 2011, 10:52:05 AM
thanks mate  ;) will recheck my bearings again  ???
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