The Abandoned Tank Episode 6 - Brakes, Clutch and Fire! We refurbish the centurions brakes & clutch

[@geoffmatthews2353]

REME Torque settings… tighten till it shears, then back off a quarter turn!

[@wintermute5127]

Two grunts and a squeak, perfectly torqued to NATO standard.

[@mikeschillinger4427]

You can always go with the good lancs stands. "Eee Fer fuks sakes. Where's me whippet?"

[@hornet1068]

At last, a rebuild that works in the real world, torque setting 'FT' usually works. We don't all have the luxury of a fully equipped workshop, with all the correct specs to hand. Keep up the good work guys. PS, the swearing shows its real. Love it!! PS, mackling = cobbling, slinging or bodging together to make something work or happen!

[@callummitchell7137]

The 3 F’s Finger, Fairly and F🤬🤬king Tight 😂👌🏻

[@craigedwards7343]

The swearing and the banter makes the channel!

[@lewismocaby3646]

Wondering if y’all took a center punch and staked the brake band bolts on the nut side after he trimmed them? I’ve seen that same type of brake band have the bolts work loose on a lattice boom 250 ton crane that was used for cycle duty work,basically dredging with a clam bucket on the Ohio river. It did NOT turn out well. The expansion from the brakes being heated up and the vibration from two Cummins diesels running against the governors shook the bolts loose with about 300 feet of cable on two drums got really loud and ugly with a shitload of sparks and cable flying. Not sure how much your tracked history lesson weighs but I am sure that none of you guys want brakes taking a dump on your machine while it’s tracking down a hill or slope. Also torque rates for grade 8 coarse bolts is 3/8=43.6 ft.lbs 59.3 Nm 7/16 =69.8 ft.lbs 94.6 Nm 1/2=106 ft.lbs 144 Nm Fine thread bolts 3/8=49.4 ft.lbs 67 Nm. 7/16=77.9ft.lbs 106 Nm. 1/2=120ft.lbs 163Nm. all those specs were listed as used on dry bolts. Using oil or Anti-seize for the same clamping force has a multiplier to go with those dry numbers. If y’all need the specs or different stuff for metric sizes just let me knowI’ve got nothing but time since a 5000lb pipe was dropped on me in 2017 and I sure as hell miss running and working on the old heavy equipment. BTW,you fellas are doing a kickass job on your channel,keep it up. 👍

[@BRED510]

Great to see. Looking forward to seeing where this channel goes.

[@philstaples8122]

One of the other projects will be a Alvis Stalwart, they are great fun to drive but only do around 4mpg. Could be worse though Chieftain did 4 gallons per mile.

[@lkchild]

2 new projects, one ambulance and one tracked mobile bar. Along with the BARV all of lifes little emergencies will be covered*. *well all bar one, but tank or not there’s not a lot we can do about the mother in law once she’s put her mind to summat.

[@ianwoolley5329]

I love the industrial language

[@AJB2K3]

By eck lad, I've seen trolls sharper that that drill bit

[@stevehill4615]

To quote Stirling Archer from the tv series (Archer) "Don't worry it's just the tip ......... It's just the tip" lol

[@twoflower8264]

Yay good work lads. Would love to see it

[@daveffs1935]

I thought snap on tools were for the bedroom? The correct torque for those bolts are tighten until you feel it start to strip the threads, then back a quarter of a turn

[@simonsherwood7169]

Love the banter

[@charlessoule8587]

Excellent work!

[@hedgerowpete]

brilliant stuff

[@edd6113]

I'm no snow flake but watch your eyes when you smack sht or grind, had metal in my lip and hand from using drifts on pins on heavy plant, luckily it went in my lip not my eye and bits of a grinding disc picked out my eye. It's no fun. It's your shop so do what you want but I didn't used to give a sht till it went wrong.

[@andrewbrown6705]

Yes i agree , i had a 9 inch grinding disc explode and it hit me hard right in the nuts, man did it hurt, was very lucky it didnt do permanent damage. definitely dont want to do it again.

[@csnelling4]

Minimum was 610 b/hp after overhaul as per army standards,some times we got 619 b/hp on a good day.

[@stewartbrown6037]

never had one less than 610 BHP leave the test bed @ chilwell

[@davidrussell8689]

Southern Ponce talk 🤣 great work

[@andrewmeadows2596]

Northerners could never get over there second citizen syndrome.😂

[@retromechanicalengineer]

Top channel, just found you and subscribed.

[@Harry-kw1fy]

Yorkshire lad and a sense of scale Matt sımply lob out the Old Chap...

[@erictharg]

Stainless for the brake band? hope you don't have trouble with it galling on the friction face. I hate the stuff!

[@MCMLXXXIV1984]

Mat, You from the Netherlands?

[@hammyh1165]

Stolly and FV432

[@alanbeckett4]

I was going to say a Stolly as well. FV432 is a good call, I'll go a bit smaller and say fv102 Striker

[@FU2Max]

Snowflakes on the channel? fuckem. Really enjoying this series lads, can't wait to see it finished, ya northern.... t's ;)

[@ScienceChap]

Red Bull's new strapline. "Tastes like ass."

[@johnwilliams-sc1vf]

panel beating hammer misuse

[@Oh-Jay52]

@Fitter Mat , couldn't you measure the torque needed to undo those clutch bolts, for the torque needed to tighten them ??

[@brennanlukas5467]

breakaway torque can be far different from tightening torque, especially after sitting for many years

[@kalicom2937]

Especially if they are rusted in place

[@denisohbrien]

PRO TIP : if the drill bit is glowing, it may be dull. you are welcome :)

[@MrMuckyPaws]

Or the drill was in reverse!

[@oxfd611]

The ultimate round plug in a square hole?

[@Marshal_6]

More Ted....

[@kevinnye5132]

Will you except Russian Roubles for the Salladin ? If so I can afford to go as high as 20,000 😁 and more swearing please 👍🏻 What’s a Snowflake ❄️😂😂😂

[@formhubfar]

5:52 #Manscaped

[@furphyman]

Bloody dog should be called "Oil leak"

[@fittermat]

He leaks more than oil

[@hazzalandy]

Humber pig and the Land Rover Centaur that's in France?

[@johnrobbo69]

Scorpion or a Stolly?

[@ScienceChap]

I'm a snowflake. I'm melting...!

[@jamesreid7221]

German torque. Guten tight

[@burville100]

Abrahams and a challenger by any chance??? lol

[@burville100]

@@chad6080 Ooops! yeah that's what i meant to say . haha

[@tomd3337]

imagine watching this channel and or his tik toks and complaining about swearing

[@ianstarcroft]

Wait, Mat is actually James Martin's hairy, fat, Northern brother? 🤣

[@nicholasviney5975]

FT torque spec

[@31144]

Painful watching him drill that hole....

[@davidwaters6190]

Remember no fuckin swearing.

[@blah5533]

It's not a folking tank

[@bam7965]

#fartomanyfairys👌🤣

[@wastingmymoneyonmotorcycles]

Let's see more work and less yapping. Thanks

[@fittermat]

It’s finished and up and running

[@wastingmymoneyonmotorcycles]

@@fittermat Yup and that's awesome. Just saying (my opinion) it's more interesting to see you guys actually working on stuff. Thanks

[@samrodian919]

Not being funny but what sort of rebuild is that, when you have not even taken out the springs and cleaned and oiled them very lightly and more importantly cleaned out the pockets and lightly oiled the inside so that the springs will move progressively without any hang ups? That clutch pack in its present state would likely as not be very grabby as the springs could well hang up in the pockets with the amount of crap inside them another day spent wire brushing and wiping over with a lightly oiled rag would have been a better thing to have done. WD 40 isn't the best thing since sliced bread!

[@fittermat]

Feel free to buy one and do it yourself if you can do better

[@ScienceChap]

@@fittermat I was expecting a somewhat more "in character" response. Very restrained...