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by qantasqf1
Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:24 pm
Forum: Daimler Forum (not SP250/251, 2.5 V8 or V8-250)
Topic: DB18 Special Sports track rod ends
Replies: 10
Views: 1328

Re: DB18 Special Sports track rod ends

Aren’t the threads left hand and right hand? It’s pretty unlikely they’re Unified anyway.
Steve
by qantasqf1
Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:39 pm
Forum: Daimler Forum (not SP250/251, 2.5 V8 or V8-250)
Topic: 1951 DB 18 SS steering column question
Replies: 3
Views: 2450

Re: 1951 DB 18 SS steering column question

Don’t remove the chrome plated screw because it merely trips the self cancelling pawls -it doesn’t have anything to do with retaining the trafficator switch. There are 2 grub screws (4BA?) that can be found 180 degrees apart in the steering wheel yoke that retain the switch in the steering wheel. Yo...
by qantasqf1
Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:34 pm
Forum: Daimler Forum (not SP250/251, 2.5 V8 or V8-250)
Topic: DB18 steering box
Replies: 2
Views: 2313

Re: DB18 steering box

Thanks!
Steve
by qantasqf1
Sun Nov 12, 2023 6:56 pm
Forum: Daimler Forum (not SP250/251, 2.5 V8 or V8-250)
Topic: DB18 steering box
Replies: 2
Views: 2313

DB18 steering box

I have a spare DB18 steering box that was originally fitted to the saloon car. Does anyone know whether it’s interchangeable with the SS DB18 box? As an educated guess I’d say it was, but I can’t be certain.
Steve
by qantasqf1
Sun Nov 05, 2023 7:11 pm
Forum: Daimler Forum (not SP250/251, 2.5 V8 or V8-250)
Topic: Special Sports Tools
Replies: 1
Views: 2118

Re: Special Sports Tools

David, I stand to be corrected here, but I’m pretty sure there were no markings on the spanners. They look like they were stamped out of a steel sheet and were pretty basic affairs.
Steve
by qantasqf1
Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:01 pm
Forum: Daimler Forum (not SP250/251, 2.5 V8 or V8-250)
Topic: 1951 DB 18 SS gearbox won't turn
Replies: 12
Views: 2709

Re: 1951 DB 18 SS gearbox won't turn

The damaged annulus is that of overdrive and although the damage was possibly caused by using the engagement pedal as a clutch, it’s highly unlikely! Running gear parts for the O/D gearbox are pretty difficult to source and they’re almost entirely different from the non O/D ‘box.
Steve
by qantasqf1
Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:00 pm
Forum: Lanchester Forum
Topic: Stupid question
Replies: 37
Views: 5004

Re: Stupid question

Several years ago I bought what I thought was a complete DB18 dash for a not-exactly-heart-stopping $20, but when I got it home I found the oil and ignition warning lights were both red. It seems, then, that there are Lanchesters that used red warning lights for both for some arcane reason. The beze...
by qantasqf1
Fri Aug 25, 2023 7:28 am
Forum: Lanchester Forum
Topic: Stupid question
Replies: 37
Views: 5004

Re: Stupid question

…and take away the number you first thought of
by qantasqf1
Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:24 pm
Forum: Lanchester Forum
Topic: Stupid question
Replies: 37
Views: 5004

Re: Stupid question

It’s true these lights have a resistance wire that’s wrapped around the plastic bulb holder, so if a 12 volt bulb is fitted it’ll be dim because the bulb’s voltage should be 2.5 if memory serves. However, if you have a little electric nous it’s not difficult to bypass the resistance so a 12 volt bul...
by qantasqf1
Wed Aug 16, 2023 1:20 pm
Forum: Lanchester Forum
Topic: Stupid question
Replies: 37
Views: 5004

Re: Stupid question

The lenses are made of plastic and over the years they deteriorate and there’s not much you can do with them. They each house a small transparent disc with IGN and OIL printed on them. I got round the problem by cannibalising an ancient acetylene motorcycle lamp which had similar lenses and superglu...