Hi Stephen,
It’s quite different to the Special Sports brake operating gear, so ignore any comparison. Suggest that you instead look at the DB18.org website, which has both Spare Parts Catalogues and Girling Technical Manuals for your model DB18.
Chris
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- Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:54 pm
- Forum: Daimler Forum (not SP250/251, 2.5 V8 or V8-250)
- Topic: DB18 Mechanical Brakes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 209
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:09 pm
- Forum: Daimler Forum (not SP250/251, 2.5 V8 or V8-250)
- Topic: DB18 Mechanical Brakes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 209
Re: DB18 Mechanical Brakes
Hi Stephen, If the DHC brake operating gear is the same as the Special Sports, there should be a return spring attached to the lower section of the brake pedal lever. One of this system’s idiosyncrasies is that the brake lights are lit when the handbrake is applied, even with the foot brake released...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:48 pm
- Forum: Daimler Forum (not SP250/251, 2.5 V8 or V8-250)
- Topic: Daimler Barker Special Sports newly bought.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 365
Re: Daimler Barker Special Sports newly bought.
I have only ever seen the chassis number on the constructors plate on the left hand side of the engine bulkhead IMG_0423.jpeg The Build Number ( 394 for your car) can be found on various places e.g. chalked on the door cards, stamped on the clamp that holds the two heater pipes in place. If your con...
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 1:59 pm
- Forum: Daimler Forum (not SP250/251, 2.5 V8 or V8-250)
- Topic: SS/Empress rev couner reduction gearbox
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1629
Re: SS/Empress rev couner reduction gearbox
Second attempt to attach a photo
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:42 am
- Forum: Daimler Forum (not SP250/251, 2.5 V8 or V8-250)
- Topic: SS/Empress rev couner reduction gearbox
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1629
Re: SS/Empress rev couner reduction gearbox
Morning David,
I don’t have an photo of the gearbox internals , just this external photo that shows the clamping arrangement. From memory, there are only the two gear wheels on shafts inside the assembly.
Chris
I don’t have an photo of the gearbox internals , just this external photo that shows the clamping arrangement. From memory, there are only the two gear wheels on shafts inside the assembly.
Chris
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 9:48 pm
- Forum: Daimler Forum (not SP250/251, 2.5 V8 or V8-250)
- Topic: 1951 DB 18 SS steering column question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2587
Re: 1951 DB 18 SS steering column question
Hi Mark, The best source of information about the DB18 SS trafficator switch is Steve Moore’s technical article on the DB18.org website. Also this link , although written for the Austin Healey, is the identical switch fitted to our own Daimlers. http://www.acmefluid.com.au/larry/trafficator.html Fin...
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 9:48 pm
- Forum: Daimler Forum (not SP250/251, 2.5 V8 or V8-250)
- Topic: 1951 DB 18 SS drop top . Top bow questions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2358
Re: 1951 DB 18 SS drop top . Top bow questions
Mike,
This may help you place the rear bows
And this one shows the shape of the missing piece of the top bow
This may help you place the rear bows
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:30 pm
- Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
- Topic: 1957 Daimler Conquest Century New drophead coupe. Retrofit Power Steering
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2269
- Mon Oct 30, 2023 5:21 pm
- Forum: Daimler Forum (not SP250/251, 2.5 V8 or V8-250)
- Topic: Special sports exhaust
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3136
Re: Special sports exhaust
David, I’m thinking that you may have transposed the front and rear boxes? On my car, the larger silencer is at the front and sits horizontally, the rear silencer is smaller and sits at about 45 degrees just inside the chassis rail.
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:34 pm
- Forum: Daimler Forum (not SP250/251, 2.5 V8 or V8-250)
- Topic: Special sports exhaust
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3136
Re: Special sports exhaust
That’s bad timing David: last week my SS was in its home garage on stands, this week it’s in storage on its wheels. I assume that you have fabricated brackets using the illustrations in the Parts Catalogue, but not sure how brackets are attached to the chassis? I don’t recall any support for the fro...