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Pak 43/41 - Collapsing suspension?
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 11:16 pm
by Leon Hosking
Hi Chaps
The suspension on my part-built Pak 43 has just decided to decided to collapse
at least it waited until I had left the model club
Any ideas on why anybody
All suggestions gratefully recieved
Re: Pak 43/41 - Collapsing suspension?
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:54 am
by Phil Woollard
Scrumpy!........it does it to me Leon
Re: Pak 43/41 - Collapsing suspension?
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:38 am
by Leon Hosking
Any mechanical suggestions
Re: Pak 43/41 - Collapsing suspension?
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 3:02 pm
by Phil Woollard
Use an apple press,it's easier.
...joking aside me ol mate ive never put one together, but some photos of the offending part for the aficionados will help no end, as it always does!
Re: Pak 43/41 - Collapsing suspension?
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 4:37 pm
by Kevin Tomkinson
Hi Leon,
I acquired a pak43/41 last year that had been built by someone else. When I had a look at the suspension, which was faulty, I found there is a screw placed at the centre of the axle underneath the gun. This screw had stripped the thread so had allowed the axle to rotate and the suspension collapsed. I re tapped the hole to a slightly bigger size and that cured the problem. Hope that helps.
All the best
Kevin.
Re: Pak 43/41 - Collapsing suspension?
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 5:14 pm
by Leon Hosking
Hi Kevin
We reckon it was a couple of loose grub screws - took everything else apart and all looked O.K.
Anyhoo, offending grubs now back in with a dab of threadlock and she remains upright
Fingers crossed
