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Here's a chance to get the right answers for 1968

THOSE who know where to look for I replacement parts and accessories or special tools during the coming road transport era will have a head start over their less knowledgeable competitors.

Transport equipment and accessories on display at the Scottish Motor Show will embrace many items which will be in big demand from January 1, 1968.

The Scottish Motor Show is organized by the Scottish Motor Trade Association and well supported by the link men between operator and manufacturer. Most tools and replacement parts required to ensure fleet health can be found on exhibition in Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.

In the early months of 1968 there is bound to be concentration on the deficiencies of braking systems on vehicles in service and a visit to any of the dozen or so companies exhibiting braking equipment, replacement linings, conversions and know-how is a "must".

For big fleet operators, it is well worth while examining the Triangle roller braketester, the device chosen by the Ministry of Transport to carry out brake tests in the new testing centres. See it on the stand of Thomson and Brown Brothers Ltd. In the hands of a competent operator it is capable of diagnosing numerous vehicle faults other than those directly connected with braking.

Brake testing, however, is quick and accurate without the risks involved in testing on open roads. The fact that an offending component can be pinpointed makes it a unit that will quickly pay for itself by reducing vehicle downtime.

Another time-saver is the Bradbury Lift. This unit incorporates the wheel-free method of lifting patented by the company. It has two moving platforms which allow heavy units such as engines and gearboxes to be lowered to the ground.

The latest Dunedin diesel engine testing equipment is also seen on this stand along with numerous trolley jacks, hand tools, and most forms of garage equipment.

A wide range of workshop equipment and vehicle care products can be examined on the stand of Stenor Ltd. of Richmond Surrey. Included in this display is a new spaceheater. Unlike many types this one circulates fresh air and incorporates a flue which carries burned gases outside the building being heated. This is of particular interest, for instance, where the application is in a paintshop because the unit can be installed outside the building, heated air being ducted through the wall. As a heatexchanger is employed there is no direct flame contact with the atmosphere of heated spaces and therefore no fire risk.

The unit bears the model number I 75V and it is fully automatic. It has an output of 120,000 Btu with a consumption of clean paraffin at the rate of 1 gal per hour. Heating oil (35 Redwood sec) can also be used.

Do you have trouble obtaining electrical system spares Or parts for fuel pumps and governor gear? The Blackburn company of Park Bros. Ltd. has recently introduced and is showing a complete range of pattern spares for fuel injection equipment manufactured by CAV, Simms and Bryce. It will supplement an already widely known range of electrical equipment spares which Park supplies to firms engaged in the service and repair of electrical equipment.

The firm of Park Bros. has confirmed that it is willing to supply such parts to any company or fleet operating an electrics, or pumproom, and a visit to its display could prove extremely illuminating. Also shown here is a wide range of vehicle batteries, filter elements and fan belts.

Wheel alignment gear

Equipment manufactured by V. L. Churchill and Co. Ltd. is on show on several stands. The Alex Cheyne stand will have wheel-alignment gear suitable for use with most light vans and fleet cars. This unit is of the turntable type and will speedily check camber, castor, king-pin inclination and toeout when the wheels are turned. With it will be an electronic on-the-vehicle wheel balancer. It incorporates two circuits in the pick-up, one providing super sensitivity when balancing wheels on vehicles having

extra soft suspension.

There are two versions of the unit, one having a 2 h.p. motor, the other being of 4 h.p.

A diesel compression-tester supplied with any of eight different sets of adapters makes it usable with most makes of diesel engine. This is calibrated up to 700 p.s.i. in 201b increments. The dial is easily read, being 3.5in. in diameter with large figures.

Another testing set, this time for ,petrol engines, comprising three gauges and a number of pipes and adapters which make it suitable for use on most makes of vehicle, can also be examined. The gauges are designed to check manifold depression, fuel lift-pump vacuum and pressure, oil pressure and cylinder compression. The compression tester incorporates a non-return valve allowing piston or valve blow-by to be determined. The instruments are grouped together in a small panel and the flexible pipes are of various colours to facilitate identification.

A labour-saving device on this same stand is the Churchill wheel-removal trolley. This unit should be of special interest to those concerned with vehicles fitted with heavier-than-usual wheel equipment, such as dump trucks or machinery carriers.

This device comprises a U-shaped frame mounted on two fixed castors and two swivel castors. Attached to the base is a vertical framework upon which is mounted a hydraulic fork-lift equipment with rolleredged tines. It enables a pair of wheels, complete with hub, brakedrum and bearings, to be quickly and safely removed by one man and it also facilitates replacement of such an assembly without damage to axle threads or oil seals. The unit has a lifting range of from 4in. to 17.5in. and it weighs 1821b and will lift 1,3001b.

Finding somewhere to clip a lead-light when working on a vehicle can be a problem. An excellent stand-mounted neon tube light is made by Churchill and exhibited by Thomson and Brown Brothers. This unit, the Storklite, is adjustable from heights of 3.25ft to 9.5ft. The stand base is mounted upon four swivelling castors and a 15 amp socket is fitted on the stand for power tools.

A wide range of proprietary vehicle

spares is shown by Edmunds Walker and Co. Ltd. A motor factor, the firm supplies most makes of ball, roller and taper-roller bearings and bearing shells. Complete ranges of Lockheed and Girling brakesystem spares, Girling shock absorbers and Lockheed Avery hoses are also stocked. Borg and Beck clutch plates, Payen gaskets and oil seals, Layrub couplings, Tranco valves and Hepolite pistons, Hardy Spicer couplings and various makes of chain complete the display.

New jack range

Westinghouse jacks and paraffin cleaning-tanks are shown by James Aitchinson. From a new range, the jacks which are of the trolley variety have capacities of from 1.5 to 3 tons. The cleaning tanks are available in several sizes and can have circulating pumps either foot operated or electric.

Other Westinghouse equipment is shown by Lawson Bros and James Robertson (Factors) Ltd. Robertson displays a new and low priced engine lift. This is fabricated from square tubular-steel and has a capacity of 1 ton. Operation is by hydraulics, a double-acting hand-pump operating a retracting ram, Lawson shows a 2-ton recovery crane for use with Land-Rover or Gypsy type vehicles. The unit embodies a reduction geared winch and is made from tubular steel. There are two models, one tailored for the 109in.-wheelbase Land-Rover and the other for the 111in. Austin Gypsy.

Are you having suspension troubles or looking for something out of the ordinary for a medium weight trailer? The Bramber Engineering Co. Ltd., will help you here and is showing a wide range of its products. Flexitor suspension units in which the springing medium is rubber in torsion provide independent suspension on all wheels of a vehicle. They can be used for all trailing wheel duties and are of especial value where ultra gentle transit of goods is necessary.

Two useful units are displayed for E. P. Barrus (Concessionaires) Ltd. by Alexander Cheyne Ltd. The first of these is a small high-pressure washing machine which in its simplest form costs only £150. For this one gets three different pressure jets, a glass reinforced plastics detergent tank and 40ft of high pressure hose as standard equipment. The two-piston pump can deliver 1.5 to 2 g.p.m. at 500 p.s.i. and it is powered by a 1 hp single-phase motor. Alternatively it can be supplied with a Briggs and Stratton petrol engine. Shown with this is a 50,000 Btu paraffin-fired space heater capable of circulating some 300 cu.ft of hot air per mm. Features of this unit include a direct coupled motor-fan-compressor and a full 12 hours running on one tank of fuel.

Gardner Engines (Sales) Ltd. has only a small stand but it, shows a product enjoying the highest of reputations in the haulage industry. It is its only major exhibit: the LXB 180 bhp automotive diesel engine.

The brake-gear exhibitors' stands are, as I mentioned, a "must". Here Girling Ltd. has a wide range of equipment on view, among it disc and drum brake units, master cylinders and wheel cylinders, fluid level indicators and servicing tools.

Heavy commercial vehicle brake gear is shown by Clayton Dewandre: among the units, spring brakes, lock actuators and load-sensing valves. Two types of load sensing valve are exhibited, one for use on air braked vehicles and the other on those equipped with hydraulic brakes.

An automatic condenser/drain-valve for removing moisture from air pressure systems is also shown by Clayton, as are two compressors with capacities of 9 and 15 cu.ft per min.

A number of universal conversion kits designed to help operators meet the interim and final requirements of the 1966 C and U Regulations can also be seen here.

A commercial vehicle brake-testing meter and a wide range of brake and clutch linings are exhibited by Small and Parkes Ltd. As with most stands of lining makers this one is well staffed with experts to help solve braking problems.

Thought of almost entirely as producers of lubricating oils, The CastrolGroup of Companies devotes its display to showing just how comprehensive is the lubrication service it offers to the motor and haulage trades. The Group shows photographic examples of a number of service and diagnostic installations which it has supplied, and on hand for further information is a number of lubrication experts.

Items shown by Tecalemit can be seen on the stand of James Aitchinson and Co. (Tyres) Ltd. Among them is a 1-ton jacking beam designed to fit to the channels of a pit or vehicle lift. This is a scissors-action unit powered by a hydraulic ram and it has a lifting range of 7in. A set of three pairs of jacking pads supplied with the unit gives a lowest basic height variation of from 1 to 5.5in.

Wheel balance

A wheel balancer for off-vehicle balancing of wheels up to 16in. diameter and which does not require a skilled ,operator is also shown here. By spinning the wheel a set of pointers record the location and amount of out-of-balance in the wheel. It only remains for the recorded weight to be fitted in the position indicated and the dynamic balance is restored. Static balance is checked by trial and error and when this is done the operation, which takes only a few minutes, is complete. The machine will record unbalance down to 0.25oz.

Two interesting items are shown by Apaseal Ltd. One is a tyre remover—exhibited for the first time and developed for use with the Michelin tubeless tyres and onepiece wheel rims. This machine makes the fitting and removal of such tyres child's play.

The other item, also for tubeless giant tyres, is a puncture repair kit. This contains all the necessary equipment including an inserting bradawl and permits punctured tyres of this type to be repaired at any garage having the required air pressure to re-inflate them.

If you are stuck for space in a shop used mainly for servicing light vans or fleet cars, you should have a look at the Tri-Tec three-post vehicle lift. Two of these can be installed in the space taken up by one conventional four-post unit, or when not in use one unit takes up about one-third of the space required by the four-legged type. It is shown on the James Aitchinson stand.

Paint spraying units

Joseph Lucas Ltd. has an integral alternator /regulator on its stand. It uses thickfilm hybrid integrated micro-circuitry techniques and forms an immediate replacement for many light-van dynamos.

At least six firms display paint-spraying equipment by DeVilbiss. A little unit that I like and that is shown here is the Tuffy. This is by no means new but each time I see it I think of the numerous jobs that one can tackle with this tiny diaphragm type compressor and its equipment.

The Tuffy weighs only 391b and delivers approximately 2 cu.ft of air per min. The unit is supplied with two air caps, one an internal mix type with pressure feed for high-speed work and the other suitable for suction or pressure feed and superfine finish at slower speeds.

Leslie Hartridge equipment is on show, among the units being the newest models from the company, the injector comparators. These machines have been developed specially for the American-type diesel-injection systems used on GM and Cummins engines. The machines are capable of making and taking down readings to four significant figures at the rate of 13 per min when used with the GM equipment and seven readings per mm i with the Cummins.

Many other types of diesel testing equipment are also shown here including pump test stands for all types of pump both of in-line and rotary varieties.

A wide variety of workshop equipment employing hydraulics to exert the necessary muscle to do its work is shown for Epco of Leeds by Thomson and Brown Brothers Ltd. Units of Epco manufacture include a new garage crane and many new attachments for the Flexiforce kits.