Workshop Wednesday - STUG III G RESTORATION Ep. 13
Вставка
- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- Diff Housing PART II ⚙️🏘️
Follow the progress of our workshop restorations every Wednesday! 😱
Subscribe to our channel & hit the notification bell 🔔 so you never miss an upload! ➡️ bit.ly/ausarmo...
Keep up to date with the Museum!⬇️⬇️
Facebook ➡️ / ausarmour
Instagram ➡️ / ausarmour
Twitter ➡️ / ausarmour
Website ➡️ ausarmour.com
Email ➡️ info@ausarmour.com
I recently have been binge watching all the workshop Wednesday series, would definitely
love to check at the museum if I ever get to queensland, cheers from Western Australia.
I’ve been mate. The videos don’t do it justice. They have an amazing collection and the staff are very welcoming.
@tacfoley ?
I welded and fabricated for 30 yrs, I am jealous you get to work on such awesome projects!
I think we all are ,I'd do unpayed overtime to work on a project like that .
I think most people here would. It would be wonderful to work on old beasts like these
Had a brief holiday in Cairns in April this year and took the opportunity to visit the AA&AM. Anyone who has the chance should definitely go - it is an amazing collection that you could easily spend multiple days going through in detail. Loving these videos and the straightforward, no nonsense, Aussie workmanship on dispaly 😃 Well done to all.
I am finding this series on the Stug to be fascinating. The working parts of this vehicle are around 80 years old, and the guys treat them with utmost care. Beau has a lot of patience for sure, and gets the job done with a great deal of skill. Can’t wait for the next episode!
StuG Life!
That's a t shirt right there
Nothing short of miraculous that anything that rusted for that long, could be disassembled. "hope these pieces are still in production"............/rings Germany..........."my Stug mobile needs a new rubber bushing".......... Very cool bull gear and planetary combination in the final drive.........super compact.
The use of Safety Wire to secure fasteners was common practice for that era of manufacturing, and is still widely used to secure critical assemblies today. It provides a clear visual confirmation during inspections, limits movement (or loss) of fasteners if their mating parts have been damaged, and it's cheap insurance.
Split lock washers require heat treating, and will crack or weaken if not properly alloyed or tempered - conditions that will not be obvious without disassembly and inspection. Usage on "soft" materials requires an additional flat washer or support plate, which increases complexity and cost. Finally, almost all types of lock washers are not intended for re-use - a fact that most people are unaware of, but many that DO know routinely ignore.
Great comment. IIRC, my father used safety wire on some bolt assemblies on radial aircraft engines during WWII.
Mmmm...Stug bacon. Sounds like a new marketing opportunity for the museum café!
Wow. It's amazing how much the acid bath helped Bo in pulling apart that side of the housing. Maybe it should be standard procedure to immerse all units in said condition in the same solution. Proof is in the pudding.
That acid bath is so much more beneficial than using just heat. Truly outstanding result when you can read the serial number on an almost 80 year old rubber seal.
Man, it is so neat to see these episodes each week and see this history disassembled and then redone. Fantastic, please keep these WW's rolling.
A couple videos ago, you guys had a hull number and were able to find out a bit of info, is there more info on the vehicles you are working on? I'd love to know more about the specific history (if available) about these pieces of history.
Makes me want to scrub off the old grease, put the parts in the sand blaster, and makes those parts look brand new. I'll bet that even the bearings will clean up nicely. I would guess that a good wash to get the acid residue removed would also be in order. I'm envious, you get to have all this fun, and get paid too. Great job guys, wish I was there.
Mmmmm asbestos linings
All jokes aside look how well its built
Lol you mentioned the lock wire and I think of that line in Das Boot "50 cents of wire!"
Great job guys !
I hate watching Workshop Wednesday on Wednesday. That means i have another week until i get to see the next episode. keep up the great work. I'm not sure why you don't have your own TV show yet. Dedicated watcher from Baltimore, Maryland USA.
Great Job
Piotr from Poland
Acid Baths work well, a bath in Diesel after the Acid makes it even better.
Naphtha with oil dissolved inside. It penetrates everything and coats what it can with oil.
Hey Kurt. I'm sorry to hear you're not feeing well. I hope things will clear up for you quickly. I kind of missed your cheery 'hello and welcome' spot at the beginning. I hope to hear from and see you again soon. Keep up the good work, I really like Workshop Wednesdays. Thank from California.
12:22 why you didn't heat it up? it helps many times. - It's fantastic to see some parts are in good shape after that long time. I am from germany and I have to thank you for restoration this piece of history. Imagine, in 20 years, most tanks are about 100y old. It is always better to see a piece of history LIVE, and not only on pictures or video footages. I am excited to see it finished. regards
Its amazing to think that this beast roamed the battlefield 70 plus years ago during the greatest conflict that man has ever known!
It looks like those bearings were greased up with Tallow and lead based grease . The tell is the smell. It was a commonly used lube for Extreme Pressure in the old days.
No decent thread locking compound back when this was built. Those flange bolts would have been torqued but lock washers will let them spin loose sometimes. Wire keeps them in even if they come loose. Today they would use Locktite.
If you are looking for those rubber bushes try Mackay they have been making rubber bushes for years and are in Australia.
Cheers
The wire also provides for a quick visual inspection. If the wire is intact the bolts haven't moved. I'm guessing the idea has been around for years.
Those bits of Stug wire would make good souvenirs!
Great job. I reckon you need a beanbag sponsor to allow the parts you hammer out to fall safely onto the ground 😀
Best day of the week, 5.30 am (UK) tea, toast and Aussie Armour!!
I hope that everyone is feeling better. There's something sooo satisfying in seeing that gear box come apart.
When the housing was removed and gears were exposed all that corrosion reminded me of the Antikythera mechanism when it was first hauled off the seabed :)
Hope you lads have a Work BBQ 🍖 every Friday Arvo you deserve it
@9:39 of video, it's known as lockwire, it's used heavily in the avaition industry (motor industry uses it alittle) to hold parts together that will rattle free but also aren't available to get easy access if it breaks, it's a safety method/ cheap method of keeping those bolts tight
Fascinating stuff guys, that acid treatment certainly made a difference. Thanks for another great video.
My favorite day of the week! Workshop Wednesday!!! Brilliant work fellas! Cheers!
Simply fascinating and absorbing viewing. What a delight is the dismantling of the Stug’s transmission. Can’t wait for the next instalment.
i have to admit as someone also embarking on playing with tanks (somewhat younger 1970s) stripping an old gearbox like this is quite something extraordinary with it not being seen for some decades, there can't be many manuals and certainly fewer personnel who know how they work, i guess principally most will be of similar design - looking forward to future episodes
It is amazing to see these sympathic guys caring about a 80 years old piece of engineering😀. It is a pity that it was made for killing people😞. Just waiting for the next episode. Greetings from good old Germany.
Just like a bloody big adult jigsaw puzzle lol ....... I'm loving these weekly videos
I'm thoroughly amazed when these armored vehicles are brought back and restored especially to running condition. Sourcing parts or fabricating them must be nothing short of a bad nightmare. The complete restoration is a dream come true. Keep up the great work!
I can't wait to get back to Australian armoured artillery museum and buy heap of models and see this year's Australian armoured artillery museum tank fest 2022
I was horrified that you did not save that wire to reuse! 🤣🤣🤣
Fascinating to watch, as always.
Awesome work,love your videos.Best regards from Essen,Germany
Great stuff guys. KURT, how about doing some mini-documentaries about each of the AFV's you have been working on? I reckon quite a lot of the guys would be interested. You could do a poll to check the feedback about that. 🙂
I am so impressed with the dedication and the hard work that goes into this restoration. Bravo Beau and co. Beau you gotta be the tank wizard from Oz. This is a great channel.🇮🇪
Great episode! I love how you guys get the close-up shots and don't skip over anything. The engineering in these parts is fascinating. Thanks for the hard work Bo! from Los Angeles, CA.
Outstanding video
I love to watch all episodes of wednesday workshop, and you make a great job at all, very precision work, very amazing. I love to see your rework all these german armour vehicles and tanks. Sorry for my bad english gramma. Cheers from good old Germany.
Kurt, your name would have been mud if you had left us on a cliff hanger there marra. Beau, once again, your knowledge is fantastic and that was an excellent tear down mate. This tank is gonna be something else once finsihed.
Kurt, you get well. Was so good to see Bo enjoying some things going well on this one! He deserves it! Well done.
Great work , it doesn’t matter how big the hammer, you have to have the shoulders to swing it.!! 💪👍
wow amazing engineering and disassembly, perfect camera angles letting see into the action, Bo swings da hammer like Thor🤣🤣🤣
Great job with the acid bath. That penetrated deeply into the assembly. I have many drawings and pictures of final drives, transfer and transmissions but seeing actual parts in a hand gives meaning to the actual part. Brake shoes look like they had just been installed, didn't have much milage when they blew it. Thank you for this series and all the others. Great job by all.
Another great episode. Not seen the acid bath before to free off the components. Brilliant to watch professionals at their very best. keep it up guys. Looking forward to the next episode
There was something, oh so satisfying watching it come apart after the other side caused so much trouble! I’m loving all of your series and hope Kurt that you are up to filming more soon.
I don't think I can wait until next week! Sensational work guys, well done.
And you thought changing your brakes was hard
This amazing engineering from 80 years ago always fascinates me. Like, how were they able to do this back then.
Craftsmanship. That's why Germany could not produce machines as fast as the US or Russia.
Amazing work lads. Cheers from Italy.
Beau is so handsome, he has such a cute smile! 🥰
My dad used to work on cars a lot maybe that's why I like these shows
anyways great to see a skilled mechanic at work! ✌💜🌈🌻🕊
So satisfying seeing it come apart like that!
Really nice work - I enjoy watching. If I may offer a suggestion from Canada’s salt-encrusted and consequently rusty environment: an air hammer will often rattle a stuck component off without the need for heat or metal-eating tools.
Also, because of the number of those notched ring nuts, it might be worth making a couple of simple C-wrenches out of some 1/4” plate - to loosen and reinstall them.
I'm impressed with your patience. I would have reached for the air tools 5 minutes in.
insanely ovrengineered......
well done with the detective work
You guys do amazing work. 😎
Beau is so much happier working on the diff compared to the gearbox!😄
only half way through so far, but good grief this is an awesome episode. Going to be rewatching this one for sure.
Takes me back to my days as crewman on Cheiftain Challenger and Scorpion
All good fun
Tanks are filthy
Oil attracts dirt
Everything is torqued up
Try doing this at night in a freezing German winter outside
Mark 1 hammer and a 25 lb lump hammer
Beers and Bushmills whiskey in the turret
Best job in the world
Amazing work!! I can't wait to visit!
Always a great day when one of your vids turns up 👍🏻😊👍🏻
Outstanding gents!, "doesn't matter how big it is, its how you use it" LMAO .. do you guys know how hard it is waiting for these updates !!.. keep up the great work!
Nice one guys, can't wait for the next video...
Just found this page an have been bench watching all episodes, been welding for 6 years, do alot metal art an models, not sure how available it is, but you guys should try evaporust! You can get it in 55gal drums, It literally eats all rust an only rust! I think it would've done a far superior job than the acid! Keep up on videos! Truly amazing to see these restorations from a pile of parts!!
This guy is good! He should do all the German ww2 vehicles!
It’s interesting to note that the Stug iii was built on the panzer iii chassis which was designed in the early 1930s. Remarkable for its time.
A must visit place thanks great skills.
интересно, жду продолжения.
So. Much. Winning.
This was a cool video, keep up like this, rick. The netherlands.
Yet another fantastic video
Another awesome episode! You guys are doing an amazing job of letting us watch over your shoulder through all of this incredibly detailed restoration project. As much as I love seeing the finished product, these workshop videos have quickly become my favourite type of video. Seeing all the work that goes into disassembling these beasts and figuring out how they work is incredible. They will certainly be amazing reference for anyone else doing a restoration. You can see how the struggles Beau had with the left side made taking the right side apart easier now that he knows how they go together. Keep up the awesome work.
Good job guys.
Thanks for another great episode to watch !. So impressive to know those gears are still intact after 80 years !.
Can't wait to watch episode 14.😊
I use baking soda to neutralise the oxalic acid, get some fresh water dump loads of soda in and let the item sit. It takes off the green/yellow tint which is a pain to remove manually, one of the downsides of oxalic if you don’t constantly refresh it when it turns green it’ll turn your items green aswell.
I feel spoilt everytime I've reached the end of another episode. Production quality is top shelf and the detailing of the strip-down and repair procedures is what the viewer wants to see (spot on); please convey my thanks.
Respect to this guy for his tremendous knowledge and hard work!
I have worked on cars, which were harder to disassemble after corroding only 15 years
Awesome episode! Bo is killing it. Can't wait for next week.
Another amazing episode. Thanks. Hope your feeling better soon
It's amazing that you folks take something that was sitting on the bottom of a lake and get it to become a masterpiece, from basket case to Michael Angelo!
Keep it up and turning them out!
Outstanding video and presentation.
Throughly enjoying the series. Looking forward to seeing progress on 28th August.
I wish this was workshop everyday. Love this stuff Karl.
The ball bearing was produced by the Swedisk company SKF until autumn 1944.
Get well soon mate.
Another great episode. I could watch for hours.
Absolutely fantastic. Great work. Very interesting. Get well soon Kurt.
Great work Beau I can get the relief of the parts playing the game ,and the frustrating stubborn part's that take you a month of Sunday's and your skin off your knuckles and the last bit of sanity you have left. Your work commitment is a credit to you mate . Nice to see a better gear puller it ain't no Skye's hydraulic puller but it's a bit flasher than the old one . Dad and I visited the museum two weeks ago it is a credit to all who help make it happen and look great. It is hard to get your head around the man hours spent on getting the rebuilds to the quality you have, we had a great day and will be back next time I am up north.
excellent job guys!!!thank you!
Awesome video! From Syracuse New York
Nice to follow from Sweden !
You da man Bo!!!!!!
get well soon mate
New cologne on sale at the Aus Armour store. Stug Bacon. "It's like bacon, but better".
Lets give you a good advice, use an alloy rod to knock of those shaftnuts than they wont be damaged
It amazes me how much of this vehicle is salvageable. Well done, those men!! --Bob Bailry in Maine, USA