24-02-2021, 02:42 PM
Hi darcher
If it really is a Mk1 Ruby, i.e. predates the Semi-Girling setup, the inner and outer cross shafts are spot welded together near the centre of the shaft and won't come apart without major surgery. The inner lever in your photo (which joins to the brake pedal rod) is a permanent part of the outer cross shaft. The outer lever is held on with a "bicycle cotter". To identify which shaft you have, if there is a swinging compensator below it you have the later Semi-Girling shaft, if not then it's the earlier type I just described. The Semi-Girling type isn't welded and allows you to slide out the inner.
If you need to take the whole shaft off to service it, you can remove the 16 rivets which hold the two support bearings to the chassis rails by a combination of drilling out the heads and a sharp cold chisel. Use 1/4 inch BSF high tensile bolts and nuts when reassembling.
If it really is a Mk1 Ruby, i.e. predates the Semi-Girling setup, the inner and outer cross shafts are spot welded together near the centre of the shaft and won't come apart without major surgery. The inner lever in your photo (which joins to the brake pedal rod) is a permanent part of the outer cross shaft. The outer lever is held on with a "bicycle cotter". To identify which shaft you have, if there is a swinging compensator below it you have the later Semi-Girling shaft, if not then it's the earlier type I just described. The Semi-Girling type isn't welded and allows you to slide out the inner.
If you need to take the whole shaft off to service it, you can remove the 16 rivets which hold the two support bearings to the chassis rails by a combination of drilling out the heads and a sharp cold chisel. Use 1/4 inch BSF high tensile bolts and nuts when reassembling.