Made a good start this week, preparing all the bolts for refitting the rear brake servo and positioning the servo with the chassis bracket loosely attached, ready for final installation. there was not room to get the nut and Thackeray washer on the forward mounting bracket securing bolt with the servo attached, so I had to prise it back a little to give me room to fasten the bracket to the chassis cross member. However, this took much longer to achieve than it sounds, due to having to do it from underneath the bus. This proved unsuccessful as it was then impossible to move the servo back into the correct position, so I had to release the bracket from the bulkhead in order to lever it forward to line up the hole for the servo bolt. I machined the fixing nut to size for the bracket’s lower mounting bolt but had to stop at that point due to feeling unwell.
Category Archives: AEC Regal
18/1/2026
First week in the bus shed since Christmas, just one day as other matters have intruded but I did manage to start tidying my workbench and preparing to install the refurbished brake servo. I reattached the oil drip reservoir to the side, but didn’t fully tighten the union so I can adjust its position where it bolts to the chassis.
28/12/2025 and year summary for 2025
Effectively the last post of the year. Started the week by cleaning the advert panel and seeking Rebecca’s opinion on the way to proceed. I also painted the lower pipe connection for the rear brake servo with several coats of silver. Attention turned then to the chassis where the servo is mounted; the primer having cured for a few days, I able to apply two coats of silver paint. This job is now complete and ready for the servo to be reinstalled, the first job of the new year.
As this is the last entry of the year, a summary of work completed in the last twelve months is appropriate.
The wheels were painted in black.
The horizontal beading was fixed to the offside and the emergency door. Also the beading around the O/S front wheelarch and other small pieces of beading.
A new front mudwing was made for me by Geoff Brown, in several pieces, welded together by me, painted and fitted to the bus.
The cab door sliding window was completed, partially painted and installed.
Two battery boxes were made and installed, along with refurbished battery cables and an isolator switch.
The electrical control box in the cab was refurbished and connected up to the new wiring.
The rear brakes were were attended to and the large servo removed and refurbished.