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Fixed it. Simple when you have the right glasses on ! noticed that where the piston sat , the shallow depression, there was a small crack, so i pushed it and discovered it was a spring loaded !! and deep!! so used a sharp prunch with the shaft pushed fully in and it's fixed. after 52 yrs my FPM stil...

Many thanks Henk looking at the picture, i guess i have had a couple of years of the little piston hitting the diaphram bolt head, mine is a touch flatter so i guess i'm going to have to try and add some metal to it !! Anyone know if brazing would do it, i guess the union does not have to be that st...

Thanks for your comments, I managed to find a spare vaccuum unit at the weekend and it was even worse. It looks like the two parts have been apart for some time though the little piston is in good order.

Going to have a go with a center punch an see if i can join them

Many thanks
Chris

Got a 58 FPM and wanting to correct some surgin so have started looking at the air control diaphram end of the injector pump, the rubber seal has been replaced, but noticed that there is a small plunger like arrangement which rests on the vaccum side of the diaphram, passing through the vacuum suck ...

Probably a question you have all had before...but i,m trying to get the proof meter back in action on my 58 power major, got the angle drive (which works) but i need to remove the steering wheel to release the meter....The wheel is original and although has seen better days, i don't really want to r...