If it looked like this, I’d definately would like to see a T34 fly..
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Mix some Lye in that solution if you want to get it cooking 😉 But looking at that part, I’d blast it clean

If the heavy rust is removed then blasting would work. I would advise glass bead blasting. It costs more (is destroyed during the process) but it leaves a smoother finish. It also works great on aluminium and plastic parts!

A good quality commercial chassis grease should help a lot and not be too expensive. Light engine oil (5W 30 or such-like) would also be effective.
Grease gun, check. Oil can, check. Paintbrush, small, check..
You’ve still got grease nipple adapters I hope.

Take the money!!!!!

The Myths of the “Sandys Storm” and of US striving to do us down.

UK spent 10% of its wealth on Defence during the Korean War and received vast $ – much kit was US-subsidised; UK GW industry was created on Burns/Templer Data “Exchange” Agreements, 2/50; UK avionics industry rested on US licences, such as Ferranti/Westinghouse: much of all this was genuine two-way street. From 1955 the $ flow was transferred to Re-Arm FRG, just as techno moved up in expense (supersonics/H-Bomb…) Macmillan at Treasury+Defence Minister Monckton, 20/3/56 to PM: Defence spend is “little more than a façade” RAFHS P’dings/4,9/88,P.11. Then.. Suez, omni-shambles: iron did not fall tightly: “serious weaknesses in conventional forces (Nav/attack un)suitable or non-existent (fairly) high unserviceability rate”: 2 of 1st. 5 Valiant sorties Wynn,RAF Nuc. Det. Forces, P131/2.

Mac. as PM 10/1/57, appoints Sandys to Defence (13/1/57-14/10/59, then to new M. of Aviation – 27/7/60) tasked to cut: so, if you want to moan, do so at the boss. He inherits professional advice from Marshals and boffins that high is about to become unhealthy (as Gary Powers would soon agree), so he chops Avro 730 (M.2.6/60,000ft. stainless steel…Hands up if you wish to champion this…thought not).

Dispersal is the solution to airfield vulnerability to Badgers, so Fighter Command need only see off try-on probes: he confirmed 40 Lightning, many more later: he deleted F.155T – a long-loitering patroller, and SR.177 – a sprint-to-height, incendiary nightmare, superseded by RR eventually making reheat work on Avon 301. Serve no purpose, as Bomber Command would already be up and out. Hands up….

He spent abundle on: Bomb, Mk. 2 V-Craft, Blue Streak IRBM, much, very much GW…he did not spend on Hawker P.1121, model long on Camm’s desk…great blunder &tc. Mud mover (lost British Phantom). He did not cancel this…he simply did not buy it, because nobody asked him to. Surplus (part US-funded) Hunter F.6 did the job as free FGA.9/FR.10. So, if you think your taxes should have been put into unnecessary duplication…hands up… Or if you are Camm and can foresee vast exports…then so pursuade the Boards of DH Engines and Hawker Siddeley Group to, ah, put their money where your mouth is.

Sandys was the father of TSR.2, Concorde, Harrier (jointly with US MWDP Paris Office) and more. Stop traducing him. Or benevolent Uncle Sam.

I find your pronouncements clouded at best.

That’s good to see. Heritage is important, a very commendable act.

Shouldn’t it be B2.1?