NATO parts number

1, what is a rrc ?
2, who gave you the number and do they know what they are on about ?
3, have you googled and asked a specialist , there are a lot of people dealing with ex military vehicles and they will know what you need and what number it is , as google does not show anything .

Paddocks?

Ok , why can you not just go to any RR specialist and get a part , why do you need a military part number  ?

Just struggling to understand that aspect .

You’d be right Colin, it’s a specific part as fitted to the six wheel variants, and it’s not supposed to be replaced with the standard item

Thanks, but that’s the issue, the car has never been fitted with the correct cylinder since before I owned it, DLS (Dunsfold) told me that there should be a label in the engine bay, again not on mine🙁
The NATO part number I have is the best info so far, apparently a cross reference came up with 998256389, but that’s not a number even they recognise, so that’s why I’m looking for the first one
Other problem is that I’m not even sure who built the damn car on the first place, I believe it’s a JNR Conversion, but like the vast majority of modified LR builders they’ve gone bust, and I’ve nothing to prove it anyway
Just reading up about the TACR2 military 6 wheel versions and the Carmichael’s (also bust) there was a larger cylinder fitted to cater for the extra axle. For a while I’ve not been happy with the amount of pedal travel on mine, although it stops ok, so I started researching it
It also doesnt help that there are several variations of the standard cylinder, including thread types and so on, Land Rover do like to make things complicated!

I will try to help.....(My wife will!).

My wife works for the MoD and used to work for RAF MT supply and would have used these numbers which I shall explain.

The number: 2530-99-825-6389 is not a part number. This is a NATO stock number, (NSN). The number is broken down into three sections.
The first 2530 is a group category so could be such as an example gaskets or electrical or what appears to be a generic mechanical part.
The second number is specifically for each country of origin relating to NATO that codes the parts. In this case this is UK which is a good start!
The third number, even if it’s broken into two sections is the last seven of a 13 NATO number. This number is allocated by the MoD for a specific part that is manufactured by a company that has set up a contract with the MoD. If the part is remanufactured by another company with an MoD contract and the item has not been changed or modified the number will remain the same. If it is modified then the number will change.
With me so far?

As the number is MoD specific you will find this next to impossible to establish what this number relates to exactly. If you are part of a club relating to these vehicles you may find that they may have a microfiche with parts for this vehicle that can be cross referenced.

If you need help though my wife will have a look on the MoD system for you and see if this NSN will come up with something for you?

Thanks very much, that’s good of you..err her! 😀
It actually looks like this



The scruffiest 6 wheel rrc you’ll ever see!

That’s one of the issues, there were quite a few companies in the business of manufacturing them back in the 80s when this was built, but they all went bust
I have seen one with an electric sunroof and hydraulic seat so you could go falconing in the desert, strangely mine doesn’t do that!🤔
Thanks again for your help

I’m just thinking are you 100% that your vehicle was manufactured/converted by Carmichael?

I see you refer to Dunsfold quoting you the NATO number however firstly if your vehicle is a Carmichael then clearly it’s not a TACR fire tender and I’m guessing therefore would not be an MoD variant and in which case would not have NATO NSN reference numbers anyway.

Secondly looking at the images (I see you removed a couple) I’m confident that this is not a reconverted fire tender back to a Range Rover looking at the bodywork and as such would be an original conversion, which then points back to by whom?

Why did Dunsfold give you this number? Did you describe to them that you had a 6 wheel version and they assumed it was a TACR?

I’m just curious now!