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and for the final picture of the day! all the part that will go back togheter tomorow in the third member, all cleaned and ready to go! reassembly begin tomorow yes!
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10206.jpg paul |
well today i got the reasembly started and at the end of this day i have one third member ready to go in the rear axle, the army did not shim their pinion but mine is shimed and my axle should be less noisy then one that hasn't been shimed, i also got some tire for the project, i wil have to try them on my bud rim as they seem a bit wide, they are 325/85R16, 38 incher!!!
any how here are the pics of the day, enjoy! my new to me war tires http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10207.jpg they are still in good shape http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10208.jpg this is the patern i ended up with with the axle setted the way the army instruction said to set the gears up, i found that the pinion was a bit far from the crown http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10210.jpg so i shimed the pinion bering 0.030,i used some shim i had left from a maser install kit from a rubi dana 44 and a dana 35 or 30, i put them here http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10212.jpg and here http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10213.jpg and i ended up with a more centered patern, its not perfect but much better http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10215.jpg http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10216.jpg and now i have a ready to install third member with improved gear partern http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10214.jpg |
well today i took both pionneer rack off and decided wich one i am going to keep and wich one is going for sale, then i started tearing the front axle apart to clean it and paint it so when i mixe my olive drab i use all the paint i mix, then i had to quit to bring the kid down to my ex wife....
here are the pics, enjoy! pioneer rack i am going to sell http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10217.jpg more pictures of the funny front joint http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10218.jpg http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10219.jpg front axle appart partially http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10220.jpg and the way i left it at quiting time http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10221.jpg and them parts on the bench http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10222.jpg |
love seeing the progress. keep up the good work :thup:
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Things to check for....
Hi Paul
I love your enthusiasm...... ah to be young again..... Now that you have the front axle apart..... you know the two half pieces that holds the U-joint in grease..... on the back side you have a hole that allows the connecting rod to bolt in place..... make sure your holes are perfectly round and tapered.... they tend to wear OVAL.... and at speed will give you a bad shimmy...even with new tie rods... just looking at them may not show the wear.... you might want them checked by a machine shop..... Also make sure you brass cone bearings are not two worn out and.....assuming you have the shop manual for the dodge front axle.... amke sure you use the proper shims when re-assembling....too loose will be hard to align/steering properly.... too tight will be a bitch steering at slow speed on hot sticky pavement..... Now get back to work.... Boob |
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wich hole are you talking about? the one with the 4 bolt that holds the two peice of the knuckle togheter? i noticed they have some shearpin is that wath you are talking about? yep got the service manual, will preload those king pin yup tomorow around 9 going to retreive the 53 that i sold and salvage one of the two rear axle under her, back to work i will be |
Holy molly.....
.... check the hole in the bottom half...... where the tierod bolts to the axle.... that's the one that usually wear OVAL..... running chains on the front axle in Winter at high speed usually f**ks them up in one season.....
Boob EX-M37 nut...... now insane with SeaHemPeas..... |
Check your picture....
.. the last one....center of picture .... the part that is most to the front.... the large hole is visible...... that is where the tie rod fits....
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thanks will take a look, now that you say that, the tie rod where suspiciouly easy to get out of the taper, they migth be out of round
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well today the 53 got going to its new home, and one of the rear axle got in my yard, one of the shaft in it was twisted but the gear where in good shape, also on the twisted shaft all off the wheel stud are bent, so that side did take a heavy hit, then i finished taking the front axle appart , striped it and found some marking on it, a serie of number 12-20-51 dont know what they mean but hey , they are in a strange place behind the front axle looking at the rear one, then i got all of the paint off the housing , i just need to sand blast a few spot and she will be ready for primer
here are the pics enjoy! twisted axle http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10223.jpg markings http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10224.jpg http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10225.jpg http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10226.jpg third member i started taking appart http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10227.jpg and a almost clean housng almost ready for paint! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10228.jpg paul |
Paul
12-20-51 = 20th December 1951. My guess.
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today i got a few leaf spring derusted and i got the front axle and the bumperette and some leaf etched not much progress frigin on details
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10236.jpg http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10235.jpg http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10234.jpg the olive drab is getting closer! |
the work of the day consisted of painting part of the rims and the axle housing and fidling with detail while the paint was drying not much to show , the paint turn out a great color that look pretty close to the original color
any how here are the pics of the day leaf spring all ready for prime http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10241.jpg got 4 rims painted http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10238.jpg http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10239.jpg the axle housing painted http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10237.jpg and ran out of paint and i did not want to mix an other batch since i could not use it all http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10240.jpg paul |
today i painted the rear axle black out ligth white spot and frigged around trying to make a stencil for the front axle number with tape , but it did not work so i got the local sticker shop to make me a stencil, and voila my marking where that easy to paint,
here are the pics paint i used, flat white http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10244.jpg both axle togheter http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10243.jpg close up of the markings http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10242.jpg paul |
well today i frigged around on my buddy's truck so i only had little time for the project , but i did get the rear bumpstop and two new leaf hand sandblasted and primed,
i got myself a new paint gun , it is much better then the other one, the old one had a 2.0 tip and was wasting way too much paint, the new one has a 1.4 tip and is much better and makes a lot less overspray here is the only pic of the day ,enjoy! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...hiver09-10.jpg |
Paul
Now that you've done it, I don't think you are supposed to paint the spring leaves where they rub on each other. Can someone remind me why?
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it is because they migth skeak a little grease fix that1
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well today i got one side of the rear leaf togheter and installed on the frame , i got both bump stop on the rear of the frame, and i almost finished painting the other side of the rear leaf pack, i also ceaned up a bunch of bolts and nut ...lol . lots of work that look like nothing, but i tell you , i am happy that some stuff is making its way back on the frame!
here are the pics of the day, enjoy! the first leaf pack hanged! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10248.jpg leaf and more harware painted , i will have to apint the other side tomorow http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10252.jpg more painted parts! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10245.jpg more painted leafs http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10246.jpg leaf all sanded ready for primer http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10247.jpg bumpstop installed http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10249.jpg new leaf hand installed, this is a brand new old stock! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10250.jpg and the passenger side leaf waiting for the rest of the pack http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10251.jpg |
well today i had some pretty help from my girlfriend, aint she something! she stripped the front bumper in order to try and find some marking , we found some black some white and some yellow but nothing conclusive!, i also got the rear leaf all done and i have started to put the rear axle togheter , i spended about 4 and a half hour cleaning ,painting and chasing the tread on the hardware for the rear end so put it at 30 buck and hour my hardware is now worth 135 buck of labor plus material, could you imagine paying someone to do this kind of work!
any how here are the pics of the day enjoy! my girlfriend working on the front bumper http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10253.jpg unidentified marking http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10255.jpg http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10256.jpg rear axle back in place http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10261.jpg http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10262.jpg http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10263.jpg and the way i left it when i was done tonigth http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10264.jpg oh! and my buddy randy took a picture of me working! he said he rarely saw it! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...er09-10259.jpg |
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The yellow on the front bumper is most likely a bridge weight sign like the one on my right front bumper.
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thanks , it is what i was suspecting , someone pointed me to armouredacorn.com last nigth and i found the same marking, really nice site i will have to buy the book
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well today i did some work on the front bumper, i got it a lot straigther then it was, it had a meeting with a tree, so it is now strait i still have to get some dent and ding out of it and get the rest of the paint out , i also found one spot where it was looking like a bullet impact point but then again it would have hed to be low velocity, and i later found the same kind of hole in alsmost the exact same location on the other side of the bumper so i dont know what it is ..... oh and saturday my girlfriend bougth me an early birth day present! you will see it in the first pic!
any how here are the pics of the day! enjoy! the early present ! a nice gas tank 1964! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010007.jpg front bumper bracket off http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010001.jpg bullet impact? what is it? i dont know http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010002.jpg http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010003.jpg one side straightened the other still crooked http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010004.jpg in the press to remove the kink in the bumper, i was pressing very slowly and very carefully, it was scarry! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010005.jpg and how i left it at the end of the day, half stripped and half dented lol http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010006.jpg |
well today was a little more productive then yesterday, yesterday i spended the day fixing and old mercury boat engine to sell it and get more $$ for the m-37 project! i got the bumper straigthened and i got the body filler on it sanded, then i got the first coat of prime on it and now it is a game of more ligth sanding! i also got the driver side bearing and hub in place on the rear axle, but the bummer is i forgot the clip holding the seal so ill have to take it off and put the clip tomorow, i oppened up one of the thin can that came with the truck thinking it was a whell bearing but it was something else i dont know where it goes but i will find out at some point, i put 2 picture of the bearing in the thin can to show how they use to store the spare bearing back in the day , it is pretty neat, it looks like a meat can...lol
anyhow here are the pics of the day , enjoy! thin can and bearing http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010009.jpg http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010011.jpg bumper straigth and ready for body filler http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010008.jpg and after shot with the first layer of primer on http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010014.jpg the hub i got togheter only to notice i forgot the clip holding the seal in place! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010012.jpg and the 2 clean rear shaft! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010013.jpg |
Did you remember to....
... heat up the can for 30 minutes in boiling water to make sure the bearing where tender before installing...... ketchup to taste !!!!
Following your progress with interest..... reminds me of my old days back in the early 70s........ 1970 not 1870..... Boob |
Great Job!
I have been following your restoration and you are doing a beautiful job!
Craig Tanner Burton N.B. |
thanks guys!
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well today started out good , i got most of the front bumper straigth and i fiddled with detail while the body filler/primer/finishing putty dried, up until the day turned shocking, geez i still have a little cramp in the arm, the compressor plug decided it was time to burn out, it took the end of my heavy gage extension cord with it, stupid me picked it up and got buzzed pretty good, lucky enuf i did not get harmed, but i did loose some time fixing the damage and some cash, i ended up almost finishing the bumper
any how here are the pics of the day , enjoy! prep on the rear shock http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010016.jpg i guess they are monroe! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010015.jpg this is where i was at with the bumper when the shocking part of the day occured! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010017.jpg the responsible for the shock! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010018.jpg fixed up the damage, it wasn't easy finding a socket to fit such a big extension! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010019.jpg and this is where i left the bumper for the week end , monday i should be able to paint it! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010020.jpg |
well it finally stop raining so i got the 52 move out of the back yard and next to the fence, it was one hell of a redneck move....lol
here are the pics enjoy!ohh and a video hovering truck! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010028.jpg truck on the move! http://s298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010033.flv new spot http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010030.jpg close up of redneck transport http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010029.jpg axle on the way! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010031.jpg truck is moved! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010032.jpg |
well today i finally got the bumper ready for paint! 3 day of sanding...few i hate body work...lol... and i got some prep work done on the remaining rear axle bolt and some of the shocks
anyhow here are the pictures of the day, enjoy! shock ready to be prep http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010011.jpg rear axle nut ready to paint http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010010.jpg bumper ready for paint! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010009.jpg shock ready to sandblast http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010008.jpg shock hardwre taken off the shocks http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010012.jpg |
well today not much done, i frigged around with some more of the shock attachement, all 4 shock are ready for primer, i found some serial number on the front one, imagine they where not as disposable as the one of the present days are, a serial number they must have been made to last, and one of them has the serial number 574! wow early in the production run! i also got bot rear shaft sand blasted and ready for prime.
anyhow , here are the pics of the days! enjoy! shock hardware again http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010034.jpg shocks and shaft ready for primer http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010035.jpg serial 574! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010036.jpg and serial 5124! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/m...ete2010037.jpg |
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