[Bob Carriere]

Phil

Have you totally taken you axle apart.... by this I mean have you removed the egg cup from the axle flange....?? you know th one held by 8 bolts???

From what I ahve read... and others please jump in to comment... there seems to be a difference inside the egg cup where the inner axle fits in..... the early one which are designed witha larger bronze bushing and should only be used with the early Rzeppa and the later model which is used with the ball yoke type of arragement. By the wway it is my speculation/assumptions that the Rzeppa had greater use int he Ford than the Chev which stopped using the early model Rzeppa model at approx. the time they shifted to cab 12.

Are there any particualr picture you nned that I can look up in my files or take for you...??

You said you had reviewed some of my older MLU postings.... any need for more details.

In the next couple of weekends I will be re-assembling my egg cups using a modified engine stand so that I can assemble them in a vertical fashion...... Have you or are you replacing the inner oil seals...... I have the CR number and the one for the large 6.5 inch seal.... if you have trouble finding them I can get the Ottawa shop to ship directly to you or give you their He-male address.

I found out that the shop and parets manual for the Furd had much more information than the comparable MB-C2 book

Phil idea of suspending the brake drum is an excellent and safe practice. I am fortunate in having buddies aorund and they lend a hand when needed... I know that when we did the read drums Rob Clarke and I had to work together to get the on... defenitely not a safe one man job. We have built axle stands at a comfortable working level.... about 40 inches from the floor... Rob accidently torqued a nut and flipped his axle off the stand... no one was hurt but we did move back awful fast. Said stand has now been modified to prevent a reoccurance.

When you clean up your backing plate amke sure you do not get paint into the adjustment cams..... best to oil them after cleaning or sandblasting.... paint is less likely to jam them up if oiled.

Too bad you are so far.....


Bob