m 37 resto in new brunswick

[pauljboudreau]

more pics!
salvaged the rear bump stop and the shock mount of the 52

savaged the gas tank of the 52

salvaged the tail ligth and bracket of the 52

the paper thin pinion that was in the rear end of the 52

front shaft and joint view



front gear out of the 52 seted a little far but in good shape, they had 30 tou of backlash


the rest of the trust washer behind the spider gear ,show you do have to take everything appart and check everything to do a good job

[pauljboudreau]

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!


paul

[pauljboudreau]

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

they are still in good shape

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

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

and here

and i ended up with a more centered patern, its not perfect but much better


and now i have a ready to install third member with improved gear partern

[pauljboudreau]

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

more pictures of the funny front joint


front axle appart partially

and the way i left it at quiting time

and them parts on the bench

[Speedy]

love seeing the progress. keep up the good work

[Bob Carriere]

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

[pauljboudreau]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

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

thanks lol

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

[pauljboudreau]

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

markings



third member i started taking appart

and a almost clean housng almost ready for paint!


paul

[Lynn Eades]

12-20-51 = 20th December 1951. My guess.

[pauljboudreau]

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




the olive drab is getting closer!

[pauljboudreau]

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

got 4 rims painted


the axle housing painted

and ran out of paint and i did not want to mix an other batch since i could not use it all


paul

[pauljboudreau]

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

both axle togheter

close up of the markings


paul

[pauljboudreau]

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!

[Lynn Eades]

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?
I like your paint colour, and have enjoyed your thread, with its many photos.

[pauljboudreau]

it is because they migth skeak a little grease fix that1

[pauljboudreau]

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!

leaf and more harware painted , i will have to apint the other side tomorow

more painted parts!

more painted leafs

leaf all sanded ready for primer

bumpstop installed

new leaf hand installed, this is a brand new old stock!

and the passenger side leaf waiting for the rest of the pack