1942 dodge ambulance resto

[jake neville]

finished overhauling the front axle this weekend. new brakes, bearings and seals. bit of mucking around to swap the diff centres over. The axle splines are different between the 1/2 and 3/4 ton dodges, i had to pull the crown wheel and pinion out of the 1/2 ton diff and set them up on the 3/4 ton case to take the bigger axles. the rear axle was easy as you can just install the whole pumpkin and use the 1/2 ton axles aswell. it all went together nicely after that. installed it this afternoon and will give it a lick of paint next weekend.

[jake neville]

finished painting the front axle on the weekend. fitted the new wheels and tyres. pulled apart the shock absorbers. all still had fluid in them and were in very good condition. refilled with oil and bolted them on.
the 2 pintle hooks i had were pretty buggered and had a lot of slop in them. i pulled the two apart and with some new pins/ spring and some welding and grinding managed to put one good one together. nice and tight now.