Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

Private_collector · #1 26-10-13, 05:54

Can anyone enlighten me as to which vehicle/s this 5 ton screw jack was meant for?
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I found it in a Retro & Vintage goods shop.
The screw part moves quite freely and smooth. Still lots of grease inside there.
Wasn't sure if I should buy it or not.

lynx42 · #2 26-10-13, 08:36

Tony,

That is not a vehicle jack. It is what is known colloquially as a bottle jack and is used for lifting heavy items. At the slipyard where I worked for 25 years we would jack up 100 ton trawlers using multiple jacks just like that one. Having said that, they are extremely useful around the workshop. But!! they do tend to slip if placed metal to metal. Always put some wood between the jack and the metal your jacking.

Regards Rick.

Private_collector · #3 26-10-13, 10:54

Cheers Rick,

I decided to buy it. Just got home now and tried the great heavy thing under one of the CMP axles. Quite a fortunate find. Best 45 quid I spent in a while! There is about 1.5" clearance from top of jack to axle, with the shaft fully down. The curve of the jack top fits very nicely into the axle tube curve.

This is going "straight to the pool room", or at least into the truck toolbox when it gets put on.

I picked up majority of the ordered bearings, cups, and seals, from Gympie Bearing Service this morning. Only waiting on one more seal now, which should be in by Tuesday. Had trouble getting correct size gasket paper. The thinner sizes are not kept in stock. There is one place that isn't open on Saturdays, and that is the one most likely to have them. If not, they can definately order in for me through the week. I got the last lot of new bolts this morning. Didn't want to use some (now all) of the weathered old ones.

I should get the transfer case parts painted tomorrow, provided I feel well enough. They can have the week to 'cook' in the workshop then. Reassembly can wait until I have every part to hand.

motto · #4 26-10-13, 13:10

The bottle jack may be handy in a workshop situation Tony but if it only has 1.5" clearance when fully lowered now you will not be able to put it under the axle if you have a flat tyre. You will also have trouble if you need to put a block under it in the field.

David

Private_collector · #5 26-10-13, 13:40

Thats true!

Guess it stays in the workshop

Well, at least it will help me adjust the brakes.

Private_collector · #6 27-10-13, 11:55

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These are the only photos I can post for now. Home computer is playing up.
Did get some reassembly done. Not much, but a start. The additional gasket paper I need is 0.25mm thickness. Pretty much all gaskets on the case are this thickness.
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Private_collector · #7 29-10-13, 11:55

Bought the first uni joint this morning. Cost a whole $20, and was an in stock item.
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There were a couple of 'mods' required, but different to what you had to do, Jacques. The part number is identical though. Must have been a slight difference in the yoke that eliminated the need to grind it. I did have to do some grinding, but on the uni itself. First, two uni caps needed a little metal ground off, to sit between two lugs on the transfer case yoke end. Without doing this, the uni total length was 1/32" too long to sit properly. Easy fix! The other change is to grind a very small portion of the other two caps that sits a 'bees dick' further out at each end. Compare the two photos below, and it will make sense.

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Ground off section to fit lugs.
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Entire outside edge ground down to same profile as centre of the cap end. The circlips don't fit unless this is done. Another easy fix.

Perfect fit now. PROPER JOB!!!!

So far, total cost of parts, including the uni and an additional 2 seals today = $210. Price of refurbishing a shagged out old transfer case = 4 solid days labour. Cost of grinding a small groove in a finger, today = PRICELESS!!

Jacques Reed · #8 01-11-13, 01:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Private_collector

Had trouble getting correct size gasket paper. The thinner sizes are not kept in stock. There is one place that isn't open on Saturdays, and that is the one most likely to have them. If not, they can definately order in for me through the week.

A good source of thin gasket paper, believe it or not, is old navigational charts so if anyone knows a yachtie, fisherman, or merchant mariner it is worth an ask.

When I was at sea the ship's engineers were constantly raiding the chart room for old out of date charts to make gaskets for pumps, valves, you name it. Charts as a rule get replaced when new editions come out so sometimes the charts hadn't even been used depending on the ships run.

Apparently the New Zealand and British Admiralty were the used charts of choice due to their thicker paper compared to Australian charts. As the paper is designed to be drawn upon in pencil and erased a number of times it is quite tough. Also due to their size you get a good large sheet for big items.

My diff gaskets are ex British Admiralty charts and there is not one drop of leakage after many years.

Always worth thinking outside the square.

Cheers,

Private_collector · #9 01-11-13, 11:44

Cheers Jacques,

I don't have any maps handy, but did give consideration to using some of the letterbox jambing junk mail

Endeavour art union brochures could work. They are too glossy & thick for toot paper. It's academic now anyway, I ordered the correct gasket paper, early in the week.

Have just finalised purchase of personalised licence plates.
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Early christmas present!

With time closing fast on the ANZAC centenary in 2015, I am requesting to reduce my working week to only 4 days, instead of the current 5 days/wk. In theory, that will double the amount of time available to work on the truck. As I said..............in theory. The reality may be vastly different.

Phil Waterman · #10 01-11-13, 15:07

Hi Jacques

Good one, using old charts for gasket material, I suspect you always grabbed the rolled charts for bigger gasket. They probably make good gaskets because of the high rag fiber content.

Another good source for paper with a variety thickness is small print shops. Over the years I've gotten the large printing sheets from printing shops generally they have a pile of left overs sheets which they have either given me or sell a box full of the poster size odd sheets for $5 bucks. Great for the axle cover gaskets.

Another use for old road maps is for masking for painting, or as bench cover sheets when you are working on clean parts. I have a friend who works for AAA motor club and he gives me boxes of out of date maps.

Cheers Phil

Private_collector · #11 08-11-13, 11:56

Gentlemen,

I am looking for a replacement centre gear shaft and heavy gear for a Ford CMP transfer case (2 speed).The two end shafts and gears are OK, but the middle one is U/S. I won't be able to continue reassembly until these parts have been located. In a pinch, the gear alone would suffice, if available, but I would prefer to renew both parts.

The 0.2mm gasket paper has arrived, so I have quite a lot of hole-punching and cutting to do. I don't know exactly which pieces will require which thickness until the two main pieces of the case have been joined again. That, in turn, can't happen until the replacement gear has been found. Such is the joy of restoration, I suppose.