How To: CMP C15A Restoration series, Pictures and video

[Grant Bowker]

Off the shelf at Malmberg - I think they are Spicer 5-178X but it's probably wise to take your old ones in for comparison rather than taking my word on it.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Louis

Tip from an old motor pool sargent who looked at one of my trucks when I was restoring it. He pointed to the drive shaft and said I had not aligned all of the grease fittings to point to the same side of the shaft. The two ends and the slide fittings. Reason, if you align all the fittings then it makes greasing the vehicle easier.

I did not take all 4 drive shafts off the C60L and correct the problem, but the next drive shaft I did I was careful get them all on the same side of the shaft and he was correct it does make it easier to grease if you don't have to keep rotating the shaft to get the next fitting.

Cheers Phil

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Louis

I have two of the windshield posts...... they will have to be removed from a cab 12.

When are you bringing the yellow one home? it might have the bottom flywheel cover you need.

Ask for rubber tail lights I believe he still has some NOS ones you will need a minimum of 3 for the rear or 5 if you do the front fenders marking lights.

Ask for seat frames as well..... he used to have some.

Cheers

[Louis Skebo]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Hi Louis

Tip from an old motor pool sargent who looked at one of my trucks when I was restoring it. He pointed to the drive shaft and said I had not aligned all of the grease fittings to point to the same side of the shaft. The two ends and the slide fittings. Reason, if you align all the fittings then it makes greasing the vehicle easier.

I did not take all 4 drive shafts off the C60L and correct the problem, but the next drive shaft I did I was careful get them all on the same side of the shaft and he was correct it does make it easier to grease if you don't have to keep rotating the shaft to get the next fitting.

Cheers Phil

Great notes for sure phil, I learned that with my skidder....it has many many grease fittings at just the end of my reach inside the dirtiest most greasy machine Ive ever seen....I bought a milwaukee 18v grease gun with a 46 inch long hose - changed my life

[Louis Skebo]

Video #5 Down to the rolling chassis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II71lx4oJvI

Video #6 removing the harmonic balancer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9bCq2qbikA

More coming!

[Louis Skebo]

I painted the engine with epoxy primer - no idea how it will last but i suspect pretty well. Going to leave it that colour as well as I like a bright engine compartment so I can see what I'm doing...and it looks kinda military like dontcha think?

Turns out the rear left wheel had reverse threads and the front right wheel had reverse lug threads - whats with that!

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Louie

Sounds like someone installed the front brake drums on the wrong side....left hand threads should both be on the left side.

Have you run the engine yet???

Since you have the engine in primer, on you might want to give it another coat of Ford gray/blue which is very close to the original color from the factory..... spray cans available from CTC.

Cheers

[Louis Skebo]

I might leave it that colour not sure yet - but ill check into that colour from CTC - i went to two different CTC's a couple of weeks ago and their colours were lacking - not like years ago.