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Topic: Whats the worst "bubba mod" you have come across? |
m3a1
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Forum: Technical Knowledge Base Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 8:29 pm Subject: Whats the worst "bubba mod" you have come across? |
Does welding a bell housing back together count? I have one of those.  |
Topic: A father & son M38 |
m3a1
Replies: 101
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Forum: Jeep Project Threads Posted: Sun May 06, 2018 4:18 pm Subject: A father & son M38 |
Sorry. There has been a delay in posting, owing to my son having to spend some time in the hospital.
My lubricant came in and it's really interesting stuff. Viscosity-wise this flows more like th ... |
Topic: A father & son M38 |
m3a1
Replies: 101
Views: 115979
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Forum: Jeep Project Threads Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 3:21 pm Subject: A father & son M38 |
Exactly. My chemist friend put it very succinctly. "There are many lubrications that will do the job. Some better then others." Ergo, there are lots of other options out there for us.
All any o ... |
Topic: A father & son M38 |
m3a1
Replies: 101
Views: 115979
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Forum: Jeep Project Threads Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 9:56 am Subject: A father & son M38 |
Yesterday, I did my homework. I read about this till blood was squirting out of my eyes. This is certainly not my area of expertise. I am not hanging my hat on what is correct based on the TM, simp ... |
Topic: A father & son M38 |
m3a1
Replies: 101
Views: 115979
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Forum: Jeep Project Threads Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 8:48 pm Subject: A father & son M38 |
Ok, we're back in business. Just a quick update and a formal request for a source for the PROPER lube for the steering gearbox. I know what NOT to use and I have had to politely tell many of my over ... |
Topic: Part for Early M38 Light Switch ORD 7729684 |
m3a1
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Forum: Wanted Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:29 pm Subject: Part for Early M38 Light Switch ORD 7729684 |
Or take it to a machine shop and see if they will take on the job of making one. Never hurts to ask...particularly if you have a suitable hunk of material for them to make one from.
Just a thought ... |
Topic: A father & son M38 |
m3a1
Replies: 101
Views: 115979
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Forum: Jeep Project Threads Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 5:52 am Subject: A father & son M38 |
On a slightly different topic (eye protection) I finally caved in and had a piece of metal removed from my eye yesterday. I've always been rather indifferent to pain which is something that drove my ... |
Topic: A father & son M38 |
m3a1
Replies: 101
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Forum: Jeep Project Threads Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:22 pm Subject: A father & son M38 |
Ok, here's a little update. Some parts are in and here's the rebuild kit.
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Topic: A father & son M38 |
m3a1
Replies: 101
Views: 115979
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Forum: Jeep Project Threads Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 7:49 pm Subject: A father & son M38 |
Oh! SWEET!
Thanks!
I'm into this now.... I have only one word!
FABULOUS!
SO much better than the TM! |
Topic: A father & son M38 |
m3a1
Replies: 101
Views: 115979
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Forum: Jeep Project Threads Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 8:20 am Subject: A father & son M38 |
I'll be referencing the TM a greater detail more on the build. I didn't find the Ross manual in the downloads section of this site. Did I miss it?
For the readers, Wes is absolutely correct. No ... |
Topic: A father & son M38 |
m3a1
Replies: 101
Views: 115979
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Forum: Jeep Project Threads Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2018 5:00 pm Subject: A father & son M38 |
One of the benefits of NOT having all the parts ready to go is it forces you to slow your roll. So I spent today doing all the extra things that were needed to make this part of the Willys project go ... |
Topic: A father & son M38 |
m3a1
Replies: 101
Views: 115979
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Forum: Jeep Project Threads Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:39 pm Subject: A father & son M38 |
Keeping these shims located where they came from throughout the overhaul of this steering gearbox is important if everything is expected to go back just the way it came off.
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Topic: A father & son M38 |
m3a1
Replies: 101
Views: 115979
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Forum: Jeep Project Threads Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:22 pm Subject: A father & son M38 |
Ok! My son and I removed the steering box this evening and it took about five minutes. That went very quickly owing largely to the fact that there is no driveline in the way and one of us worked ins ... |
Topic: A father & son M38 |
m3a1
Replies: 101
Views: 115979
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Forum: Jeep Project Threads Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:03 am Subject: A father & son M38 |
The brake line kit came yesterday.
Keeping in mind the last problem I had with mail order (remember the bearing cup substituted for a bearing and concealed in the bearing box?) I dutifully checke ... |
Topic: A father & son M38 |
m3a1
Replies: 101
Views: 115979
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Forum: Jeep Project Threads Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:21 am Subject: A father & son M38 |
Waiting for parts....
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