Joined: Jun 01, 2021 Posts: 61 Location: Brome Lake, Qc, Canada
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:26 pm Post subject: Grille hinge pin
I found 2 different sizes of Grille Hinge Pivot Pins in my parts box, see pics below...
Can someone tell me which one is the right size.
Thanks _________________ Pierre H.
full restoration in progress
1952 M38 MC60228
Last edited by Pierre on Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:30 pm; edited 1 time in total
Joined: Oct 02, 2014 Posts: 2013 Location: South Carolina, Dorchester County
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2022 8:06 pm Post subject:
Hi Pierre,
The mounting base on my M38 are 2 inches wide, and the pin itself extends another 3-1/8 inches past the mount.
I didn't look in the M38 ORD9 SNL or do any search to see if there might be "early" or "late" part numbers that might explain the difference.
I could be wrong, but thought that only the M38 and M38A1 (not CJ's) had hinged grills to make removing the power pack easier. Not sure about the M151.
Hope this helps.
Good luck! _________________ Ron D.
1951 M38 Unknown Serial Number
1951 M100 Dunbar Kapple 01169903 dod 5-51
“The only good sports car that America ever made was the Jeep."
--- Enzo Ferrari
Pierre, I believe the M38 brackets (Lt. 673281 / Rt. 673282) are wider then the M38A1 brackets (Lt. 681443 / Rt. 681444). If you look closely at the photos below you can see the M38 hinge pin bracket is as wide as the frame rail but the M38A1 is not There is a closer view of the narrow M38A1 unit in the TM 9-8014 page 323.
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