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I moved this to the Tech board, you might find someone who can help identify your PTO.

To post pictures, you need to request an album in Photo Album Request board.

Even though I'm sure you already know this I'm going to say it anyways, make sure you take plenty of pictures! Once you start some deep cuts, you will surprise yourself how helpful that right picture might end up becoming.

If you haven't started a Jeep Project thread yet, you should start ...

Many people use John Deere Corn Head grease for their closed knuckles:

Amazon case of 6 tubes

These tubes will fit a standard grease gun and you probably won't have any issues shipping to Italy.

Brian Hainer aka "Metalshaper" on Youtube consulted with a lubricant company years ago to recreate ...

One of our members is selling a new one, he does not list a brand. Message him and ask if he'll ship to Italy.


Right below number 10 on his list:
http://willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php? ... ic&t=13225

Just filled mine last night, took about 10 ounces.

Welcome to the forums! There's a lot of great knowledge here so make sure you familiarize yourself with the Search function. You already have a good plan for what you want to do, and what you don't want to do, so you're on the right track. Don't be afraid to make lists of parts you need and search ...

Welcome to the forums! I moved this post to Techinical Knowledge Base as this is a more appropriate area for general questions on your M38. If you decide to start a thread specific to your M38 build, that would belong in Jeep Projects.

Here is a search on the forums for "bow bracket" that shows ...

Made some more progress the last few months:

Transmission rebuild is done. Went with the lower gears for a T90c and was only able to reuse my case and shift levers, everything else was replaced with NOS parts except the main shaft and second gear are reproduction.
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Metal shaper's video pretty much tells it all! Here's a link to my own build post if you want to see the damage that I had on my yokes:

http://willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=76089#76089

In the end, I put a Speedi Sleeve on all four yokes on my Jeep, both transfer ...

Just a word to the wise for anyone who discovers this thread and is considering mechanical means for removing Cadmium plating (a.k.a. Cad plating):

Cadmium is a toxic heavy metal and is a known carcinogen that "targets the body's cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal, neurological, reproductive ...

RonD2 wrote:It remains to be seen whether she'll continue to show us her great progress on that Coast Guard M38.

Let's hope she does. I've been away for a few days and I'm just now sifting through the cluster that started earlier this week.

https://www.hansonrivet.com/quote/

Great company to work with, located in California but it's worth requesting a quote if you're having a hard time sourcing rivets.

I didn't take any before pictures when I rotated the pins on mine, but you can get an idea of where the wear spots are from the photo Wes' linked above.

Here is the backside of the sector arm shaft where I had to machine off the swadged end on the backside of the pins:
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Found this photo in Wes' album that should help show you some of the components you're asking about:

http://willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?full=1&set_albumName=album138&id=16_Fig_01_3_Longit_xsect&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php

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After rebuilding mine, I can tell you that I can shift between 2nd and 3rd on the bench. It was very tight the first few times I did it, but slowly rotating the input shaft while keeping gentle pressure on the shift lever eventually let it drop into each gear. After a few times of shifting between ...