help with axle

elanjoe · Post by **elanjoe** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:50 pm

i am new here so ill give it a shot , its not army related but its still a willys, i have a 1946 willys cj2a that i need some help with the front axle bushings, i dont know how to remove the " pilot"? bushing on the front right side, my service manual does not cover this. any help is greatly appreciated.

joey

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 3:00 pm

Not sure what you mean by pilot bushing. Are you talking about the bronze thrust bushing that were used with Bendix shafts?

elanjoe · Post by **elanjoe** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:52 pm

yes i think is it sort of stepped and sits inside of the axle held in by a brass ring around the inside of the axle , if so i got it out with a bearing puller. Where can i purchase a new one mine is very worn and causes that wheel to jerk violently when turning. this happend on the left sied before and i found an old used one in my parts pile but i have no others for this side.

elanjoe · Post by **elanjoe** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:02 pm

also i think ill go out on a limb and say my machine is similar to a m38 , yes ,no?

swat · Post by **swat** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:54 pm

There are some very knowledgable people here on this site that will probabely help you, and you should also go over to a great site called www.thecj2apage.com

elanjoe · Post by **elanjoe** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:28 pm

thanks swar, never seen that site yet!

Post by **wesk** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 1:24 am

Hello Joe,

This is the manual you need:

Chapter M covers your issue in great detail.
http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules. ... _album.php