2017 F15A Starting over

[sth65pac]

Well after the great seal change I painted up the case and lugged it back to the shed.

I have also bolted in the X member and doublers with Hex head grade 8 high tensile bolts. For now it can stay that way until I have the set and dolly made. It is markedly better than what was there.

[sth65pac]

As is always the way with restoration most wear and tear is significant, and my truck is no different. The universals in the prop shafts were cactus. One had only two steel needle rollers left in the end caps. I obtained several new spiders for the worn props and pressed them in and out. About 16 hours work all up, re-packing the end caps and cleaning out the Zork grease nipples to make 100% sure that they would work.

The original Spicers were well and truly dead. I couldn't believe how good the overhaul did to make the units like new. The impossible bit was cleaining out the old hardened grease on the spline sleeves. NOT fun. they work fantastically now though.

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[sth65pac]

The final shaft is the Small shaft that goes between the gearbox and transfer case is the last one. Its soaking in petrol to loosen the gunk and dirt. A full strip and clean plus a complete rebuild is one of the next tasks.

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With all the parts being painted I forgot to show what is happening. SO here goes. Outside I have lots of parts in the shed awning.

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There is also the matter of the spare room. It is filling up at an ever accellerating pace. I have a new locker to put it all in but am yet to assemble it, so the spare room is great .

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[sth65pac]

I saw this on the pintle spring. A nice this to see after years of dirt over the top!

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Moving on I have started the steering box test and evaluation. I drained out the nice jam thickened oil. this was fairly easy to do but I was concerned that the worm inside might have damage from water. Nope, it looks quite ok.

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The shaft had a mud wasp inside and it took me a good hour to remove all of the mud and gunk from inside the shaft using a piece or 1/8" steel rod. Now I can thread the horn wire through the centre in the future.

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The last picture Steering socket: What have people used to replace the gungy old perished rubber seal? Do you just cut a piece of rubber to size?

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Cheers,

Ian

[sth65pac]

Well I did try my dash in the cab a while back Thanks to Bob Mosely. I had it done almost a decade ago now.

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The fuel tanks are painted and I have purchased a new sender for one tank. They do look great even though they both have dents. (what do you do !)

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Ahh yes and I bought a tub a couple of months back from Ian Fawbett. Thanks to this I can now set about making a reproduction one. I am very pleased as this particular one has the tool brackets and tailgate. A lot of parts to make but at least they are there.

For once we have showers this afternoon after three months of hardly any rain. So you all get to enjoy my pictures and progress.

Cheers,

Ian

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[sth65pac]

The spare room is filling up FAST.

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Cheers,

Ian

[Ron King]

Originally Posted by sth65pac

The last picture Steering socket: What have people used to replace the gungy old perished rubber seal? Do you just cut a piece of rubber to size?

The Yellow felt you find inside old wooden ammo boxes works well.

[sth65pac]

Originally Posted by Ron King

The Yellow felt you find inside old wooden ammo boxes works well.

Hi Ron,
no felt is no good.
I have found them!!!
Here https://www.macsautoparts.com/early_...rd-382969.html

Cheers,

Ian

[sth65pac]

Sorry folks, been busy with other priorities and so the pictures exceed my narrative.

In November I stripped the chassis and sent it to be blasted and to get an idea of how bad it was (or not). It was epoxy etch primed at the blaster as I request it to protect the steel in humid climes like here!!

Removing the diffs is no easy task in the 35C temps. I have one pin stuck on the LH rear, (you can see it in the pictures) It appears that the pin is worn to the extent that I cant hit it out. Might be a case of reverse press rather than using a puller.

The chassis was then painted in zinc primer and good quality enamel. All of the wear parts have been painted (under the green) in engine enamel black. Its a good epoxy paint and I often use it for protection areas.

The chassis overall is in excellent condition, with the usual rust on the transfer case mounting. - well it is 75 years young!

I have pressed all the old copper/bronze/brass bushes out which was surprisingly easier than I had done on other vehicles. (the bushes are split so that made it easier.