Jon's Willys MB Project, Front End Rebuild......Another Way To Set Pinion Depth
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2024
- In this video I am working on Jon's WW2 Jeep Front axle. We are doing a Willys MB restoration but so far the transmission and transfer case are Ford GPW. This front axle is also a Ford GPW axle and is in good shape internally. With the amount of shims that I removed from the housing I wanted to make sure of the pinion depth. I do have a factory Pinion Depth Setting Tool and was able to figure out the exact depth without too much trouble. Pinion is in and rotational torque set to 17 inch pounds. A seal installed and differential lube added. Axle will sit for 24 hours with the yoke pointed down to make sure the seal will hold oil properly. I will give it a check tomorrow to make sure everything is dry and leak free.
The drums and backing plates on this front end and also the rear end are in terrible shape . New components will have to be ordered and installed.
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Brian, what an interesting video Love the safety wiring idea. Takes a lot of time but saves time and cost of replacing everything. Thanks for all the great ideas
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for a full feature video on my project Brian, yesterday was an awful day for me because I had to say goodbye to my dog so this is a nice thing to open UA-cam and see. Appreciate your care and competence as always, and once again am somewhat glad the jeep can’t tell us its history. When it comes to a part that’s never going to be seen and I can’t really work on myself, I’ll always go for safety and reliability over pure authenticity - shame about the e-brake style. If you’re able to save any F-script parts that come off and aren’t being reused, would definitely be cool to have.
Had no control over the axle condition there unfortunately, what was left of the jeep (minus our L134) sat on a guy’s property in the woods for 30+ years. Just glad things held up as well as they did which I recognize isn’t saying much sometimes, but the dream of its resurrection has been a strong one.
Thanks again.
Sorry to hear about your dog, I know how hard that can be. Doing my best to make your Jeep run for another 70 years problem free. I have all your old parts in a box and will give you everything next time I see you.
Looks good Brian, I like how you safety wired the bolts. That is a nice tool for setting up the pinion.
Always good to have you watching, thanks
I would love to see how to use the Miller tool on a D41 or D25, as I potentially have 2 sets of axles to rebuild and would love to understand how it's supposed to be done, by the book.
some people's kids keep up the good work
Brian I would have been the 1 in 100 that would have enjoyed seeing you use the Miller tool as when I tried to use mine on a 1941 Willys americar rear axle that had never been apart and was just going back together with new Timken bearings, I could not get a ~0 reading no matter what gauge block I used. My Miller W-99-B-60-70 came with 2 gauge blocks with A through F on one and H J K A on the other. No instruction sheet or miniature dial indicator
Send me your email address again and I can try to send you the instruction sheet that I have with my Miller Tool. You can reach me at metalshaper@comcast.net
Mine only has one gauge block and the other stuff in the kit is for pulling the pinion bearing cup and re installing it.
@@metalshaperJeep thank you I’ve sent you an email.
@@metalshaperJeep I sent you an email as well, would love to have a copy of the instructions.
Interesting way of locking. Why not stick with loctite in combination with proper torque? Your way of safety wiring will not be of much use since it allows the bolt to twist still and create room to cut the wire. Safety wiring is done with twisted wires and tied up around each head in an angle to keep the bolts in place. Many tutorials online and lock wire twist pliers are a great help.
I get a lot of negative comments about doing this and here is another one. The safety wire is there to keep the bolts from coming out. SAFETY WIRE DOES NOT KEEP A BOLT FROM GETTING LOOSE. Lots of people have no idea what safety wire is for. This is a standard way of wiring bolts that are in a circle, or axle assembly. I have opened hundreds of axles with bolts laying in the bottom and extensive damage over the years. I have never had a single failure with my bolts, hardened washers, loctite, and safety wire. Do the math and figure out which way is better
@@metalshaperJeep well that is the point, if they come out they twist the wire and it will not function as intended. Guess your loctite and torque just holds well. I use the locking plates for all axles with loctite and haven’t had an issue either. But you can ask yourself the same question why the rest of the world applies locking wire differently, you do the math.
I am an aircraft technician and when installing locking wire like you do, is a direct note in my file. It doesn’t cost you a penny extra to do it the proper way.
Sometimes you have to except comments when publishing your work online and learn from it rather than fighting it. I learn a lot from your channel and keep vlogging. 👌
Ford es sólo Ford y es acerado
There will be lots of people at your funeral looking for tools 😂
I am sure of that
Sent you an email, hoping you could help me identify the year of my jeep.
Ford
Diferencial Ford GP 3075