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Re: Too rusty to save?
« Reply #195 on: April 28, 2013, 05:26:39 PM »
The front axle is off,




And soon it and the frame will get a couple coats of rust converter...should look pretty nice...haven't decided about frame paint yet..I kinda like the battlefield cannon look...



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Re: Too rusty to save?
« Reply #196 on: April 28, 2013, 06:41:32 PM »
Your getting there! Looks great! What kind of rust convertor are you using?
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Re: Too rusty to save?
« Reply #197 on: April 28, 2013, 07:27:00 PM »
It's a slow process, just like going anywhere in an old jeep!

The rust converter is from SEM..it's called Rust-Seal, and the number is 39304. This type can either be painted or left on it's own. There is another SEM product that requires a top coat but this one does not....

I like the look...
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Re: Too rusty to save?
« Reply #198 on: April 29, 2013, 09:51:47 PM »
I spent several hours cleaning and scraping the frame. It'll be ready for rust converter in the morning when it's good and dry..




The machinist saved the #3 piston for me as a souvenir....good thing I didn't try to start it when I first got it home!

 
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Re: Too rusty to save?
« Reply #199 on: April 30, 2013, 10:18:22 PM »
Ouch!  That is one messed up piston.  Were the broken off chunks still in the combustion chamber?  That would have been one heck of a noise maker :o

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Re: Too rusty to save?
« Reply #200 on: May 03, 2013, 11:00:56 PM »
This engine has not run since I've had it....the PO took it to a local shop because it had seized..they took the head off, were able to free it, and found this piston...

From the looks of it the breaks happened slowly... the top piston groove, the one without a ring, was/is packed with debris...
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Re: Too rusty to save?
« Reply #201 on: May 03, 2013, 11:03:33 PM »
So I have been working on this, but scraping rust and grease just doesn't photograph well!

But, the axles are going back in



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Re: Too rusty to save?
« Reply #202 on: May 03, 2013, 11:05:51 PM »
But then I discovered that the head on the centering bolt is about 3/8" high

 

And the hole in the axle is about 1/4" deep..



So this will require some work with the grinder...I'll save it for tomorrow..
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Re: Too rusty to save?
« Reply #203 on: May 03, 2013, 11:12:22 PM »
Gotta love those before and after shots..



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Re: Too rusty to save?
« Reply #204 on: May 07, 2013, 11:39:50 PM »
Got the front axle installed



I had to grind the flats on the shackle bolts so a 7/8" socket would fit



I think a 23mm socket would work..could I find one?  Not!

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Re: Too rusty to save?
« Reply #205 on: May 07, 2013, 11:42:19 PM »
I also put the rear brakes together..





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Re: Too rusty to save?
« Reply #206 on: May 07, 2013, 11:44:01 PM »
I tried to adjust them by the book...



I finally just did it by feel...
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Re: Too rusty to save?
« Reply #207 on: May 07, 2013, 11:47:27 PM »
I did notice that the gap on the little keeper had widened.



A few taps with a brass hammer closed it..



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Re: Too rusty to save?
« Reply #208 on: May 08, 2013, 01:52:22 PM »
One step forward two steps back...i was going to put the front brakes together, but the knuckle just didn't feel smooth..



When you take a Bendix axle out, it comes apart..



But it goes back together easily enough...parts on order, again...
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Re: Too rusty to save?
« Reply #209 on: May 14, 2013, 07:37:46 PM »
I managed to get the tub off the saw horses and then tip it on it's side..



Looks pretty good!

Here is the block and tackle that I used. Ratcheting tie down straps and a piece of rope just in case....

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