gas pedal and cross shaft bracket

[locomotive2111]

Has anyone used the M38 gas pedal and cross shaft assembly to  replace the civilian cj2a and 3a and 3b. It seems to be a little better design where the pedal connects to the cross shaft.  I need to replace my cross shaft or weld it since it broke at the weld on the cross shaft  where the gas pedal link attaches to it

[Rus Curtis]

locomotive,
Just to be clear, you're asking about the throttle linkage vs. the clutch/brake cross shaft (lots of discussion on replacing that), right?

The throttle linkage on the L-head is attached to the back of the engine block but the F-head linkage is not.  A while back, Shark49's thread addressed this:

https://cj3apage.com/Forum/index.php?topic=5530.msg41447#msg41447

Scroll down to his question posted on 19 Nov, 22, 0732am.  There you'll find out multiple responses detailing the differences between the two engines.

Back to your question, I like fixing if possible.  Sometimes, it makes more sense to replace when wear and tear make that difficult or if hiring out the repair equals a new replacement.  I did shop a bit, and noticed a little difference between Walck's version and one offered specifically for an M38 by a military vendor.  I don't know if one would be better over the other.