From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Mon Mar 26 12:19:00 2012 From: fsj-digest To: fsj-digest-at-digest.net Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:18:58 +0000 Subject: fsj-digest V1 #3882 fsj-digest Monday, March 26 2012 Volume 01 : Number 3882 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: fsj: Parts link fsj: Saturday morning... engine taken out Re: fsj: Saturday morning... engine taken out fsj: Mercedes swap diesel in Comanche (fwd) fsj: no pickle fork required - tie rod ends... FSJ Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/jeeps/fsj/ Send submissions to fsj-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to fsj-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to fsj-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:40:20 -0700 From: Jim Blair Subject: fsj: Parts link Because my health has been so bad, (and I'm currently unemployed without benefits) I'm making a final attempt to corral and sell my parts and musty old books (back to the '30s) I'm going through the fifth wheel full of stuff and posting everything I don't need. Http://www.tinyurl.com/jimsclads Or http://s1165.photobucket.com/albums/q599/jimsclads/for%20sale%20stuff/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:28:42 -0300 From: Ernesto Silva Subject: fsj: Saturday morning... engine taken out Hi guys, I have been doing nothing or little work on my 64'Wag with it's 4.203 Perkins diesel engine. About a month ago the starter motor stopped working, I heard the classical "clack" from the solenoid but no apparently no current flowed into the starter motor. I visited about 4 shops till I found the part (from china). Mr. Murphy has been visiting me too many times, can someone invite him somewhere else? I had some electrical connections problems (brass bolt with no threads), coal (those rotor contacts) springs broken, etc. When I finally managed to assembly the starter motor and placed into the engine I discovered that one of the three bolts has the nut-part in the clutch case threads worn out. I managed to work with a drill and convert it from 3/8" to 1/2", I was happy... but... Mr. Murphy showed up and.... I loose my happiness. Another bolt, the one nearest the engine block was in the same condition. No way, I had to take the engine out. So I did it today, and I hope to repair or replace the clutch and the clutch plate. The clutch was not so bad, 50% used, I left it in a shop to get ir repaired and rebuild as necessary. The BIG problem is the clutch release bearing, It was modified by someone else before me, grrrrrr, that kind person managed to use a normal ball bearing, instead of a flat plates bearing. I'll have to search a used one or be lucky (with your help if you call Mr. Murphy so he leaves me alone for a while) and find a replacement, which some shop owners told me today it was not an easy task. You can see some photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ernieuy/sets/72157629296194586/ I'll try to upload some engine photos tomorrow, I'll be cleaning it and making the part list to buy. Regards, Ernesto. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:02:52 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: fsj: Saturday morning... engine taken out I'll try to distract Mr. Murphy for you tomorrow. I need to do work on all of my vehicles but the pollen count is high and I've been fighting allergies for a couple two or three weeks. I'll head down to try to replace the fan blower resistors tomorrow... will open tool boxes, put on coveralls, open shop manuals, that should do it... I hope to be doing this around noon Seattle time... adjust your projects accordingly. :) john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -o|||||o- john-at- http://wagoneers.com TRSTGZS Snohomish, Washington - where Jeeps and Diesels don't rust, they mold buy direct: http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- b^\A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college educationb^] Theodore Roosevelt (American 26th US President (1901-09), 1858-1919) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Sat, 24 Mar 2012, Ernesto Silva wrote: # Hi guys, I have been doing nothing or little work on my 64'Wag with it's # 4.203 Perkins diesel engine. # # About a month ago the starter motor stopped working, I heard the classical # "clack" from the solenoid but no apparently no current flowed into the # starter motor. # # I visited about 4 shops till I found the part (from china). Mr. Murphy has # been visiting me too many times, can someone invite him somewhere else? # # I had some electrical connections problems (brass bolt with no threads), # coal (those rotor contacts) springs broken, etc. # # When I finally managed to assembly the starter motor and placed into the # engine I discovered that one of the three bolts has the nut-part in the # clutch case threads worn out. I managed to work with a drill and convert it # from 3/8" to 1/2", I was happy... but... Mr. Murphy showed up and.... I # loose my happiness. # Another bolt, the one nearest the engine block was in the same condition. # No way, I had to take the engine out. # # So I did it today, and I hope to repair or replace the clutch and the # clutch plate. # The clutch was not so bad, 50% used, I left it in a shop to get ir repaired # and rebuild as necessary. # The BIG problem is the clutch release bearing, It was modified by someone # else before me, grrrrrr, that kind person managed to use a normal ball # bearing, instead of a flat plates bearing. # I'll have to search a used one or be lucky (with your help if you call Mr. # Murphy so he leaves me alone for a while) and find a replacement, which # some shop owners told me today it was not an easy task. # # You can see some photos at # http://www.flickr.com/photos/ernieuy/sets/72157629296194586/ # # I'll try to upload some engine photos tomorrow, I'll be cleaning it and # making the part list to buy. # # Regards, # Ernesto. # ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:23:11 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: Mercedes swap diesel in Comanche (fwd) lots of good ideas shown.... http://www.comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=32798 ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -o|||||o- john-at- http://wagoneers.com TRSTGZS Snohomish, Washington - where Jeeps and Diesels don't rust, they mold buy direct: http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- b^\A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college educationb^] Theodore Roosevelt (American 26th US President (1901-09), 1858-1919) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jim Blair To: john-at-wagoneers.com Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:01:08 -0700 Subject: Mercedes swap diesel in Comanche http://www.comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=32798 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:18:33 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: no pickle fork required - tie rod ends... On Mon, 26 Mar 2012, Doug Thorndike wrote: # You don't even need a pickle fork when removing the outer tie rod end from the knuckle. This # trick works for me when I replaced my left axle seal last month. # ‪The Easy Best Way to Separate a Ball Joint Tie Rod End How to‬‏ - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDsci-izhhc this is a little different than the trick I was taught, the reason this one worked is because the back side of that tapered seat was firmly mounted to an immovable object. if you have a tie rod end or some other non-anchored fitting place a sledge hammer behind the knuckle and then hit it about the same way... I've also hit it at the same time with two hammers, but that requires more luck to hit at the same time. ;) either way, it does work... I've never used a pickle fork... thanx doug, john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -o|||||o- john-at- http://wagoneers.com TRSTGZS Snohomish, Washington - where Jeeps and Diesels don't rust, they mold buy direct: http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- b^\A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college educationb^] Theodore Roosevelt (American 26th US President (1901-09), 1858-1919) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of fsj-digest V1 #3882 **************************