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Don't you just hate rust? There are a few places that sell the stainless line in bulk if you want to fab your own. If you have a good flaring tool,...

Thanks for the tip. Tulsa is about an hour and a half away for me.

I agree with Bmorgil on the steering shaft welding. I have done sketchy repairs myself, but without the proper prep and weld penetration, you'll be...

This marks the first time I ever purchased a prebent line set that was not stainless steel. This decision was somewhat forced on me due to the dual...

Do you have a regular Tool and Die Machine shop, not an engine machine shop near you? There is a place I have worked with in Tulsa. B T Machine in ...

Good machine shops are hard to find here too. If you do find one they are months behind and projects for the little guys go to the bottom of the list...

Yea well im gonna use it just for moving the frame around , plan to use new tube when it comes. Tnx LarrBeard and bmorgil . Machine shops around here...

Cutting and welding steering shafts is not a good idea guy's. The worm gear to shaft interface is critical.The two pieces are machined to fit...

A different view ... That is a good plan. 'Way back in about '65 or '66, I had to replace the worm on the '48 truck. I took a station wagon worm...

Hint - paint the brake lines - they tend to want to corrode or rust a bit.

It takes a .875 reamer. Any machine shop or machine supply house will have them. I would suggest taking it to a machine shop. It will save you the...

Yes that would indicate a model 27. You must have a late build. The 27 really didn't show up until 1966. However as we all have found and have been...

Well got most parts for steering except main thing ,. no shaft with wsorm gear , called KaiserWillys and had no clue when I would get it , but good...

I'm 100% positive it was never changed from new. The front of the housing has the number "27" cast into it, which is why I guessed it to be a 27???

I cant quite tell from the pic. It should be a 25 in a 65' CJ5, it could be a 27 in a late one and ya never know what someone might have slipped in....

Front axle: New springs, bushings, shackles, shocks, pivot eye bolts, and shackle brackets. Cleaned up the front portion of the frame and painted it...

Manifold to tail pipe new exhaust system and new pre-bent brake lines. Prices for these parts are shocking to me. The exhaust kit didn't even...

It makes you wonder if the original cardboard glove box was shaped just a bit differently than the plastic "almost universal fit".

On a roll now! A nice looking pile of parts. Let her watch a Mecum or a Barrett Jackson, show her what yours might bring finished. Well restored old...

Yeah, my wife has a difficult time finding logic in spending thousands of dollars in repair parts for a vehicle that initially cost $300.00? Must be...

WOW You spent some money there Cat, nothing like doing it right the first time. Now the fun begins!!!

Ordered a complete suspension kit, new leaf springs, shackles, shocks, & bushings. Also bought new shock mounts and spring plates, new pre-bent...

It is way over-speced for the application. If the bearings are good it will last a long time. You must have had a tough one Jeff. Usually they come...

That’s what I did after the separator quit moving the bearing. Then I started hitting pry bars and big screw drivers to push it off. Seemed kinda...

If you have a ball joint fork that is close, you could always "open" it up a little.

I have a couple different ball joint forks like in the first link. The biggest I have will just start over the shaft. I think it’s the biggest I have...

The "wedge" is the way to get it done. I have an assortment of ball joint separators. I don't remember which one I use but, here is a link to the...

Just an awesome parade this year! The Jeep Fest just keeps getting bigger. 70,000+ people, its been going on for two days and it is still going on...

Not so good in my experience. A lot of videos from fly-by-night and shade tree mechanics. Even the ones most people accept as knowing what they are...