I hope to be able to do that as well. I don't have a press so it would be some running back and forth to the blacksmith, plus this is not a body off restore (yet ) so it's a tougher job with my...
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I hope to be able to do that as well. I don't have a press so it would be some running back and forth to the blacksmith, plus this is not a body off restore (yet ) so it's a tougher job with my...
That's great news.
I'll tear it back down in the next few days and verify with the old arm the angles and points. Might even get it to line up better with the body hole as well!
Thanks
Steve
Just installed a new dual master cylinder kit from KW, and at the same time replaced the brake pedal arm which had wallowed out from years of service.
Problem is these new arms are straight without...
Ya if you're careful you can chuck the brush in a drill...as long as you go slow you can spin the brush and really clean the threads. Bore cleaner, like hoppes, or even your preferred break free...
Excellent advice. I was going to run a little bore cleaner on a brass brush from my gun kits. Maybe something around 45 caliber and then start swabbing them out.
I have new studs and bolts coming...
Well that's some great news! It is stripped so I'm going to throw an insert in it and lock it down.
Wow. I hardly slept last night and now I'm on cloud nine.
Thanks to both of you for your...
Working on my 56 CJ5 and it's been a real thrill so far. Pulled real hard to the right when braking, minor exhaust leak, leaf springs that were not the right length (ride like a hardtail...
I'm pretty sure black butyl would work to seal the glass within the frame. My hope is to find a window seal that will fill and seal the window frame to the windshield frame.
Thats great advice, I will find one here on the Left Coast.
I have a 1956 CJ5 that has the split vented windshield. Mike at KW has given me good and bad news. These windshields are rare, and nobody makes a new seal.
The glass and everything else is perfect,...
Hi all
Been looking for a CJ5 for a few years and finally got a 1956 last month. Hope to find lots of good tips and advice here.
I'm an avid fly fisherman, golfer, and a used to be abalone diver...