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Ask and you shall receive davide!

https://willysjeepforum.kaiserwillys.com/showthread.php?3117-Correct-Axle-Carrier-Bearing-Cap-Torque

On another note, Jeff's point about sealer on the threads....

I might have a very old service manual around here somewhere. I have the 44 manuals but a genuine Spicer model 25 axle manual would be rare. I only remember engineering notes and notes on the...

Jeff I agree the spec is posted all over the internet and in some manuals, with many different numbers. 38-42 ft.lbs is the specification on the original model 25 that appeared in the Military Jeeps....

Jeff has you on the right track davide. To answer your concern, it is imperative that the caps go back on exactly the way they came off. The caps are installed and machined in place. They are in...

The steering gear box is a mod as you suspect. If you click on the attachment the picture shows up on my screen.

The tie rods look pretty beat up. I would replace them. The assembly with the tab welded on is modified. The steering damper is not stock. The tab and the piece of pipe slid over the rod and welded...

No need to have it assembled all the way. The important thing is to keep the scale 90 deg to the spindle and a fairly smooth pull. That photo is a grab of a different type of vehicle. I think it is a...

Jeff is correct on both points. A fish scale works well. Too tight and the wheel will have difficulty returning to center after a turn. Too loose and you will get shimmying and if it is loose enough,...

Your welcome davide! It sounds like you are making good progress. I cant wait to see it on the road.

An X sized socket will work. You can make your own tool with 2 sockets and/or washers and a piece of all-thread and two nuts. You need to be sure the seals push in square.

I understand your position David! I have replaced MANY U-Joints in a vice with sockets. In fact the technique can be hard to beat if the caps aren't frozen in. I still use that method every now and...

You guy's! And here is the retired Spicer guy telling you, common boys get a cheap China Freight press for your shop!

One thing to watch for especially on front fragile half shafts, if the caps...

Those wont seal, return them. It looks like someone took pliers to them.

David, as I mentioned below, the gear sets are "Matched". The A1511 only Correctly matches up to the A-5707. A mismatch usually ends up putting metal shavings in the case when the gear teeth wear...

The 3.73 ratio is not listed in my chart. That wont matter much unless you are using stock diameter tires. 31 tall tires are going to match up pretty well with the 3.53 ratio gears. To get it perfect...

I have an old Stewart Warner chart that shows the Stewart Warner 448856 is 16 teeth and was for the 4.09 ratio. The 448855 is 15 teeth and is for the 3.53 ratio. These mate correctly with your drive...

I am going to say that is a model 20 case with model 18 internals, sometimes called a "Super 18" davide. What is the axle ratio? That will tell us the speedo gear combination. You will need a 15, 16,...

A few more pictures will help. Particularly a few pictures that show any casting numbers on the case. The shifter mechanism looks like a 20. Though as we spoke of before, it could be a single stick...

No tricks it should come apart fairly easy. I would say someone had a bearing freeze on that pin. It looks like a torch was used to heat up the bearing to get it off. If there was a bearing failure...

Good deal David. You may want to consider coating the inside of the tank with some of gmwillys favorite stuff, Red-Cote. It is great just in case.

http://damonq.com/red-kote.html

The By-Pass style pump does a great job at preventing vapor lock. It sounds like they were having a problem with it. Switching to a non By-Pass might just be a bad idea!

You may not need anything on it at all as long as it is the vent and not a pressure by-pass. If it is a pressure bypass fuel will come out under low use conditions. If it is a by-pass, it needs to be...

The fuel should be drawn from the bottom of the tank. The hole in the top sounds like an "addition". Show us some pictures of the pump and tank. It sounds like someone has added a return line. It...

Good catch TJ. We are going to say it is a model 20 if there is only one stick. The year for the switch was 1961 62 ish on the bigger J series vehicles. The CJ5's were switched in 1972. So the 20...

David I think you should settle in and think along the lines that you are probably going to have to fix about everything! She is old man. Just stay with it and fix as you go. I think your on track....