From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Thu Jan 27 08:50:42 2011 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Thursday, January 27 2011 Volume 01 : Number 3692 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: fsj: Feb 12, 2011 - getting Superdawg from Centralia to Snohomish fsj: New Rear axle wheel bearings benefits 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: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:52:01 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: fsj: Feb 12, 2011 - getting Superdawg from Centralia to Snohomish looks like Feb 12th might be the day... need some volunteers to help get my '83 J10 stepside back up to my shop in Snohomish from Centralia... about 105 miles... any volunteers care to assist? :) it'll be an all day adventure... long hours, crummy working conditions, no pay, less food... :) if you're able and willing, I will appreciate a hand in moving all my parts up to Snohomish... and of course my '83 J10 stepside... there could be some complications that might prevent this date from working... we'll see... I know most of you won't be able to help, even if you're local... school, family, work, anniversaries, etc. no worries... it's an awful lot to ask... :) don't need a lot of folks, just a few will do. I'm hoping that I'll have access to a tow dolly, and at least one pickup truck in addition to one of my vehicles. The J10 is dismantled, so we'll need to at least bolt the cab and the bed back to the frame to transport it... then all the wiring harnesses, brakelines and so on will need to be carried in a truck... thanx, john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Curtis The earliest possible date available would be the weekend of Feb 12th, On 1/15/2011 1:17 PM, john wrote: SUBJECT: plan for the return of superdawg and the myriad of parts to Snohomish REQUEST the help of a few friends to go down to Centralia on a mutually convenient Saturday with a tow dolly or tow truck, and my WJ with my trailer/canopy: Major activities will include: 1) secure engine/trans/xfr case in Superdawg frame for transport, if not secured 2) mount cab to frame and secure for transport 3) install J10 windshield and rear window for safe transport, if not installed 4) install door windows and glass or cover for dry transport 5) mount bed to frame and secure for transport 6) mount fenders for safe transport 7) load spare SD33T, T-5, AW4 and all remaining transmissions and xfr cases in trailer 8) put all breakable parts in WJ (towing trailer) along with the XJ leather seats 9) put all boxes of wiring harnesses, brakes, etc. in covered trailer 10) help curtis put his shop and shelves back in order, move any projects back in his shop 11) transport superdawg via dolly or tow truck to snohomish - back J10 into carport 12) assist in unloading transmissions to the left side of shop under cover January 2011 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 February 2011 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:33:08 -0800 From: Michel Balea Subject: fsj: New Rear axle wheel bearings benefits I managed to replace the rear wheel bearing on the AMC 20 as I was getting too much rattle from the bearings.... A shop pressed them. The main drag was a driver's side stuck drum, which after some overnight pb blaster was still stuck.... but a little blue wrench on the drum by the axle, but not the axle with monitoring by a infrared thermometer not to go over 200F was successful, a little pop when the metal expanded, a little 2lbs hammer on the outward edge of the drum and it came off. The race was a bit more challenging as the tool loaner from the zone did not fit, so I installed a large and thin washer on the slide hammer to extract the race(s). I must say that I was willing to keep the old race(s) as they looked good enough... but the bearings pressed by the shop looked sealed and closed.... while the old ones were "separated" from the race -It is normal?, I do no remember how it was on the dana 44 that I did 3 years ago- The main result is that the wheel is spinning so freely that it kept on going after giving a little spin for an extra second.... while the old bearing were so "used" that the wheel stopped as soon as you stopped spinning it. I was expecting some mileage gain... but no.... well.... it has a lot more power and driving felt like having an extra 20 hp..... I could feel it on city streets... and noticed that I had to use the brakes more often.... so I really enjoyed the twisty roads of the sierras, a little push on the right foot..... yielded a noticeable acceleration.... no pedal to the metal necessary... Let's see how long it will last. Michel 74 wagoneer 85 Gwag ------------------------------ End of fsj-digest V1 #3692 **************************