Interesting Rzeppa Joint (Gear Grind Detroit) |
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jeepdidwhat
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Posted: 21 Feb. 2018 at 12:25am |
Anyone know anything about Gear Grind Detroit? From the little info I can find online, it was started by Alfred H. Rzeppa. I seem to have an axle made by Gear Grind in my 1947 CJ2A. When I opened up the steering knuckle I found the Rzeppa joint sitting in this grey mess. Later, when cleaned up I noticed the Gear Grind brand. This knuckle is actually too big to fit through the spindle hole. I had to take the knuckle off to get it out. |
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Charkear
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Rebuilding my CJ2A axle I found a similar joint in one side.
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Charkear
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Ol' Unreliable
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Welcome to the page, Charkear!
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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Qcanuck
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Fun fact, though most probably already know; Rzeppa is pronounced "cheppa."
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JeepSaffer
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Of all the names they could have chosen their gear company, they chose Gear Grind?
They obviously didn't like Gear Fail or Gear Wear or Gear Noise...
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1948 CJ2A #204853 in South Africa
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JeepSaffer
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Of all the names they could have chosen for their gear company, they chose Gear Grind?
They obviously didn't like Gear Fail or Gear Wear or Gear Noise...
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1948 CJ2A #204853 in South Africa
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Ol' Unreliable
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They also didn't like "Hey-Buddy-grind-a-pound-for-me!"
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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