My 45 Project

thanks for info. i was hoping you could do a wheel in there. that alone will justify the price of buying one. i dont have that big of an air compressor, but i should be able to do some at a time. i dont get paid by the parts done on this project!

thanks again for the product review.

eric

Lookin good Clap

let me know when its a roller , good excuse to go on nite manuvers with a trailer Wink

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That almost looks like a pattern on a Navajo blanket. (you're waaaay too neat.) LOL

Gale

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uff da. i thought i was ocd. i will bet a ten spot you took a step back and looked at it and made adjustments to them to make them straighter! seriously though, well done.

eric

Gallons? That's a lot of paint Ralf.....

I definitely don't need that much. I will look into it though.

Fritz, I am proud to say that I set them up in that order the first time.

Again, I was just trying to keep the sets in order.

Funny story about the U-bolts.

I was sand blasting them and I thought.... What's up with this u-bolt it's bigger then the others! Did I miss something or did some one replace one of these things years ago. Then I looked at the front and rear end and noticed that the front needed one larger u-bolt to go around the diff casing.

I never noticed that before. Sure enough the hanger for that side has one set of normal holes and then another set of holes that are farther apart to go with this larger u-bolt.

You learn something new every day!

Night0wl
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose" Jim Elliot
45 CJ-2A
My Project

Well, Ralf's comment about the paint for the springs got me thinking. I didn't know that the springs needed something in between to cut down on friction. So I did some research and found some good information. Your springs really need to move freely to work properly. Some spring shops sell Teflon inserts that go between each leaf. I opted to go with this paint. It is available at Tractor Supply and is used widely in the farming community on farm implements, to keep products from sticking to the equipment. It has graphite impregnated in the paint. I called the company that makes it and got some good advice on application and uses.

It supposed to be black but is more closer Charcoal.

You really need to mix this stuff up because the graphite sinks to the bottom.

I painted the areas that will be touching other springs. The paint drys fast and will enable you to put more then one coat on if you need it. I plan to let the the paint dry, put the springs together, then prime some of the needed area and then do a final coat or two.

Night0wl
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose" Jim Elliot
45 CJ-2A
My Project

Lotta work!

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'48 CJ2A Lefty

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rocnroll wrote:

Lotta work!

Chad,

This whole project is a Lot of Work!

But I want to do a good job on it and I am currently out of work right now so I have extra time on my hands to work on the Jeep.

Besides I was given some more uses for it. One good idea I think is to paint the bottom side of your mower deck with it and this will keep the grass from sticking to the deck and really help with discharging.

Night0wl
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose" Jim Elliot
45 CJ-2A
My Project

I saw a TV program on old school Vette restoration and thye separated the leaves and slathered them with grease. Then they installed them and wrapped them with cloth an drove around a week. Then they took of the cloth, cleaned the exposed surfaces with mineral spirits and then sprayed them black with a rattle can. Seems like a lot of work compared to the ez- slide paint.

1947 CJ2A
1948 CJ2A
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1941 J-3 Cub
1957 Farmall Cub Low Boy tractor
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