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I rebuilt a 1951 Willis Jeep about 20 years ago. I had always wanted to tear down and rebuild a vehicle. It was the loudest thing I've ever done and nearly deafened me. A lot of rust, a lot of pounding, sawing, welding and grinding and it completely dominated my shop for almost a year.
I took the transmission and transfer case apart and rebuilt it. After I put it back together, there was one part left over.It looked important, but I could not find it on any of the drawings I had. It was like a bearing, except a lozenge shape. I later found out it was a some kind of interlock to keep it out of low range in reverse to keep from twisting off the drive shafts.
I figured it was a good first rebuild project. They are simple. I took it completely down to the frame, restoring or rebuilding everything, including the brake lines. I didn't have to do anything to the engine. It had been rebuilt by some engineers at Texas Instruments to run a generator at some remote site. They had installed aircraft spark plugs on it and it ran like a top.
I've done it once and I got it completely out of my system. I don't think I ever want to do another one.
I took the transmission and transfer case apart and rebuilt it. After I put it back together, there was one part left over.It looked important, but I could not find it on any of the drawings I had. It was like a bearing, except a lozenge shape. I later found out it was a some kind of interlock to keep it out of low range in reverse to keep from twisting off the drive shafts.
I figured it was a good first rebuild project. They are simple. I took it completely down to the frame, restoring or rebuilding everything, including the brake lines. I didn't have to do anything to the engine. It had been rebuilt by some engineers at Texas Instruments to run a generator at some remote site. They had installed aircraft spark plugs on it and it ran like a top.
I've done it once and I got it completely out of my system. I don't think I ever want to do another one.
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