Steve G Yes it has rust converter in it. We didn't show all of it, but we sprayed most of this vehicle with phosphoric acid. Great rust neutralizer plus it helps with primer adhesion.....

Steve G Yes this was a little bit of a challenge because the restorer felt comfortable changing a lot of stuff without really knowing what he was doing. I have it all sorted at this point - runs and drives great. I have two more things to fix - the horn and a busted front wheel drum. I don't know how well we are succeeding, but the goal of this channel is to help "average Joe" gain enough knowledge and confidence to tackle these types of problems....the diagnosis becomes fun and challenging...

That is really nice. Thank you for sharing Dave!

Greetings Lance. We are out of storage....and are talking to our technology providers to get this resolved. We may end up with an app too...which is why this taking a few days to sort out.The parking brake how to is new...will have this resolved and get the video up before the end of next week. Apologies for the delay!

Steve G Great that you joined the local club - good crew out there - I know many of them. I am confident we could find you some local specialized help if the need arises. I am also pretty sure you won't find yourself in over your head based on your background! Lean on those club members and drive them all....pick something you fall in love with!

Steven Gabrielli

I take on limited diagnostic and repair work when the project is a good candidate for a How-To / diagnostic video for the catalog. In those cases I walk the owner through the decision tree so they understand how we prove the problem and what the repair path looks like.

Shop rate is $125/hour.

If you have something specific in mind, feel free to describe it and I’ll tell you whether it fits.

Patrick

John Hedges Thanks for the comment John.100% on the brass drift. I forget I have them!As for thread chasers - I have never owned a set nor have I ever been in a shop that had a proper set. Your comment sent me down a rabbit hole....turns out they are not very common. I see a couple of different options out there so need to do more research. I totally agree that not removing material while repairing threads is the ideal outcome....will report on my findings in an upcoming episode.Good luck getting that transmission back together. We will have the final assembly/bench testing video live by Thursday of next week.Regards, PBT

Robert Holloway Holder We are going to talk about that a little more in the next video. Shift rail wear and poppet balls/springs, wear allowing end play on 2nd gear and/or wear on the cluster gear with excess end play. Once 2nd starts moving...it is hard for that poppet ball and spring to keep it in place.The cases are repairable and they are dated too...so you probably do want to keep the original. It can be fixed!

Jay Turnbull Greetings Jay! Thanks for your always fun and thoughtful observations and comments! The Tom Sawyer approach with a white board! I will be using that, thank you!

Dave Ostrander It did 🤨....part of the jeep. Do you have any pictures of a "fully equipped" JASCO? I found 294th markings, but it was early history and they are just driving a pretty stock jeep on a beach.I think I have a few pics with the reel installed - but it scratched the floor so I repainted and have not installed since!😂