WW2 Dodge power wagon restro

I am working on a WW2 Dodge 4x4 powerwagon from the 40's front end has been bodgied up lots a bits on the net in the US & good prices just geting the clearances & alignment of the CV joint in the king pin line may be a problem the tolarance looks like 1/16"of float is OK but as the inner seal & bearing were missing looks like a machineing job for me any contacts here in OZ would be handy on these axels ???
tc

The king pin/cv joint relationship is the same both sides. If the housing is damaged (if it is not just get a bearing and the axle shoulder will put it in the right spot) measure the other side, give the measurements to a machine shop who will clean up the bearing seat and put a sleeve in it for you. If you are lucky you may find a standard bearing with bigger outer diameter but same inner to go in the enlarged hole.

If you are only going to use it as a toy you might get away with using one of the fancy bearing epoxies to take up the damaged seat. They are very good and should do a weekend warrior for years. You should get free-wheeling hubs which are readily available from Vintage Power Wagons and others to make life more pleasant all around and help your repair last.

TC

Do you have the workshop manuals? I am pretty sure I have the manuals for your model if you want any specs.

I also have the Dodge interchange manual that gives many alternative parts from other brands that will fit your vehicle. I think it includes axle diff parts.

Lang

Thanks Lang I have found some books & stuff on the net that has me now going down the right path .
I will take the camera when I next work on this relic & snap a few shots so I can get a posative ID on this model .
Yes I could spin up new bushes & find a seal I guess but the owner would rather I click the keyboard & have then dropped in I just dont want to get the wrong bits for this model someware in the 40's I would guess .
when I get an ID then we can go ahead our dollar may be up again by then .
I only work on these gadgets on Mondays otherwise I would turn to drink every job has 2 other jobs attached you know how it goes .
One day I will flog it up the road & stop it in a straight line then I will know it was worth the efort .
Thanks for your responces

lost the plot here trying to attach a JPG of the front diff I have posted pics here before but cant attach this front diff pic no place to click & attach ?????? :'(TC

TC

Look at instructions at the top of this Restoration Forum "Posting Photos" - gives you the right info.

If you are doing a big axle deal on this vehicle you might look at getting high speed diff ratios. Most of the original Power Wagons were pretty slow - even slower than the WW2 weapon carriers they are derived from.

I can sit on 80kmh in my 1942 Dodge Carryall (station wagon version of the weapon carrier). I once had a 1950 Power Wagon and it was really working at 70kph.

As they say it pulled like a 16 year old schoolboy but took a real long time to get anywhere.

www.flickr.com/photos/41838060@N05/6409160309/in/photostream :

You are in the ball park but still no photos

Yes mate I have made progress if you click on that link the page displays OK today I will measure the housing & axels & I may just spin up what I want here at home got some bronze that will do the job .
I will see what today brings after we ID the wagon & trany take pictures & see if it can be found I will keep you posted

[img][IMG]http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee511/topcat36/Image1jpgdifffront.jpg[/img] try 4 see if this works