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| PapaC | Feb 23 2015, 01:49 AM Post #301 |
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ALMOST ready to close down the Speedometer Repair Shop for now.![]() Resetting this one was a whole different animal and it took more than a minute to re-time and put the odometer back together. Taking the odometer apart was much like the previous 8 but the similarities ended there. This time though I didn't let my pliers slip. Also note that nothing on this SW speedometer will interchange with anything on the earlier KS speedometers. The bezel will be black and once the paint dries and is baked on a little bit I'll put back together and bench test. EDIT. After studying the pictures I went back and tweaked the Guages hands a little bit.
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Charles Tate....North Mississippi 1956 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible Doing ground up nuts and bolt restoration by almost entirely reconditioning original used or a few NOS DJ3A parts. 1962 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible. (For research and parts only) | |
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| PapaC | Feb 26 2015, 03:10 AM Post #302 |
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BEFORE. DJ3A Steward Warner Speedometer ![]() Simple drill rig used for bench testing these ![]() Holding steady. Odometer working correctly ![]() Ready to pack up for future use ![]() Note. No armor all, wax, polish, or clear coat was used an any of the faces. Just soap and water. I didn't want anything that would collect dust or yellow later. I did touch up the guage hands on all ...and the metal pointer on this 9 only with a orange permanent marker. The KS speedometer pointers were all plastic, not faded and cleaned up ok. Speedometer shop now officially closed for the time being. Someday in the future I'll do the other 8 and the other 9. |
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Charles Tate....North Mississippi 1956 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible Doing ground up nuts and bolt restoration by almost entirely reconditioning original used or a few NOS DJ3A parts. 1962 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible. (For research and parts only) | |
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| PapaC | Feb 26 2015, 05:04 AM Post #303 |
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Some conflicting information but here it is From the 1955 DJ3A Dispatchers Owners Manual ![]() DJ3A Pictures from the 1956, 62-71 Parts List ![]() ![]() |
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Charles Tate....North Mississippi 1956 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible Doing ground up nuts and bolt restoration by almost entirely reconditioning original used or a few NOS DJ3A parts. 1962 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible. (For research and parts only) | |
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| PapaC | Feb 26 2015, 10:03 PM Post #304 |
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Restating. To date a KS 10 speedometer has never been actually spotted on a real DJ3A that I know of. That 'may' or 'may not' change someday in the future. Soon to be opened for a limited amount of business.... YE OLD CRUDDY VACUUM WIPER KITCHEN TABLE REPAIR SHOP!!! ![]() ![]() |
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Charles Tate....North Mississippi 1956 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible Doing ground up nuts and bolt restoration by almost entirely reconditioning original used or a few NOS DJ3A parts. 1962 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible. (For research and parts only) | |
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| PapaC | Feb 28 2015, 02:20 AM Post #305 |
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The next images were taken as the white one is being taken apart. WARNING: some of these are graphic in nature!!! 1. ![]() 2. ![]() 3. ![]() 4.
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Charles Tate....North Mississippi 1956 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible Doing ground up nuts and bolt restoration by almost entirely reconditioning original used or a few NOS DJ3A parts. 1962 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible. (For research and parts only) | |
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| PapaC | Feb 28 2015, 02:30 AM Post #306 |
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5. ![]() 6. ![]() the valve on the right is stuck 7. ![]() and getting this out is like taking a puzzle apart 8.
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Charles Tate....North Mississippi 1956 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible Doing ground up nuts and bolt restoration by almost entirely reconditioning original used or a few NOS DJ3A parts. 1962 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible. (For research and parts only) | |
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| PapaC | Feb 28 2015, 06:37 AM Post #307 |
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Even I wasn't expecting these parts to come out this good. I managed to save all of the gaskets with some heat, and a few little tricks. The thing would be going back together almost perfect if not for the old plier grip marks left behind on the chrome of the little hand handle. ![]()
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Charles Tate....North Mississippi 1956 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible Doing ground up nuts and bolt restoration by almost entirely reconditioning original used or a few NOS DJ3A parts. 1962 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible. (For research and parts only) | |
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| PapaC | Feb 28 2015, 11:53 PM Post #308 |
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Before reassembling I sprayed a light coat of self etching primer on the exterior surfaces.![]() ![]() ![]()
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Charles Tate....North Mississippi 1956 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible Doing ground up nuts and bolt restoration by almost entirely reconditioning original used or a few NOS DJ3A parts. 1962 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible. (For research and parts only) | |
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| PapaC | Mar 1 2015, 12:05 AM Post #309 |
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![]() ![]() ![]() About this time I realized my mistake. I had to temporarily take the bottom back off so that I could thread the end of this slide around the shaft and pedal and get it into place. ![]() |
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Charles Tate....North Mississippi 1956 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible Doing ground up nuts and bolt restoration by almost entirely reconditioning original used or a few NOS DJ3A parts. 1962 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible. (For research and parts only) | |
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| PapaC | Mar 2 2015, 04:17 AM Post #310 |
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Hooking this spring was a bugger, I should have hooked it when I was still putting the slide in. Here's me trying to finess it in there.![]() Once it's hooked it has to be moved out of the way ![]() Putting this piece in, getting the valves hooked to it and fastening this spring has to be a little bit like performing heart surgery ![]() Still in primer but there's two flat washers positioned on each side here and a larger flat washer and three leather washers that go on the main shaft ![]() Ready for paint and final assembly I believe it's going to work. Soon I'll figure out a way to pull some vacuum and find out. I did manage to misunderstand myself and make one little bitty semi-catastrophic mistake. It won't affect operation but it's wrong and I'll have to figure out what to do about it. I'v got two SF 616 wiper motors. I KNEW the right side was supposed to be a SF 616-1A. I knew the SF 616-1A was supposed to have a straight fitting so I altered this one. That's the mistake. I didn't realize it wasn't that easy. The SF 616-1 is also built mirror imaged so that the vacuum fitting is on the other side. The U shaped fitting would have at least been usable on the right side. The straight one has to come back out. That's just wayyyy to wrong. |
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| SteveK | Mar 3 2015, 06:44 AM Post #311 |
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Charles, Could you tell if you can change the start and/or stop cycle to oppose the driver's side operation, so PARK position will be in center of windshield for both? Otherwise, won't one be up while the other is down? |
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| PapaC | Mar 3 2015, 02:02 PM Post #312 |
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Edited: see next few post Charles |
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Charles Tate....North Mississippi 1956 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible Doing ground up nuts and bolt restoration by almost entirely reconditioning original used or a few NOS DJ3A parts. 1962 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible. (For research and parts only) | |
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| SteveK | Mar 3 2015, 04:29 PM Post #313 |
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So if I am understanding you correctly, there is no 'auto park' action in the motor, therefore the wiper will always just be wherever you turn off the wiper??? It has been four years since I saw mine work, but I thought it always went back to park in the same position, like in a suction-release action, and then ready for suction again. If so, it always has a right to left action when started (looking at it thru the glass). Static wiper location will not change that, and the passenger wiper will automatically rest at the windshield's side edge (assigned by static position) and not the bottom, to be ready to move from left to right at next start. Looking at the correct passenger model, the switch is on the left, not the right as the driver's side, both closest to the vacuum source tube, so I'm wondering if the guts are 'reversible' in placement, or operate totally opposite by design only? Any one out there ever compared the two and willing to share your experience and/or suggestions? I saw OT's beautiful 'work horse' has both, and I'm sure he uses them both too. BTW OT, how did you get that monster of a log pictured up those ramps? Thanks for sharing. |
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| PapaC | Mar 3 2015, 06:36 PM Post #314 |
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Well maybe I didn't completely think this thing through. Worst case scenario might have to put a extra small cut off in the vacumn line going to the passenger side and park the wiper by hand Best case scenario is to actually find the exact right vacuum motor before I get ready to even install one on the passenger side. |
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| oldtime | Mar 3 2015, 07:26 PM Post #315 |
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The Trico wipers are either RH or LH by design. That merely implies that they will park on one side or the other. The only difference between a RH motor and a LH motor is the base plate assembly which includes the on/off switch. The cross bar on the paddle shaft has a single function. The arms are bent (adjusted) in order to actuate the valves via the swinging arm. In effect this bending of the paddle shaft cross bar effects the arc of the paddle. I like to adjust the bars so they will just barely reverse the valves. In that way I get the maximum sweep of the paddle inside it's chamber. The chamber will nearly handle up to 180* swing from the paddle. |
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Currently building my final F-134 powered 3B . Rock Crawler using factory parts from the Willys Motors era (1953-1963) http://s4.zetaboards.com/CJ3B_Bulletin_Board/topic/30228766/1/#new | |
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