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Removing Superwinch Locking Hubs
Good Morning,
This group is a wonderful source for advice and support when we novices run into problems. And I have run into a problem. The 46CJ2A had Superwinch lockout hubs when I bought it. There is no way to know when they were installed or how long since they were last removed. I need to get them off so I can work on the brakes. The hubs are bolted on with six hardened steel Allen head bolts. As one might expect, all of the bolts came loose except one. I have used PB Blaster on it, tapped on it, ruined two L-shaped Allen wrenches, bought a new T-handle one last night that didn't do the job, gently heated the hub hoping that differential expansion rates would provide some help. Bottom line: bolt is still in the hub. Question: What advice can you offer to get this stubborn bolt out? Rodney Frey 46 CJ2A 48CJ2A North Newton, KS 67117 |
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Re: [WT] Willys Day in Calif - Wrightwood CA
Jim Russell
Wow,"Prominent WCW member" Thanks Benjamin! I am not sure I am
worthy. The September 22 Willys Day in Wrightwood, CA has been held for the several years and it is open to all Willys owners. It is a casual get together/show and shine in the small mountain town of Wrightwood. As Benjamin said, for 25 clams per year to join WCW, you get the inside scoop on these events, 4 club newsletters, neat classified ads and great articles about Willys. Here are the event details. Time: 9:00 am Location: Center of Withwood on Wighway 2 (East of Los Angeles) Features: Wrightwood is a small mountain village high in the San Gabriel Mountains in San Bernadino County. The village is nestled in the pines at 6000ft elevation and comprised of one fuel station/minimart, a few small antique stores, apparel stores and restaurants (from fine dining to not-so-fast specialty sandwiches). Places to Stay: Numerous bed and breakfasts and two motels (use google to find them). Directions: From I-5, take the Highway 138 exit to Wrightwood/Lake Silverwood in the Cajon Pass. Turn West approximately 9 miles to Highway 2. At the summit, head South 5 miles into Wrightwood. From Los Angeles, a scenic route is Highway 2 from Glendale to Wrightwood. This route takes approximately 2-3 hours (depending on vehicle speed!). For more details contact: Larry Boyes, WCW#958 760-249-4727 Carl Smith, WCW #844 760-249-3991 Hope that helps! Jim Russell Woodside, CA '56 PU L6-226 '50 CJ-3A L4-134 --- In WillysTech@..., Benjamin Deasis <bens33ford@...> wrote: [;;)] HewyRussell (Prominent WCW member) can provide additional details on or off list. action=view&id=60 63 4 WD sedan delivery "Parkway"action=view&id=828 33 Ford Cabriolet |
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Re: [WT] '58 Willys
Kurt Valentine
Welcome to the site, but a bit more information might be helpful like what
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type of '58 and where you might be located. Kurt V '60 Wagon Jefferson City, MO On 9/19/07, kennconn69 <kennconn69@...> wrote:
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Re: [WT] '58 Willys
kennconn69 <kennconn69@...> wrote: I came into posession of a '58 last fall.Would like to find some good
part and service websites/shops/enthusiasts who could provide info to help fixup and restore her. ================================================== Welcome, you have found what you seek. This site is amazing. But it is a little like your computer. It has a wealth of information, you just need to know what specific questions to ask. Here is a tongue in cheek example: I have a 1958 Willys wagon so I would assume that is what you have. So I'll jump right in and assume you are also from Canada. I would recommend that you search the archives first. It is a very useful place. (THANKS BRIAN) Of course my assumptions are probably wrong but then "58" was all I had to go on! :) Use this link to get started & just type in a keyword or question. or cut & paste this entire link Seriously. welcome to the list. Benjamin N. CA. 58 2 WD wagon "under construction" 63 4 WD sedan delivery "Parkway" 33 Ford Cabriolet 1951 Parkway, 1958 Rambler, 2002 Tbird Roadster 95 Harley |
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Re: [WT] Re: Idea going round in my head... [Hybrid conversion]
Have you seen this link for the Electric Cherokee conversion?
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Also not sure if it's the same one, but you mentioned a porsche conversion. I may know the guy who did it. One of the guys in our RACES group did a porsche EV conversion. He had the same issues that the Cherokee did, lack of range on a charge. Here's another, electric Rover: Looks like the company is out of business now, Wilde-EVolutions website is defunct (think I saved it all). There was even an article on this vehicle in one of the offroad mags back about 2002. Also company I used to work for did a hybrid HUMVEE for the Army (PEI Electronics, now DRS). Robert -- Past President, Rocket City Rockcrawlers Member, Southern Four Wheel Drive Association Member, United Four Wheel Drive Associations Vice President, Alabama OHV Association Team Leader, Rocket City Rockcrawlers CERT team ---------------------- Original Message: --------------------- From: "Tobias Gogolin" <usertogo@...> To: WillysTech@... Subject: Re: [WT] Re: Idea going round in my head... [Hybrid conversion] Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:17:17 +0000 Thanks for the comments! |
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Re: [WT] Re: Idea going round in my head... [Hybrid conversion]
J Kuechle
If you want to do something like this checkout this website:
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Its the UC Berkley (I think...) Team that competes in different Hybrid conversion contests around the country. There are a bunch of different colleges that get involved with with these competetions but this one and the one from UW Madison have the best websites. They have been 4x4 hybrid conversions for the last 8 or so years and they get good mileage, but it looks like it would be really expensive to do in your garage. Have fun, JP --- On Wed 09/19, Wayne Farrand < durant31@... > wrote:
From: Wayne Farrand [mailto: durant31@...] To: WillysTech@... Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:23:13 -0500 Subject: RE: [WT] Re: Idea going round in my head... [Hybrid conversion] Joe: If you get serious about electric, let me know. I have a big Jet starter engine and anotehr starter generator and some misc, that I got one time back when Mother Earth News had plans for a hybrid electric. I still have the plans, just don't have a plan (or the time). May never get aound to that project since I have too many gasoline ones. Wayne in West Des Moines '58 PU '31 Durant -----Original Message----- From: WillysTech@... [mailto:WillysTech@...] On Behalf Of Joe Villines Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:25 PM To: WillysTech@... Subject: [WT] Re: Idea going round in my head... [Hybrid conversion] I was just wondering where the Palmyra chapter of WT was hiding out... The Norwalk chapter is proud as hell--finally took the '53 PU for a long drive last week. I've considered making my cj-5 an electric beast with a small diesel to generate power if needed. It's a twisted, rotted shell of a machine now, so any mods won't void my cultural sensibilities. There are many great books on electric cars, and one of them actually has a kit price in it. For now, my truck is a gas burner, my Ford is a veggie/bio runner, and the '5 is still a pile of crap. Joe --------------------------------- Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - The most personalized portal on the Web! |
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Re: [WT] Sliding Window Locks??
Greg Bryant
My '63 Wagon (VIN reconciled to show it in '62 production line) has the
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same locks as in the photos someone shared except mine are on the bottom versus top of the window. ________________________________ From: WillysTech@... [mailto:WillysTech@...] On Behalf Of Joe Davis Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 9:37 PM To: WillysTech@... Subject: Re: [WT] Sliding Window Locks?? Kyle, there were two types of window locks. the early wagons had a lever under the window. The later wagons 49 ish had a small lock that screws onto the frame. Joe in WI 49 wagon Willys_Wagon@... <mailto:Willys_Wagon%40msn.com> wrote: Hey All, |
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Re: [WT] Bouncing messages - moderator listening?
Got this message twice - once through the yahoo group address and once
on the one you copied to me. So far so good. Another interesting oddity - Mighty Mo Ric's messages have been making it through regardless. Not sure why. How did mvpimages (can't type the full url or the almighty spam assassinThere were three mvp.... domains on the list I located earlier. The other two related to you? Can't remember exactly what the rest of the name was. list.. Excuse me while I laugh madly. Ok I'm back. Now excuse me againYeah, it is a joke. The "owners" of the list claim that they don't block e-mail - they just provide the list to the people running the mail servers and they decide what to do with it. The spam controls I have access to on the hosting site are all turned off. But their use of the blacklists take place prior to it getting to that filter - I think. We'll see what they come up with in the next few days but I can't fathom any reasonable reason for rejecting a message just because it contains a "bad" url IN the message - that's just plain stupid. OK...I'm off my soapbox. David, let me know if this solution works forI'll keep an eye on it for the next few days and compare what shows up in my inbox with what's showing up on Yahoo and let you know. Thanks! David '50 $WD Pickup |
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Re: [WT] Bouncing messages - moderator listening?
WillysTech
David:
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I have temporarily changed the mvpimages link to a tinyurl.com link to see if this solves your issue. How did mvpimages (can't type the full url or the almighty spam assassin will kick this message) get on the spam list? Well it seems that anyone can add a domain to the spam list and no one checks to see if the claim is indeed valid. A domain is deemed guilty of sending spam without any proof required from the accuser. It is then up to the accused party to first discover that they are now on the list and then they have to send some proof that they are indeed not a spammer to be removed from the list.. Excuse me while I laugh madly. Ok I'm back. Now excuse me again while I now laugh madly at your ISP for using this method of madness as a means of "protecting" you from spam. Hold on, I'm not back yet as I have to laugh once again. Most ISP's offer a means of allowing you to "opt-out" out of their "foolproof" means of protecting you from spam. If yours does not...then they should start. How many other legitimate emails have they decided you should not be allowed to view? I guess you will never know!!! =-O OK...I'm off my soapbox. David, let me know if this solution works for you . Mark WillysTech (AKA "Spammers 'R Us") David Hoelzeman wrote:
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Re: [WT] Re: Idea going round in my head... [Hybrid conversion]
Joe:
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If you get serious about electric, let me know. I have a big Jet starter engine and anotehr starter generator and some misc, that I got one time back when Mother Earth News had plans for a hybrid electric. I still have the plans, just don't have a plan (or the time). May never get aound to that project since I have too many gasoline ones. Wayne in West Des Moines '58 PU '31 Durant -----Original Message-----
From: WillysTech@... [mailto:WillysTech@...] On Behalf Of Joe Villines Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:25 PM To: WillysTech@... Subject: [WT] Re: Idea going round in my head... [Hybrid conversion] I was just wondering where the Palmyra chapter of WT was hiding out... The Norwalk chapter is proud as hell--finally took the '53 PU for a long drive last week. I've considered making my cj-5 an electric beast with a small diesel to generate power if needed. It's a twisted, rotted shell of a machine now, so any mods won't void my cultural sensibilities. There are many great books on electric cars, and one of them actually has a kit price in it. For now, my truck is a gas burner, my Ford is a veggie/bio runner, and the '5 is still a pile of crap. Joe --------------------------------- Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. |
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Re: [WT] Re: Idea going round in my head... [Hybrid conversion]
Thanks for the comments!
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Its true the cost will probably make this a longer term perspective for me, but it seems an idea worth pursuing considering the overwhelming negative aspects of fossil fuel operation... I have been debating weather the e-motor should go front or back. Pro front electric: while recovering energy when braking the front has much more capacity Pro rear electric: The rear doesn't have manual hubs so the disconnect in case of operating electrically will still turn the rear differential and the drive shaft wasting energy... Pro front electric: theoretically with an E-motor with input and output shaft the full power 4WD mode can still be implemented via transfer case! As the electromotor will likely have to be geared down, in case where the wheels are tuning the motor this will add extra turning resistance. Pro front electric: The motor can be manually disconnected Pro rear electric: Its better to pull resistance than to push it (when coasting or driving with internal combustion engine) So you see there are quite a number of issues to be considered... I'm still undecided... It appears that motors show up on ebay between $200 and $2000 the controller will likely cost $300-600 Lead acid batteries are relatively inexpensive but heavy... (another $500) Other types are hard to find and I suspect quite expensive... The electro motors aren't even that heavy for example People are converting cars all over the place but its true usually they throw out the ICE and put in electric... Has anybody seen that Porsche electric conversion where the guy made a (hybrid) trailer consisting of a golf rabbit front end where the motor is converted into a charger? On 9/18/07, Donny H. Dickey <b.i.x@...> wrote:
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Re: Idea going round in my head... [Hybrid conversion]
Joe Villines
I was just wondering where the Palmyra chapter of WT was hiding out...
The Norwalk chapter is proud as hell--finally took the '53 PU for a long drive last week. I've considered making my cj-5 an electric beast with a small diesel to generate power if needed. It's a twisted, rotted shell of a machine now, so any mods won't void my cultural sensibilities. There are many great books on electric cars, and one of them actually has a kit price in it. For now, my truck is a gas burner, my Ford is a veggie/bio runner, and the '5 is still a pile of crap. Joe --------------------------------- Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. |
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Re: [WT] Sliding Window Locks??
Kyle,
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there were two types of window locks. the early wagons had a lever under the window. The later wagons 49 ish had a small lock that screws onto the frame. Joe in WI 49 wagon Willys_Wagon@... wrote: Hey All, |
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Re: Idea going round in my head... [Hybrid conversion]
eugenethemagicaljeep
Haven't tried it. Expect you could make it work if you tried hard
enough, but the money it would cost would buy an awful lot of gas. Nice idea, but doubt it's worth it. Not to mention offending the Willys gods. Nice to hear from you, Landen. James P. Sartain, Jr. Chattanooga, Tennessee 1953 CJ3B --- In WillysTech@..., "Tobias Gogolin" <usertogo@...> wrote: active this group is!there
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Re: Idea going round in my head... [Hybrid conversion]
Donny H. Dickey
A very interesting idea, but I don't think it would work as a
practical matter. maybe as a 'concept' vehicle but not as something you'd actually drive around. The front axle isn't made to take the full torque of the engine for starters. Certianly not for everyday hard-surface driving. You'd probably better off hooking the electric motor to the front driveshaft for that reason. An interesting knock off on that idea would be to mount an electic motor in place of a PTO. Not sure if that can be done on the -20, but should theoretically be possible on an older Jeep with the -18. I agree with the observation about weight. Those motors and their batteries are seriously heavy and very expensive. As a practical matter there are several more cost effective ways to increase your gas mileage considerably (and 'hybrid' mileage isn't all its touted to be even on cars built from the ground up) AND keep your CJ-7 a 4WD. If you like the idea for the novelty, go buy an old DJ-5x(postal jeep) they're 2wd, lighter, and a dime a dozen. Would make a good engineering test bed and who knows. Might 'discover' something new. --- In WillysTech@..., "Tobias Gogolin" <usertogo@...> wrote: active this group is!there
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Re: List messages, was Throttle Linkages
Try the digest setting instead of the individual e-mails. I use itI find digests more annoying than Yahoo's site so I don't consider that an option. And it might not be any better since the digests are e-mailed. Right now it looks like the problem lies with mvpimages.net being on a black list that the e-mail server is using. Until Mark chimes in it's not likely to change for the better. David '50 4WD Pickup |
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Re: Interesting listing on EBay
eugenethemagicaljeep
I had something turn-key in mind. Old story I read said that (at the
time) you could buy a VW on the lot for about $3000. Buy it over the parts counter and it would cost $12,000 and you would still have to put it together. Actually, I've always wondered why the more extensive modifiers don't use this route. All fresh parts, no rust, and nothing to throw away. Best of all, it leaves the original jeeps for us restorers. The Mitsubishi in the ad is still a good looking jeep. I think you could get used to the wrong side drive. The postal employees don't seem to have a problem. Does anybody know if Mitsubishi is still making these? Seems like I saw something somewhere to indicate they did. Wonder whose arm you would have to twist to get them to consider importing them here? Of course, that's probably road-blocked by Chrysler. The license is undoubtedly for Japanese production only. James P. Sartain, Jr. Chattanooga, Tennessee --- In WillysTech@..., "Mighty Mo" <cj2a@...> wrote: all the pieces. Omix-ADA supplies most if not all EXCEPT the grill. I haveheard even the frames are available. Of course the cost would beoutrageous. Ric -. |
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Re: List messages, was Throttle Linkages
eugenethemagicaljeep
Try the digest setting instead of the individual e-mails. I use it
and it works fine. Easier than having to go to Yahoo. James P. Sartain, Jr. PS Sorry about the double posting on one of my messages. Don't know how I managed that. --- In WillysTech@..., "David" <mathman@...> wrote: 1953. The 1950-51 models had:out why I'm not receiving the individual e-mails. It's specific tothis group - the messages from FSJ-List are coming through just fine... |
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Re: [WT] Idea going round in my head... [Hybrid conversion]
Good to hear from you Landen, It's been a while.
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Ric -. Toledo, Ohio Home of the World Famous JeepR 1948 - CJ2A L134 - #149488 - Mighty Mo 1948 - CJ2A L134 - #156174 - Ole Blue 1948 - CJ2A 225 V6 - #184134 - Willy 1950 - T3-C - #16517 Bantam Trailer. 1953 - CJ3A L134 453-GB1-18612 1963-5? - Wagoneer 1982 - M416 - Still 24 Volt 1989 - XJ - Cherokee Laredo -4.0L 2004 - Dodge Durango 4x4 w/car trailer - WRV(tm) - Willys Recovery Vehicle Never Forget September 11, 2001 Freedom isn't free <> ** ** Constants Aren't **** ** Variables Won't **** ** _____ From: WillysTech@... [mailto:WillysTech@...] On Behalf Of The MAd Scots Farmer Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 9:20 PM To: WillysTech@... Subject: Re: [WT] Idea going round in my head... [Hybrid conversion] The Willys gods frown in disapproval, For defiling a Jeep that's not a Willys, and too new for the group. Landen Schooler Palmyra, Iowa Subject: [WT] Idea going round in my head... [Hybrid conversion] |
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