I’ve had the Willys for over 15 years. It’s got a 283 Chevy in it. Restoring it is on my list of projects.
Alan
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Alan, my friend….are you out there???
Do a ‘GOOGLE” search for “Harmonica Rick Gibson” and click on one of the links, FaceBook, 94 Club motorcycle blog, and get ahold of me my old friend.
It’s been waaaay too long!
Rick Gibson
Alan, my friend….are you out there???
Do a ‘GOOGLE” search for “Harmonica Rick Gibson” and click on one of the links, FaceBook, 94 Club motorcycle blog, and get ahold of me my old friend.
It’s been waaaay too long!
Rick Gibson
a restoration , a steering damper tells me that a possible front end over haul will be included, upper/lower pinion bearings, front wheel bearings, maybe steering gear rebuild, new tie-rod ends, possibly new felt oil seal and seal retainer plate, wheel bearing spindle bushings, these things sound like a lot of greasy work , but the results of nice tight accurate effortless steering are well worth the trouble. also if someone lifted your vehicle with non-stock springs you may have to check the book on how to fix the caster so the vehicle will track better and the wheel will return better after a turn. I’m not a real mechanic so I had to go by the service manual that spells these procedures out , I left one part of the procedure out and caught it because I kept reviewing the book while I was working. good luck. now I have to do this job on an FC-150. just got done on an M-170 . none of my stuff is concourse restorations but they have the tightest steering on the planet. I wouldn’t trade my stock ’60 6-226 wagon for a Georgia farm . have fun.
a restoration , a steering damper tells me that a possible front end over haul will be included, upper/lower pinion bearings, front wheel bearings, maybe steering gear rebuild, new tie-rod ends, possibly new felt oil seal and seal retainer plate, wheel bearing spindle bushings, these things sound like a lot of greasy work , but the results of nice tight accurate effortless steering are well worth the trouble. also if someone lifted your vehicle with non-stock springs you may have to check the book on how to fix the caster so the vehicle will track better and the wheel will return better after a turn. I’m not a real mechanic so I had to go by the service manual that spells these procedures out , I left one part of the procedure out and caught it because I kept reviewing the book while I was working. good luck. now I have to do this job on an FC-150. just got done on an M-170 . none of my stuff is concourse restorations but they have the tightest steering on the planet. I wouldn’t trade my stock ’60 6-226 wagon for a Georgia farm . have fun.
Alan, my friend….are you out there???
Do a ‘GOOGLE” search for “Harmonica Rick Gibson” and click on one of the links, FaceBook, 94 Club motorcycle blog, and get ahold of me my old friend.
It’s been waaaay too long!
Rick Gibson
Alan, my friend….are you out there???
Do a ‘GOOGLE” search for “Harmonica Rick Gibson” and click on one of the links, FaceBook, 94 Club motorcycle blog, and get ahold of me my old friend.
It’s been waaaay too long!
Rick Gibson
a restoration , a steering damper tells me that a possible front end over haul will be included, upper/lower pinion bearings, front wheel bearings, maybe steering gear rebuild, new tie-rod ends, possibly new felt oil seal and seal retainer plate, wheel bearing spindle bushings, these things sound like a lot of greasy work , but the results of nice tight accurate effortless steering are well worth the trouble. also if someone lifted your vehicle with non-stock springs you may have to check the book on how to fix the caster so the vehicle will track better and the wheel will return better after a turn. I’m not a real mechanic so I had to go by the service manual that spells these procedures out , I left one part of the procedure out and caught it because I kept reviewing the book while I was working. good luck. now I have to do this job on an FC-150. just got done on an M-170 . none of my stuff is concourse restorations but they have the tightest steering on the planet. I wouldn’t trade my stock ’60 6-226 wagon for a Georgia farm . have fun.
a restoration , a steering damper tells me that a possible front end over haul will be included, upper/lower pinion bearings, front wheel bearings, maybe steering gear rebuild, new tie-rod ends, possibly new felt oil seal and seal retainer plate, wheel bearing spindle bushings, these things sound like a lot of greasy work , but the results of nice tight accurate effortless steering are well worth the trouble. also if someone lifted your vehicle with non-stock springs you may have to check the book on how to fix the caster so the vehicle will track better and the wheel will return better after a turn. I’m not a real mechanic so I had to go by the service manual that spells these procedures out , I left one part of the procedure out and caught it because I kept reviewing the book while I was working. good luck. now I have to do this job on an FC-150. just got done on an M-170 . none of my stuff is concourse restorations but they have the tightest steering on the planet. I wouldn’t trade my stock ’60 6-226 wagon for a Georgia farm . have fun.