Recent content by curdy

Whoops... When I took the cover off the shifter area I didn't realize the levers would lift out with it. I wasn't too worried thinking it would be fairly obvious how they were oriented to be placed back. Not obvious...at least to me. Can you all tell how I should put these back in? Below is...

The spring I fished out look practically new so I guess it made a safe drop down past the gears. Of course there's nothing to attach it to anymore and I wasn't able to retrieve those pieces so into the parts bin it goes. I'm realizing my setup/process isn't working for me. I have most of...

Hope everyone had a great Christmas. Been busy with work and not getting much shop time in lately. Never did get the cover off the rockshaft. Either I'm missing something or its stuck more than I'm comfortable prying or pulling at it with out some confirmation from someone more experienced...

I am having difficulty getting the knobs off the levers to remove the boots so I can get the cover off (cover needs some re-shaping). Boots are not in bad shape as I replaced them a few years ago. Still may replace them anyway because they sat outside for a while during my move south. I...

Pretty frustrated. Put in the shaft and have a leak on one side. Its the side that received the shaft from the inside vs the outside. Something I noticed was that the shaft was angled a bit low when it came up to the bushing. I used a punch and a jack stand as a fulcrum to (as best as I...

I like the way you think. I'm still new at welding, but I'm happy with how this came out. The lever was broken right through the round part of the opening near the top. Unfortunately I didn't take a before picture. FEL will only be coming off to fix it up then going back on. Shoot, I...

Hi everyone, I have picked up on the 2040 project as more of a restoration now (which was always part of the plan, just delayed longer). It's a project to learn skills on for my children and myself included. The goal is to have it fixed up and looking nice for next year's Holiday parade in...

Those rings (referred to as hooks in my parts manual) have been removed...they seem no closer to coming apart then when they were in. Maybe some heat will help? Oh, and I never included the issue with the hand throttle. I've tried to find info on it and haven't had any luck understanding...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'm getting some shop time in today and have 2 items to address. The first is finishing up the SCV boot replacement job that I started yesterday. I'm having trouble understanding how this is supposed to go back together. I was able to take everything apart by...

Here is what I have:

Load Control Sensing Shaft Leak '76 2040 I was trying to remove both draft links for space reasons in the shop. Got one off with out much issue but couldn't get the other side. So I had the bright idea of just knocking the shaft through from the now open end so I could get at the stubborn pin...

finally got to mounting the tires and cutting the dishes away from the old rims. Now faced with a new set of challenges. The dishes don't fit the new rims, and the loops are shorter than the originals (so the OEM bolts are too long). Guess I need to shop for some dishes that fit and a set of...

Sprung a leak in one of the rear tires. After removing the tire, tube and busted parts of the rim, found a bit of a hole. Bought new rims and getting ready to put the tires back on. Is there a right and wrong direction to install the tires? Simply, should the loops be towards the inside or...

Wasn't able to go pick up those used tires and wheels before they were sold to someone else. I think I was measuring the rims wrong and believe I have 12", not 13". The part that confuses me is that my tires are printed with "14.9 x 28 on 13" rims". Am I correct that 14.9x28 could be mounted...