Hi list....
I have almost every hub/brake assembly back on the Scout Car except for the
front left (called on account of rain and REALLY humid/foggy weather). I
find that I will have to return to the front right and remove it once again
in order to check the clearance between the hub inner grease seal and the
bearing. I heard something touching when I turned the drum and it cannot be
anything else so I figured I had better check it. Once this is
accomplished, the Scout goes to the frame straightening machine.....hooray!
Having the Scout back on it's wheels means the sandblasting tent will be
available for all the other parts that need attention. Of course it is
spring time and the weather will probably not cooperate in the least but
what else can I do but be ready for the few nice days?
I recently received my water pump rebuild kit ($195.00!) and decided to get
after it. I went to the Greek Scout and removed it's water pump for my
initial tear-down effort just in case I make a fatal boo-boo. That will
leave me with the better (looking, at lease) water pump still on the US
Scout's engine. It was raining one of those nasty soaking rains the whole
time and I regret having my tools out in it but did get the pump off. I
would hate to have to do it leaning over a fender and inner fender armor
plate! After getting it off I got as far as the removal of the impeller
pump housing from the assembly before deciding that I had better turn this
over to a machine shop for a little more sophisticated disassembly than I
can do without a press, etc. Better safe than sorry.
Whoever designed the Hercules JXD water pump was either a genius or a
lunatic.....I cannot decide which. It has this open section in the middle
where the bronze packing nut can be seen encompassing the main shaft. This
section looks all the world like something is missing, though this is not
the case. Forward of this is the part of the housing that holds the
distributor gear drive and forward of that is the part that fits into the
timing gear housing on the front of the engine. For the most part, the
assembly has parts that are finely machined to fairly exact tolerances and
while the pumps were new, I am quite sure that overhauling them would be no
real challenge.....but here, we are talking about a pump that has sit for
probably at least 20 years or more! Well, I was disappointed to have to
consider sending this out, but it is the better part of valor. The good
news is that the pump (while quite old) began to turn fairly freely with the
addition of some solvent, then some light oil to the main bearing.
Impressive! I think I will have a winner with this pump and if a few spare
bucks crop up (Oh yeh....Riiiiiight!) I may go ahead and rebuild the other
pump as well so as to have a back up.
Hopefully, tomorrow the Scout will be back on its wheels. Good night all!
TJ
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