Here's the latest skinny on the Marine Mule restoration (pictures coming
soon on the Marine Mule website).
All of the major componants have been separated. Last night saw the
disassembly of the, what the heck is it called, the housing that the frame
tubes bolt to. The gears inside were still coated with oil, and there was
no visable deformation or deterioration except for one unit. It will
require a serious amount of polishing, but still seems to be in good shape.
There are 34 little "pin bearings" that make a sort of roller affair for
each of the drive shafts. Some are missing, and I'm concerned that I might
not be able to find replacements.
One of the assemblies, the left side hub (from the lifting shackle to where
the assembly bolts on to the afore-mentioned housing is broken, cracked,
and completely unservicable. I am going to have to replace the entire
thing, including the guts.
A few questions came up as I performed all of this:
Are there gasket kits available? I am going replace every gasket out of
hand.
The shaft of the steering column (with the worm gear on the end) is broken.
The rest of the steering gear assembly looks to be in great shape. Is
there a source for the worm gear and shaft?
That's it for now,
Bill
http://members.tripod.com/marinemule
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