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fun weekend working on the 66 cj5

fun weekend working on the 66 cj5

Thorwon

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1966 CJ5 134"F" 3sp with Warn OD
Well she has a new rear axle, and disk brakes up front.
I started working on the axle and everything went great, no problems at all.
So I thought ok that was easy enough I'll just keep going. So I started on the disk brakes. It seemed like nothing went right. Starting with trying to get the brake lines fittings to come loose. I knew I would have to replace at least 1 line but I had to replace 3. I had to use vise grips to get the lines loose.
When I went to install the rotor on the drivers side, the back of the hub was not machined flat so the rotor didn't fit. Well the hub is to big for my lathe.( craftsmen 6x18 )
I clamped it down on the mill (jet J15 ). I put a 3/4" carbide end mill in and started cutting. It took 2 hours to finish.
I started installing the calipers and found the banjo bolts were wrong. They were metric. I decided to just make them. It took about 10 minutes per bolt.
The wife came out and helped me bleed them. Today was the first time I have driven this jeep with working brakes.
All in all it was a great day.:chug:
 
Wow! Great that you had the equipment to Get-R-Done!! :D
 
Wow! Great that you had the equipment to Get-R-Done!! :D

I've been a machinist for 20+ years and I've picked up a couple of toys. What I need is a larger lathe. I just don't have a good shop (concrete floor) to put it in. Maybe someday.
 

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