new jeep to restore

[igor]

i aquired an 1982 jeep CJ7 ,a former national park service vehicle forest green with a white fiberglass top. it has a 4 speed and a gm 4cyl engine. it has 122 k miles on it. i havent done anythinglike this since the 60 s and early 70 s so im learning from sacratch. ill need to put in some panels and cut out the rust. ill see if my son can take pictures since it is beyoned my limits

 

[gert]

Sweet

 

[igor]

hi thre any tricks to removing the front rotors from my CJ7 ive got the wheel off but the roitor will not budge. it has been sitting this way for 2 years and then i got it. i need to redo the front brakes and that incldes the front rotors. any thoughts appreciated

 

[gert]

You need a manual, if you go to the site links on this forum they have an 82 manual that you can use/ download/ print, thats the best place to start.

 

[Old Dog]

you need to take the whole hub off and knock the wheel studs out to seperate them. They do NOT just slip over the studs like many new cars.

 

[KevinKulesz]

you need to take the whole hub off and knock the wheel studs out to seperate them. They do NOT just slip over the studs like many new cars.

How do we get the hub off? We took the locking mechanism off and accessed the internal components. Do we need to take the internal spindle nut off in order to remove the hub?

 

[rlinwood]

i aquired an 1982 jeep CJ7 ,a former national park service vehicle forest green with a white fiberglass top. it has a 4 speed and a gm 4cyl engine. it has 122 k miles on it. i havent done anythinglike this since the 60 s and early 70 s so im learning from sacratch. ill need to put in some panels and cut out the rust. ill see if my son can take pictures since it is beyoned my limits

I recently purchased a 1984 CJ7 . It has the original dark (forest) green paint.
According to CarFax it apparently spent it's first ten years as a US Government vehicle... perhaps a Forest Service jeep?
I saw your posting. Curious if the green used on your Jeep was dark or rather light?
I am trying to guess which department of government would have used this Jeep with it's dark green paint color....
Thanks.