Recent content by acacia1602

I can't recommend Lazzars. I spoke with Mark, who was quite dismissive and angry that I'd even call about such a thing. He was unwilling to even look for the parts. I quote: "I can't put a guy on finding $2 worth of parts." Never mind that I'd be quite willing to pay much more than $2 for...

So I took the front wheels apart - it took a pipe wrench and a vise to get the axle off the frozen front left wheel - and have the wheels moving smoothly again. But the front wheel washer and front axle snap ring for that wheel were not present and I need to find a replacement. Here are the...

Ooh, guess what has a 3" ID and roughly 5/16" pin already in it? Costs 5 bucks? Has spot to leverage a cheater bar? :thumbup:

Thats an awesome link, and yes, that's exactly what I'm proposing. The only difference being that monkey wrench he drilled out probably wouldn't make it far enough around to hold, but this Williams, with it's pivot, would be fine. You'd just want to make sure your pin extends at the same angle...

GeorgeB22, The wrench I use is a Williams 474 Adjustable Hook Spanner Wrench. But of course it uses a hook, not pins, which natively won't work for your nut. I put my calipers to it and I see it's .51" width at the hook end. That might be wide enough for you to either grind the hook down to...

My compliments on your ability to manhandle that spring down so far, hiball. Mine is a beast - you must be a strong guy. :) I pulled and repacked the packing last night, and jacking up is definitely easier. It's noticeably easier to move down as well, though I still can't push it back down...

Are any of these still made in the USA?

During the install I ran into a bear of a time installing the spring and guards on the piston. I'd like to share what I learned about how to make it a breeze. The spring is pretty stiff, as you would imagine. So you really need to be able to put some force down on it to compress it. And then...

Just to be sure, I pulled it apart (thank god for this wench, which makes that job easy) and had a look: To my eye, the edges look clean and crisp - as crisp as oil soaked suede leather can be, that is. ;-) And interestingly, it was not as hard to move up and down. So a little time in the...

Update: I assembled the hydraulic parts. Getting the cup in was a PITA, and although it now works (yea!) I think I did this poorly: "the face/Flared Portion pulled in to install in the Bore to prevent damage. " I soaked it for 24 hours and was compressing it gently in a funnel, but I couldn't...

Hiball, Thanks so much for taking to time to correct my mistakes! I appreciate the help very much. I did in fact read both of Elroy's threads, several times, but it seems that some nuances of assembly either were skipped or I did not comprehend them. To recap your post: A.) Isn't OEM, so...

Hi all (and especially hiball) After reading through the threads I decided to restore an HW WS: It was in pretty sad shape but I have the hydraulics all cleaned up and ready for reassembly. I bought the kit front the place mentioned in hiball's sig. Before I do so I have some questions...

Hi, first post for me here. What an incredibly useful thread! It has converted me from a lurker to a member. :) I'm really sorry to hear that Elroy is banned, the guy clearly contributed a huge body of work in this area. Hey management, maybe reinstatement is in order? Anyway I bought a WS...