DACW
Bigger Hammer
Hello, New to this foum. I have owned and driven a 3-b for about 20 years, but have been eyeing the wagon for nearly as long. I have taken the plunge, and now have my 1950 willys wagon. (Hooray!) I am still assessing the issues, and have began to correct problems. I found that the drag-link was loose on driver's side steering knuckle. When I removed it I found that a previously installed heli-coil had come out. The reason THAT failed was that the knuckle was cracked and the crack lead to the stud hole. Fine. NP. I see a bunch of driver's side knuckels for the dana 25 but they never list the pickup and wagon. I suspect that they are differnt because the wagon is driven directly by a drag link, and the others use a bell crank to drive the front of the knuckles...
Now for the questions...
Does anyone know if the driver's side steering knuckle from a wagon is interchangeable with the knuckles on other willys with a dana 25?
If they are not interchangeable does anyone know what the differnces are?
Finally, It seems that the crack could have been caused by the drag link exerting the steering force through the 4 bolts that connect it to the knuckle. Has anyone heard of this roblem hapening on other wagons or pickups?
Thanks in advance ! I look forward to any responces!
Now for the questions...
Does anyone know if the driver's side steering knuckle from a wagon is interchangeable with the knuckles on other willys with a dana 25?
If they are not interchangeable does anyone know what the differnces are?
Finally, It seems that the crack could have been caused by the drag link exerting the steering force through the 4 bolts that connect it to the knuckle. Has anyone heard of this roblem hapening on other wagons or pickups?
Thanks in advance ! I look forward to any responces!