826 Brakes Diff Lock

Posted by Jim Allen on August 12, 2006 at 03:41:58 from (209.173.160.22):

Well, got the old beast back together early yesterday evening
and chisel plowed a bit before dark, Brakes work fine, as does
the diff lock. No leaks. The diff lock came in handy right away on
the grass and it was nice to be able to hit that pedal when one
wheel started to spin, get both tires pulling and just keep on
moving. We'll see how it does long term, I guess. All I needed
was a friction disk and some o-rings to fix it and since I had to
take it apart anyway to do the brakes on the right, it can be a
cheap experiment.

FYI, the foot valve shaft was badly corroded and rusted into a
solid lump. There are no replacement parts available,either, I
found. It took a bit of work to get it apart, but I cleaned off all
the rust down to shiny metal and applied JB Weld to the shaft,
sandng and filling again over and over until all the pits were
filled and smooth to the original diameter, finishing off with very
fine sandpaper. I then lubed it well and installed a boot over the
shaft and the end of the cylinder to keep water from doing the
same thing again. I've done similar thisnks in car/truck
restoration (most notably the ball sockes on closed knuckle front
axles) and it seems to hold up with seals in the long run.

Thanks for the help, guys.

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