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That’s not a real work bench,it’s too clean!?

Slip the drum on the axle less the key...put the nut on 3-4 turns and slap the drum against the axle nut. The axle should come out after 4-5 whacks.

I got nuthin’ but time....! ?

The guy I got it from said it was able to keep up with the 4x4s in its heyday. I believe it based on the off-road type tires it had in the rear.

That is why you need to use gl 1 the newer ones are not brass,or bronze friendly. How long before damage is noticed? Better not to find out.

First odd... carefully look at the bearing rollers and outer race. Do you see any pitting, flaking dis-coloring? The inner race is hard to see damage..but.. To get an idea if the bearing assembly is likely good or bad.. Clean/Flush out the bearing on the axle and race then lightly oil it...say like 3 in 1 oil.. Then...Push the outer bearing race tight against the bearing cone and rotate the race back and forth on the cone ...is it flawlessly smooth or you feel some roughness? Ant lumps or roughness if the bearing is really clean after doing the above probably means a bad bearing, (outer race, inner race or rollers). Shown below is a real bad one off a 53 Plymouth Savoy wagon I once drove... it didn't make a lot of noise either! Also a tiny pit in a quiet U-joint cross off a 56 Chrysler.. all bad things to see... All bearing surfaces have to be 100% perfect in appearance.

I've always lived by the "It's better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt". I'm pretty quiet most times.

I got a late start. I’m going to work on this beer first.. then we’ll see what happens.

First let me say Pflaming you are doing your grandson a tremendous service! I speak from experience as my father asked me when I was 14 if I wanted a car when I was 16 and of course I said yes. He said great, there is a pile of parts to make a 1960 VW bug over there - get to work! I learned a lot and all these years later still love tinkering with cars and rebuilding them. Today on my truck I worked on the brakes and installed my new spark plug ever drys along with finishing up my tie rod and drag link. Another step closer...

I shared a bit of history last summer – Pilot-House Friends thread that Merle initiated. See that if you’re interested. Following a brief burst of life after 35 years of sitting, the truck has been laid up since early Nov ’17 with rear brake cylinder leak. (Hindsight is clear: all cylinders should have been replaced right from the get-go. Mistake one was not doing that. Mistake two was not replacing rears when fronts were done. Lesson learned). A few other things needed attention so I spent the winter addressing those. I’m close to ready for a reveal and will share more soon. Merle stopped by this morning to provide a bit of education and share his talents (and tools). Cylinders replaced in short order – goes quick when you know what you’re doing. Will be getting shoes relined and drums cleaned up this week. I’m anxious to get the truck back on the road. Several projects are hanging that need the truck and I want to drive it again!!!!!!