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Hello everyone.
I'm just getting to the tail end of a h55f rebuild. I had the FSM for the whole thing and it was extremely helpful, but I think we can do better. As I was going through I was making notes in the book about small things. Stuff like where you can use a brass drift instead of a $1200 SST and to lightly coat parts in oil before assembly and "it is easier to put this seal/part in now rather than waiting and having to use a press..." that kind of thing. Also there were a couple of things it just completely forgot to tell me to do like put int he reverse idler shaft snap ring and the 4/4-4/2 selector shaft seal. I was doing this in case I needed to do the rebuild again and because I know one or two guys who plan on doing a rebuild in the future and wanted to make life easier on them. That and I wanted to assemble a sort of "Haynes "manual for the my build (Rosie the Riveter). Complete with engine and trans disassembly and repair instructions, but I digress.
My point is I was making notes and highlighting important things in the book and thought it sure would have been nice to have this from the get go. So I thought I would put it out there. Anyone done a h55f rebuild before and have some helpful pointers? I figured that we could get together one night go over the book and make a tonne of notes and then I can take it home and make a "good" copy then scan it and post the FSM "Mechanic Note Edition" on here for the landcruisering world to use.
Thoughts?
p.s. I will be VERY busy until the 7th of next month then I am doing a road trip to Kansas then San Diego then back up here for the 28th. thus rebuilding the trans. Were taking Rosie if I can get it finished...
If we do get together it wont be until after the 28th of next month.
I'm just getting to the tail end of a h55f rebuild. I had the FSM for the whole thing and it was extremely helpful, but I think we can do better. As I was going through I was making notes in the book about small things. Stuff like where you can use a brass drift instead of a $1200 SST and to lightly coat parts in oil before assembly and "it is easier to put this seal/part in now rather than waiting and having to use a press..." that kind of thing. Also there were a couple of things it just completely forgot to tell me to do like put int he reverse idler shaft snap ring and the 4/4-4/2 selector shaft seal. I was doing this in case I needed to do the rebuild again and because I know one or two guys who plan on doing a rebuild in the future and wanted to make life easier on them. That and I wanted to assemble a sort of "Haynes "manual for the my build (Rosie the Riveter). Complete with engine and trans disassembly and repair instructions, but I digress.
My point is I was making notes and highlighting important things in the book and thought it sure would have been nice to have this from the get go. So I thought I would put it out there. Anyone done a h55f rebuild before and have some helpful pointers? I figured that we could get together one night go over the book and make a tonne of notes and then I can take it home and make a "good" copy then scan it and post the FSM "Mechanic Note Edition" on here for the landcruisering world to use.
Thoughts?
p.s. I will be VERY busy until the 7th of next month then I am doing a road trip to Kansas then San Diego then back up here for the 28th. thus rebuilding the trans. Were taking Rosie if I can get it finished...
If we do get together it wont be until after the 28th of next month.
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Are you still using it, or would you care to pass it on?
So maybe he isn't...
