Willys Hotchkiss M201 Jeep; The tinkering continues...

Big box arrived from Dallas Auto`s last week, a few spares for the Jeep...

There has been a couple of leaks underneath I wanted to sort both the engine sump and transfer case sump bolts have need retightens so some proper Loctite was bought at the local Agricultural outlet along with a new grease gun and cartridges. I got a new Gasket for the transfer case sump. with he probability of the transmission needing topped up I ordered enough oil to do all transmissions later - a once a year job - these were done by the previous owner last October so I hoped to reuse the oil in the transfer if it looked ok, I also got a fan belt, some brake fluid and an oil filter for future service work while paying for postage anyway, and a Radiator glycol reader to add to the growing tools for tinkering on the Jeep...

The Baldwin engine oil filter, don`t need changed yet but in stock for when it does...

Next day some `Permatex` thread sealant arrived through the post...

Along with a new transfer case sump gasket from East Coast Jeeps as it was only £4 so may as well change it.  I had ordered the Permatex sealant for the sump plugs having seen most folk use this on Jeep repair videos on YouTube, so was ready to go...

 

The local Agri engineers recommended this type of Loctite for bolts I wanted to stay tight...

With he filler plug then the sump plug off the Transfer box I emptied the oil which looked ok having not done many miles so would reuse it and top it up with the new oil...

Waiting for the oil to drain I degreased the plugs ready to refit them with the Permatex sealant...

The single grade oil has a sulphur type of smell to it...

While waiting I went for a cup of tea and rather than continue to get the maintenance manual pages dirty with oil using it in the garage i scanned the service pages and laminated them for using while working on the Jeep...

With these laminated they will stay clean being wipeable and ideal to have to hand when oily hands working on servicing or repairs...

I also got ready a big syringe to fill the transfer case, which has to be filled through the level (upper) sump I could do with a proper tool to do this, or even a longer length of pipe but have to do with this for now...

Yep should work!...

Waiting an hour or so to drain I moved the container of drained oil to keep it uncontaminated and just left an old paint tray underneath for drips and loosened the sump plugs with a 1/2" socket, all were easy to get to except on under a selector lever with cable and took a bit long with a spanner...

With the sump off the gasket peeled off the case and looked ok but I would still fit the replacement new gasket once the seating edges were cleaned up...

Main thing was no metal in the oil or shrapnel from damaged gears!...

Yep got the right gasket...

Sometimes gaskets tear and your left with bit you have to scrape off with a blade or scraper but this was ok, I still cleaned the faces with a soft brass wire brush...

Sump bolts were degreased in some petrol and wiped dry i coated the threads with Loctite ready to reassemble ...

Done this before on Golf Course machinery - a good tip if deep sockets to drop some nuts down inside and it keeps the sump plugs on edge of the socket making getting them in easier...

Soon had the bolts back in and once tightened it should be no more oil leaks from this case...

The degreased and dry sump plug got a coating of Pematex sealant and as shown on YouTub films threaded it in one turn at a time unwinding half a turn then another turn at a time to get a good coat on the threads...

Then I started to refill the case, with the short pipe on the syringe there was a bit of a mess but finally filled it have to add around a half pint on the new oil...

I soon knew when I was full when it started to pour back out the overflow!...

The oil stopped once level with the threads and after a wipe I added this sump bolt having also coated it in Permatex thread sealant...

Wiping the case as best I could I started the Jeep and put the front wheels up on the ramps for more room and started to remove the engine sump bolts one at a time, clean them in petrol and dry them then add Loctite on the threads and refit them and tighten,  it too a while and there is gasket seat sticking out the edge of this sump and I may well have to buy a replacement sump gasket to totally stop any drips but least the bolts will now stay tight...

A good job done!, that should stop the two small drips and the casing bolts should not loosen off with vibration now...

I still have to grease everything but that will wait for another day next week once I have the Manual page laminated so don't miss any grease nipples.

With the Jeep back off the front ramps I did one more wee job and took a spare 9/16 spanner and bent it to allow it to fit on the nuts that secure the carburettor...

Also done this before for grass machinery and easy to do with a larger ring spanner to lever it to the desired shape...

Cut to length and the cut end rounded smooth...

With Loctite now on the nuts these should stay tight now...

3 good jobs done today and with the opened bottle of Loctite and the carb spanner now in the Jeep tool box they add to the list of things on a list of jobs that is now growing smaller as the summer weather approaches...

More soon...