Re: Scout 800 questions

[matt & stacy sopher <sopher@domain.elided>]

Tonight was the first night of snowfall here in Grand Junction, Co. too!
Matt

John Fleck wrote:

> Tonight it started snowing at 1:45 Am just so everyone knows. First time
> all year
>
> QUESTION:
> I crawled under the Scout 1967 800 and looked at the trannie. I swear its a
> T-18 non syncro. It looks like my T-19 sitting in the garage. any way to
> tell if its a T-98 as some people have told me? They did offer the T-18
> that year so how do i tell short of ordering a line ticket.
>
> GARBLE and USEFULL INFO
> Did a polyurethane body bushing set on a Scout 2 this weekend and Boy were
> the old rubber ones squashed down and worn out. If everyone looks at theres
> they may find this is the problem to there saggind unaligned doors and
> such. Total time to replace them using hand tools was 3 hours and thats was
> using an old scisser jack not even a floor jack. You should also gain an
> inch of lift by putting the scout back to where it was originally if not
> 1/2 inch higher. If anyone needs these bushings I would be happy to order
> them for you.
>
> I installed on the same scout a Rancho poly spring bushing set again using
> hand tools and a torch to cut/burn the old ones out. Boy is that a time
> saver. Total time to finish the front was 2 approx two hours. The rear
> should take about the same if not less because there is no sterring
> stabilizer to deal with.
>
> This should give you all an average time to do this with hand tools. Air
> tools would probley save some time and labor but how else do ya build thoes
> muscles besides running manual sterring with 44 inch swampers...hahahaha
>
> Gotta go its 2:06 am and I have a 3 page take home exam with a 12 page
> interview sheet to do by 7:45 am....ahhhh School is not as much fun as it
> used to be.
>
> John Fleck
> Back Country Binders
>
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