The longest build thread ever, at least it seems like it!

[Kaiserjeeps]

Well I am glad Memphis Equipment has reproduced the windshield gaskets. I have one with left and right outer door wipes on the way. The gaskets are 73 dollars now. I found some old posts where they were 60. Honestly having the correct part is everything. Having something fit and not consume time is priceless.

[m38inmaine]

I purchased mine from Memphis and it's a perfect fit.

[Kaiserjeeps]

I received mine yesterday! A windshield gasket and the two outer door wipes. The gasket is super. Glad to have it for later. The wipes came with a baggie of the clips not installed and the wipe itself cut from a bulk stick. Not overly impressed as for the price, I thought I was getting something ready to install made for an M truck door. Had I known I would have bought the materials myself and built it. I found a plethora of hard to find pieces like the wipes and clips doing the wagoneer restoration I recently completed. The clips are super brittle and you get one and only one chance to bend the ears back on the flange of the wipe. That is after you puncture the metal rubber encased flange with a very sharp very small chisel without distorting it. Insert the ears of the clip and bend back.

I am getting ready for a trip to Glenn's tomorrow. Towing my trailer with my old cab and if all goes well Gonz's wheels. I need to go get the tires off the rims. I drank two extra pots of coffee for this. Looking forward to hearing about Genn's trip. I have been cooped up here to long.

[Kaiserjeeps]

So in wandering through my shipping container (more like tripping over the mess) I saw a two wheel drive T-18 with a Yoke on the back. So I am wondering if there is much advantage to running a T-18 over the T-98 in the M truck. I can swap the J truck buick 350 input into either one. Any opinions out there? As soon as I fix a broken Dodge I am back on the truck project.

[gonz]

I can't remember the first gear ratios, but aren't they both non-sincromeshed first gears? My only thought would be getting gears for the T-18 would be easier down the road than the T-98, but I can't remember if they shared any parts. In the past I was looking for a T19 to get the sycromeshed first gear even though it wasn't as low of a ratio.
I found this https://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledg...ssions/manual/
under the 4 gear transmission it has a pretty informative explanation for T18/19/98, though the T98 has its own section to review. I don't recall seeing it before, so it may be new to you as well- gonz

[Kaiserjeeps]

I have not seen Novaks site for a good long time. It is all new and pretty cool. I did find more specific T98 info. Plus this on oil...

When filling your T98 with gear oil, we recommend that you select a conventional mineral oil or a para-synthetic in lieu of a full synthetic oil. Properly assembled manual gearboxes do not have the thermal strains seen by combustion engines or hypoid gears. Synthetic fluid in these gearboxes, while not harmful, is probably an economic waste.

Hypoid gear oil is sulphurized higher than transmission oil and can be mildly corrosive to the non-ferrous alloys used for synchros, bushings and thrust washers in these transmissions.

An 80W-90, API-GL5 or MT-1 rated fluid is very good. Some claim faster shifts from using a 50W engine oil in their transmission and we do not consider this to be contraindicated unless you operate your vehicle in a very warm environment.

That was from this page.

http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge...ons/manual/t98

So it would be a wash it sounds like. And since I bought the conversion roller bearings for the Jeep J truck input swap into the T-98 already, I will stay the course. Thanks Gonz for the link to Novak. !!

[Kaiserjeeps]

Yahoo! Finally some free time today. I am waiting on a Dodge part to show up. What better way to spend the afternoon than on the M truck. I cut out all the metal grafted onto my transmission frame crossmember ears and using pattern board restored both sides to back to original. A little more clean up and the T-98 can go in. I have been wanting to get this done for a couple months now. I want the cab on soon so I can keep it out of the snow. I also want to sew up two new tops and fit everything inside where it will be warm. Pictures probably tomorrow...