couple ??? for the xperts

hi, i got the tie rods ordered from herm!!now will any old gm car box work i got several some with the 76 and some with out. what kind of pitman arm do i need will the ones on there work?
next- im doin a brake job i got a master cylinder kit and got good pressure everywhere but of course all the wheel cylinders are shot as with the pads so i ordered a new kit.and new lines as well!! but the rear wheels have seals leaking the hubs slid right off and it was a mess me and my boy hes five were up to are a$% in grease what seals do i need to replace and where are they its not 80-90.i noticed that there were grease zerks at the ends of the axles(something ive never seen before excpt on tractors).is that where the grease is coming from??the axel is tight,no bad berings here but i dint see a seal at all.i did a search but didnt come up with anything,id like to see a pic of what they look like if some knows of a past post could you provide alink thanks,jared

 

sorry wrong pic heres what im working on now !!how you like my chopper i built it myself its a dakota frame 127ci 150hp 6speed thats my boy to he abig help ol jeep aint much but it aint rusty and when its done it will be a good jeep

 

The steering box should be marked 76, it needs to have as many turns lock to lock as you can find, 3 1/2-4 1/2 turns, the Camaros and Novas are like 2 3/4 turns, way to fast for ashort wheelbase vehicle. I took mine off of an old Pontiac grand prix or Catalina, usually the bigger the car the better. Trucks won't work unless its an S10. You would also prefer a steering box with the 4 bolt mount rather than the 3 bolt mount.
By the way thats not exactly a cj5 but looks to be an M38A1 military model. Check the serial number on the fire wall. As for the rear axle I would have to look at it as I'm not all that familiar with the military differences.

 

yes im sorry its a m38a1 i got it from a dude that worked at the local fire dept. yes i got boxes i found some with 3.5 turns and four hole mounts.i guess the drop of the pitman is the same i just wondered if there were diff. styles.forgot to metion its a 44 with the keyed hubs. thanks jared

 

My Jeep has a 2.5" rancho lift and 31" tires and a narrow track dana 30 front, with the stock pitman arm from the box, whch probably has about 3/4" drop it fits perfect.
Here is a photo:

If you go to the fabricators forum and look up the saginaw sticky at the top of the forum there are links and alot of photos of other guys setups with descriptions and it may help.

 

http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8655&highlight=rear=axle=seals

 

both my tapered axles have the zerks, flanged doesn't.

 

hey thanksfor the link blue goose was talkin bout setting the preload or endplay how i go about that?what is acceptable play?are the inner seals just inside the outer seals or are they down next to the pumkin?got a bunch of parts in today hopefully ill finally get to drive this beast sunday!!! my kids already put at least 1000 miles on it and its never left the yard lol ,(and to think there mom wanted to buy them a new swingset)

 

forgot one ? where can i find the cast mount to mount my steering box?ill proly just build one out of plate steel if i cant get one easy.