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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / December 2006'48 Land Cruiser heading to the Jimmy Carter Library
Well, looks as though Jimmy Carter found him a '48 Land Cruiser. It was in Brunswick at a import garage where me and my grandad spotted it a few months ago at a chapter meeting. We stopped in and found out the owners name and looked over the car. Anyways, to make a long story short, the owner decided to donate it to the Library and we were in charge of getting it and storing it. It's a nice orignal car, with about 50% of the original paint still on it. The interior is really nice, except the front seat. The big six engine runs really smooth and strong, although the clutch disk is stuck. We tried cranking it in gear and even drove it down the road, but nothing freed it up. Does anyone have any tricks that might help; OTHER than pulling the trans? Pics later. Matthew Pictures here. http://community.webshots.com/album/556187211GZOyje Matthew > Well, looks as though Jimmy Carter found him a '48 Land Cruiser. It was > in Brunswick at a import garage where me and my grandad spotted it a [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Matthew >Well, looks as though Jimmy Carter found him a '48 Land Cruiser. It was >in Brunswick at a import garage where me and my grandad spotted it a [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Matthew Get three people. One to sit in the driver's seat and hold down the clutch pedal; the other two at the front and rear of the car to alternately push and pull (i.e. "rock" the car, as in extracting from mud or snow). Put the transmission in HIGH gear, OD locked out, if so equipped. "Driver"should be ready to stomp on brake if clutch breaks loose and car starts to roll. Constant reversal of torques should free clutch easily. Gord Richmond I'm sure my grandad will see this. We tried numerous times cranking it over going forward and backwards. It only has front brakes, so we mashed the brakes and cranked it over and dub holes in the dirt with the rear tires. I tried for a while in high gear and it didn't help. We had the OD handle out. We'll give this a try though. It sounds like it may work. Matthew > >Well, looks as though Jimmy Carter found him a '48 Land Cruiser. It was > >in Brunswick at a import garage where me and my grandad spotted it a [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Gord Richmond Gord, when doing this, the 'driver' is holding the clutch in and cranking the car? How would the person in back pull the car back with it cranking? Matthew > I'm sure my grandad will see this. We tried numerous times cranking it > over going forward and backwards. It only has front brakes, so we [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > > > Gord Richmond >Gord, when doing this, the 'driver' is holding the clutch in and >cranking the car? How would the person in back pull the car back with >it cranking? > >Matthew Don't use the starter at all. It's the motion of the car against the slack in the driveline that puts the torque on the stuck clutch. Like a giant self-reversing impact wrench. :>) Gord Richmond Oh, got it. That might work, but you have to remember that these Land Cruiser battleships ain't no Lark when it comes to weight. Matthew > >Gord, when doing this, the 'driver' is holding the clutch in and > >cranking the car? How would the person in back pull the car back with [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Gord Richmond Well, use 5 people instead of three. Or 7 or 9. <G> Jerry > Oh, got it. That might work, but you have to remember that these Land > Cruiser battleships ain't no Lark when it comes to weight. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> >> Gord Richmond Well, that settles it. I could never own a Land Cruiser..... I don't have enough friends <lol> Jeff (Well, maybe enough to push me over the cliff <g>) Rice "jerrystudebaker" wrote... > Well, use 5 people instead of three. Or 7 or 9. <G> > Jerry > "mbstude" wrote... >> Oh, got it. That might work, but you have to remember that these Land >> Cruiser battleships ain't no Lark when it comes to weight. >> Matthew >>> Don't use the starter at all. It's the motion of the car against the >>> slack in the driveline that puts the torque on the stuck clutch. Like a >>> giant self-reversing impact wrench. :>) >>> >Gord, when doing this, the 'driver' is holding the clutch in and >>> >cranking the car? How would the person in back pull the car back with >>> >it cranking? >>> >Matthew  SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com I'm glad they put the museum in Atlanta... Having been to Plains, GA..... I could never imagine it there <lol>... But eight bucks just to go in? Yikes! Jeff "mbstude" wrote... > Well, looks as though Jimmy Carter found him a '48 Land Cruiser. It was > in Brunswick at a import garage where me and my grandad spotted it a [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Pics later. > Matthew SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Good place for it. They should place it right next to the MLK memorial to make it convenient for visitors making their pilgrimages. > I'm glad they put the museum in Atlanta... > Having been to Plains, GA..... I could never imagine it there <lol>... [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Pics later. > > Matthew What's in that museum anyway? A large chronicle of his failures?? JT > Good place for it. They should place it right next to the MLK memorial to > make it convenient for visitors making their pilgrimages. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > -- > > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > What's in that museum anyway? A large chronicle of his failures?? > > JT ------------------------------------- Lots of sandy and broken helicopter parts. <g> SignatureThe Source For Premium Newsgroup Access Great Speed, Great Retention 1 GB/Day for only $8.95 > > What's in that museum anyway? A large chronicle of his failures?? > > > > JT > ------------------------------------- > Lots of sandy and broken helicopter parts. <g> Amen, JT Someone should fill the trunk with bunny rabbits right before its delivered. > What's in that museum anyway? A large chronicle of his failures?? > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>> -- >>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com You mean like the one that attacked him while he was fishing in a rowboat? <G> JT > Someone should fill the trunk with bunny rabbits right before its delivered. > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > >>> -- > >>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Something like that<G> > You mean like the one that attacked him while he was fishing in a rowboat? > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >>>>> -- >>>>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com I remember a political cartoon that likened it to "Jaws." JT > Something like that<G> > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > Something like that<G> > >> You mean like the one that attacked him while he was fishing in a >> rowboat? >> >> <G> Speaking of Jimmy Carter fishing, we had a funny story here (in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia). The Prez liked to come out to Leetown, WV to the Nationals Fisheries Center to fish. He didn't helicopter like they do now, just drove out (60 or so miles from the White House). One time coming out the Secret Service made the mistake of choosing to motorcade down WV 230 near Shepherdstown at the same time that an old farmer always drove his cows down the highway from one pasture to another. Needless to say, the cows couldn't have cared less about a presidential motorcade so they took their usual time making the trip. Secret Service was going crazy (thought it was a setup). It made the national news briefly, but wasn't as memorable as the "bunny incident". BTW, he still goes fishing with the retired director of the Fisheries Center. A couple years ago Bob Putz, a neighbor of ours, took him to Alaska fishing. Bob brought us back a big slab of halibut and a big salmon so I guess we were eating presidential fish<G>. Paul Johnson > > Something like that<G> > > > >> You mean like the one that attacked him while he was fishing in a > >> rowboat? > >> > >> <G> snip >..... A couple years ago Bob Putz, a neighbor of ours, took him to > Alaska fishing. Bob brought us back a big slab of halibut and a big salmon > so I guess we were eating presidential fish<G>. > Paul Johnson Heh... I sure hope you didn't catch any of the cahtah syndrome! <GGG> JT > Well, looks as though Jimmy Carter found him a '48 Land Cruiser. It was > in Brunswick at a import garage where me and my grandad spotted it a [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > and even drove it down the road, but nothing freed it up. Does anyone > have any tricks that might help; OTHER than pulling the trans? I broke the clutch loose on a '63 Daytona Skytop by jacking up the rear wheels, starting it in high, running it up to 35- 40 mph then slamming on the brakes. If your rear brakes don't work with the pedal, how about the parking brake? I broke loose the clutch on an International pickup by pulling the truck up to a tree then hitting the starter, but you probably won't want to do that to a museum car<G>. Paul Johnson My grandad thought about putting it up to a tree, but (Thankfully!) there wasn't a big enough one around. :) The parking brake works fine. I'll try that. Hopefully one of these tricks will work! Matthew > > Well, looks as though Jimmy Carter found him a '48 Land Cruiser. It was > > in Brunswick at a import garage where me and my grandad spotted it a [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > won't want to do that to a museum car<G>. > Paul Johnson > > Well, looks as though Jimmy Carter found him a '48 Land Cruiser. It was > > in Brunswick at a import garage where me and my grandad spotted it a [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > won't want to do that to a museum car<G>. > Paul Johnson I did the same thing with the Power Hawk when the clutch stuck a few years ago. Funny thing is that it never stuck in the previous forty years and hasn't since... JT |
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