Finally started working on my M38

ocwd · Post by **ocwd** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:35 am

Here is a picture of my engine stay cable. I am assuming that the bracket attached to the cable is for the parking brake cable. Is that bracket correct for the M38? Is it for the M38? Anyone have pictures of the correct orientation of this bracket?

Post by **Ryan_Miller** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:16 am

That looks like the bracket for the parking brake. It should be covered in rubber on the bottom. Just check out McMaster Carr for the rubber coating you can dip the bracket into.

Post by **wesk** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:16 am

The clamp for locking the brake cable in position on the crossmember is illustrated below. The correct clamp was a bit heavier then the one shown and I believe it had a small tab that positioned the clamp correctly and the tab layed in a smaller hole in the upper plate of the tranny mount isolator above the crossmember next to the clamp bolt hole.

The clamp in your photo I believe goes up on the left fender in hole #14 illustrated below.

ocwd · Post by **ocwd** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:52 pm

The bracket/clamp in your picture looks very common. I am sure that I have one or two laying around.

maeserik · Post by **maeserik** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:35 am

always nice to see a picture of my jeep as an example to show everything has to be fixed....

No problems Wes, i had different clamps to fix the parkingbrake cable, now i know i did not use the right one after 5 years......

greetings, Erik

alpino · Post by **alpino** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:51 pm

NICE M38! I am learning more regarding my M38 from your adventures! I will say... regarding the muffler and pipes... when you start running down the road it will smell like your ride is on fire but it's the paint burnin' off.

ocwd · Post by **ocwd** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:07 pm

I figured that the paint would burn off. I am temted to strip the paint and shoot it with a high temp metal color paint. It's a cheap muffler, probably made in China. I guess it's the only one on the market. I painted my exhaust manifold too. I expect that will smell like $&% also.

53a1 · Post by **53a1** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:48 pm

I used the 2000 deg primer & paint from Autozone on my muffler and exhaust manifold and both are holding up perfect after a few 1/2 hour drives in 100+ weather.

I did sand blast them before prime and paint.

I also did a weld test on the same paint and it only came up near the weld. Pretty amazing stuff.

ocwd · Post by **ocwd** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:01 pm

I'll probably do what you did Dave. What is the color that you used on your muffler?

ocwd · Post by **ocwd** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:45 am

I painted my voltage regulator top a few months ago but I forgot what color the raised letters were. I think they were red but I am really not sure. Also, I painted the brackets OD. Is it necessary to have metal to metal where the insulators mount to the bracket? Meaning, should I strip the paint at that section of the brackets? I still need to paint the base.

53a1 · Post by **53a1** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:56 am

Hey Dave.

I wire wheeled the bottom feet on the regulator to contact the braided line and masked the surface your talking about before painting. Before assembling I cleaned the bare surfaces with contact cleaner on a rag and applied a dielectric spray.

You probably don't have to do all this because the bolt will complete the circuit but I figure it can't hurt. I didn't paint the letters and don't plan on doing so.

Have you verified your regulator is working?

Like always, consult the experts (not me) first if you want 100% originality.

evanso1975 · Post by **evanso1975** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:36 am

There was an NOS regulator on Ebay a few weeks ago (I think the guy was advertising it as M37 Dodge). That had the raised letters painted red.

Of course, I didn't keep a picture of it.

Wbr,
Owen.

ocwd · Post by **ocwd** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 1:10 pm

Dave, I bought my regulator and generator from a guy who tested them before he sold them to me. I know where he lives just in case. I also have a back-up regulator. Come to think of it, my back-up has the brackets attached. I'll remove one of the brackets and see if it is painted under the insulators.

Thanks Owen. I was pretty sure the letters are red but wanted to confirm.

ocwd · Post by **ocwd** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:39 am

I checked two sets of voltage regulator brackets and both were bare metal where the insulators mount.

Post by **Ryan_Miller** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:17 am

The photo of the e brake cable bracket above is the bracket at the bell housing. As Wes said there is also a clamp bracket at the tranny cross member, at the inner fender well on the driver side and a clamp at the under dash bracket.

A great resource for electrical, wiper, fuel , etc metal clamps for the M38 is the Australian company MV spares in their MB kit. That kit has bracket clamps that are also the same for the M38. Speedo cable, fuel line, electrical, and the fender e brake cable bracket.

Yes you want the brackets to be bare metal - originals were cadmium plated. You need a good ground.

Finally started working on my M38

Engine Stay Cable

Bracket

Muffler Paint

Paint

Voltage Regulator

Voltage Regulator

Voltage Regulator Brackets