Well, progress is slow and steady on the rebuild. I have gotten the steering gear box off of the jeep, and completely torn it apart. Took a little work, and short of the housing unit, there isn't a single reusable part in the entire setup, but I had expected that.

Grinder What I hadn't expected was how much fun I'm having with my new grinder, this thing is awesome. Not only will it grind through metal....rusty old metal, like it was butter, but it throws sparks like you wouldn't believe. Tons of sparks, like in the movies where random hoodlums are working in a dark warehouse with chains and metal grinders, and there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to what they are doing....except throwing sparks, well I got that, in my garage!!! What could possibly be more manly? It's awesome!