Does the lunette ring rotate? and best postion?

[Navyt28c]

Does the lunette ring on a 105 rotate? and do you get more ground clearance with it rotated down?

 

[Stan Leschert]

Do a search for "Flipping the Lunette". All things will be explained with pictures!

 

[gimpyrobb]

It will rotate, but can be interesting to get it to move. It will not get you more ground clearance, just level out the trailer.

 

[wreckerman893]

You may have to break out the "blue flame speed wrench" and beat it like a red headed stepchild to get it to move.......they tend to be stuck in position after many years of being exposed to the elements.

You will have to loosen the big nut also.....if you have a large metal bar to put through the lunette to give you leverage it will help to get it to twist.

 

[Navyt28c]

Do you live anywhere near Sand Mountain, Ala. when I was stationed at Redstone we used to go to drag races at Sand Mountain, Baileyton, New Hope and Courtland, Ala.

 

[wreckerman893]

Sand Mountain is between me and Redstone.....it's a 160 mile round trip for me.

I'll be headed up that way Thursday to pick up a 5000 gallon tanker for a customer.

 

[rosco]

You can get a pretty good swing on the rear corners of the lunette ring, with a 16# hammer (BFH).
When you get the lunette out, wire brush it good, then put some never-sieze on the taper & threads, before you put it back.

 

[KaiserM109]

Whatever you do, don’t damage that big nut; you won’t find a replacement. I was in too much of a hurry a few years ago and failed to notice that there was a ding in the threaded part of the lunette and turned the nut past it. It ruined the threads in the nut. Long story short, I couldn’t even find a place to order one.

What I did find is the large nut on a 16 wheeler’s wheel lug fits, but they are a little thin. I put 2 on it.

The lunette is tapered and has to move about ½ inch before it will start to turn. It is real hard to get to if it needs a whack. I used a hammer and a steel wedge to knock it loose. Grease it when you put it back in.

 

[Navyt28c]

What kind of box is that on the back of your Duece? My M35 had a large box like that and a wierd ladder welded above the spare to enter on the drivers side. Thanks for the heads up, I had thought about just cutting the nut off, and picking up a new one.

 

[steelandcanvas]

Whatever you do, don’t damage that big nut; you won’t find a replacement. I was in too much of a hurry a few years ago and failed to notice that there was a ding in the threaded part of the lunette and turned the nut past it. It ruined the threads in the nut. Long story short, I couldn’t even find a place to order one.

Arlyn, It took some doing, but I did find the correct nut for that 105.

 

[KaiserM109]

Arlyn, It took some doing, but I did find the correct nut for that 105.

Where?

Good to hear from you.

Arlyn

PS to everyone else, I sold that trailer to steelandcanvas