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Welcome from Farmington NM

Hi Andy welcome from Farmington NM

desert fox welcome to the area .

Thank you for the information and for using the washers to press the seal in as straight as possible. Great picture.

I ordered these seals from Ebay They are an oil seal that is a replacement for the # 7409550 inside grease seal on my M52A2 and other 5 tons has anyone tried them?

Has anyone thought about splitting the hood and turning into a butterfly hood ? Opening the hood on my M52A2 is getting more awkward to get open to the standing position the worst part is when holding the side of the hood and stepping up on the fender and walking back and raising the hood. The...

I had one more wheel bearing to do on the back and finally made a step to help get in and out of the cab they are milk crates with a lid made from some screen put inside some window channel from an M211 the step is 13x13 and are bolted to the step

Lugnuts I think I bought them from Memphis Equipment, and they were silicone. The zippered boots looked like the grease broke them down and they fail .

I could get a year maybe a year and a half from a zippered boot on my 5 ton then in September 2015 I put in the one piece boots and they are still like new I looked in my repair notes .

I started regreasing the wheel bearings on my1967 M52A2 it has been just over 10 years for this wheel and at the time this wheel cylinder was new I took the cylinder apart a cleaned it in soapy water and honed the cylinder on the truck and let it dry then put it back together .

I have some old ends I saved when I replaced the ends, I will need to check the threads is that what you want?

The pin is the same pin used in the front springs in all three places # 7412376 bushings # 7348894 seals #7369960 Memphis Equipment's phone number is on the bottom of the page. maybe this helps

I replaced my M52A2 engine with an civilian Mack engine about ten years age and it has been a great engine . When I find military Mack parts I swap then out for what I have on my truck . When I bought this from a salvage yard I paid $500 for two motors and the one I put in has been great . I...

The green antifreeze with a bottle of water pump lubricant with anti-rust works .

Each state is different and in New Mexico, I pay $1100 a year for two trucks and two trailers and I'm good for 80,000 pounds. With Progressive commercial.