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Since I own several old MVs, several old British Sports Cars (well known as being prone to leaking ALL fluids), and various other toys & pieces of mechanical equipment I have come to believe that you cannot check fluid levels too often. This is especially true when you have a single circuit...

Looks Pretty................ Pretty Darn COLD!!! I love visiting the snow & playing in it. I just don't enjoy LIVING in it! BRRRRRRRRR! I think I'll wear LONG shorts & a thicker T-shirt tomorrow! :-P

STATUS on the original tanker shown at the beginning of this post?? SOLD?? Still there?? Scrapped??

Jeeps have a purpose & they do it pretty well. Same goes for Deuces. They BOTH do what they were designed to do. & they BOTH can be easily modified to do more. (Just requires DEEP POCKETS for some mods & add-ons!!)

Unfortunately this isn't an easy item to spot on a normal inspection. Unless you are willing to jack the truck up, as you just did. Don't be too discouraged! Shouldn't be too difficult to fix! Get it torn apart & see how bad it is before you spend a bunch of $$ on parts. Suggest...

"Gringeltaube" I think we are in agreement that the springpack bearings are the source of the problem here. For the record I never suggested he replace the dogbones. (I only suggested he check them, especially before I saw the pics of the spring pack misalignment.) I was only pointing out that...

THANKS "cranetruck"! "gringeltaube" has some useful diagrams & specs on there!! :-D

Good Info! Has anyone taken this one step further & calculated Winch drum RPMs for a given engine speed?

I was referring to the axle misalignment during tight cornering. Not misalignment of the spring pack. By design (clearance of the spring ends to the axle pockets, and flexibility of the rubber dogbone ends) some lateral movement of the axles would be permitted. This lateral movement would be...

Already Did! (Glad to know I'm not the only one who tests "new" parts!) I'm actually probably gonna relocate the axle vents using the "barb-hose-JeepWranglerVent" mod discussed in prior threads. These Jeep vents are NOT spring loaded, so they would have less tendency to get stuck. But they...

Interesting Pics! These seem to agree with the symptom of the front tandem axle being biased to the left & the rear tandem axle to the right. & yes, these spring seat pivot bushings might be worn. But I'm not sure what the normal/acceptable amount of play in these bushings is. Suggest you...

GOOD POINT! That's why I'm installing new vents on my axles, & I'm pulling the vents off my tranny & xfer to clean them & confirm that they are working properly. Once they are clean I will blow thru from the threaded side to confirm that they vent freely. Then suck from the threaded side to...

"SCSG-G4" If you look at "Happyland1410"'s pictures it is the axles that are misaligned (as shown clearly in the 1st picture), but the springs appear to still be straight. The front tandem axle is clearly biased to the left (relative to the other axle & the spring pack), while the rear tandem...

"emr", I completely agree! But what annoys me is that the loose bolts on MY deuce were primarily on recently serviced items, & NOT on stuff that normally vibrates loose over time. This is due to a mechanic being careless, not due to vibrating loose over time. I can only assume that either...

:ditto: Check the Torque-Rods (aka "dog-bones") for sloppiness as outlined in this PM. In addition, I'd get in a big parking lot & make a tight LH circle then check the axle positions. THEN I'd make a tight RH circle and check the axle positions again to see if they shifted to the other...

Looks VERY Nice!! (from what little I can see in the pics...) Maybe I'm a pessimist, but I seriously doubt that it only has 348 miles on it! MAYBE the speedo has been replaced? OR MAYBE it was recently overhauled? I'd want to see it in person before I would bet on it being all original...

:?: Is there a story here??!? :?: I DID also look to see if I had LH-threaded wheel lugs on the left side & RH-threaded wheel lugs on the right side.... (LH has LH, & RH has RH :grin:) AND I ALSO checked that I had LH turn signal bulbs on the left & RH turn signal bulbs on the right...

It probably would have been "safe" for a recovery drive of a few hundred miles... BUT I'm sure that I would have lost at least one of the air horns, a few bolts, and probably would have experienced some coolant & oil leaks due to the loose items. That reminds me.... I need to check those...

THANKS GUYS! That Helps!! :-D (Now I know EXACTLY where to look!!)

More on my recently acquired '71 M35A2.... I was poking around under the hood and noticed that the 2 rear mounting bracket bolts for the IP were quite loose (not even finger tight... in fact they had backed off about 1/16"...) :sad: So I grabbed some wrenches & tightened them down. What is...