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Sounds like a cab mount. Dealt with that often. Usually just the rubber has squeezed out/down. Let's hope it isn't the metal brace. If so, however, replacements are abundant. Just a hassle welding it in.
Was this military owned or privately owned? If military owned than that city is a POS! I would move asap to assure no tax money goes into that municipality out of my wallet! How unAmerican!
I finally remembered to change my turn signal flasher. The one on it blinked so fast with the trailer attached that anyone behind me couldn't tell they were blinking if I had the brake on. I just switched with a civy truck I won't be using anymore. Was fine with no trailer.
The photo is the one...
Thanks for the answers from Europe. For some reason, I have no thanks/thumbs up button on your responses. I was stationed at Eschborn in '84-'86 and drove a 5 ton dump (M817) and got mixed responses as well. Kids loved us then.
Just tell them it is because the Opel is so easy on fuel that what you save using it as your daily driver, you burn in the CUCV. Glad the older folks, at least, like it.
Finally braved changing zippered dust boots. It was okay, but a bit frustrating. I had soldier two on standby, as I went to his place to do the job since he has a machine shop and every tool imagineable, but I insisted on tackling these things solo. I found rubber shock mounts to squeeze in...
Looks like a job I will be into soon. I had no idea my inners were so weak and put my foot on it (like I have done with my civy models for decades) and oops. Darn thing let loose. Lucky it was driver's side and not battery side. Also good thing I had a ratchet strap behind the seat to hold it up...
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