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    Prepping for paint

    I like scrubbing with a stiff brush and hot soapy water hose it off and spray on paint or brush it on new paint . pressure wash works great you can clean out small places that you can't get to any other way . Bolts I have taken them out bead blasted them and painted them and put them back in( it...
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    torque rod nut

    I have used a box end open end wrench cut in half because I needed to use a cheater pipe on it a socket will come in handy to . The threads are all the same right on left off the nut size is 2 1/4 on older trailers some are 2 3/8 .
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    Metal in Rear Axle?

    I have pulled a third member out of my M211 when I found metal to discover it was trash from a past over haul . good luck and let us know what you find .
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    White 666?

    The only place my 43 White says White is the brake and clutch peddles .
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    Window, Door, Windshield weatherstrip, etc

    Look at Memphis Equipment site for m35 and it should be listed just needs cut down . when I ordered it was each strip by it's self It is nice stuff not like the rock hard stripping I chipped off .
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    Window, Door, Windshield weatherstrip, etc

    I think the weather stripping around the door glass and the top are the same as the m35 or 5 ton .
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    Ship's engineer M54A1 crash-course.

    What speed and RPM is your truck is running best at ?
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    Semi Trailer Dolly

    Legally brakes are required . You might check used equipment places and find a commercial dolly .
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    Semi Trailer Dolly

    Because of the size and weight of your truck and trailer it may not be commercial but weight wise its heavy enough to be .It's about safety .
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    Semi Trailer Dolly

    The dolly would not need lights when hooked up to the trailer or mud flaps if pulled with out the trailer it needs both .working brakes on the dolly are a must have .
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    The age old transmission question

    Has any one looked at the end of a crank on a 302 to see if it has a hole for a pilot bushing ? I bought a CCKW that has the 270 engine transmission and transfer case still in it that I don't need if any one is thinking of trying to swap over or have questions .
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    M270 Gets New Shoes!

    Sam Winer Motors ( 330-628-4881) I bought from them when rebuilding my m-269 also made in 1954 by Pressed steel Car Company . The hubs heaver then a regular 5 ton be careful when removing . I replaced the brake pods with new type 30 . At the time I thought the taller spring brake pods may hit...
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    Flat towing M135

    The information I posted was from Technical manual 9-8024 page 70 .The least I would do is pull one front axle drive flange and one axle from each rear axles .
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    M51A2 repower w/ DT466

    The Radiator in your m51a2 sits close to the hood you may be able to move it up about an inch or so be for it hits the hood . The lower the fan the better there may not be much space between your valve cover and the hood at the front of your new engine. I don't know how tall your 466 is fan...
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    Front bumper storage. Looking for ideas?

    Made these to stand on when working on my M52A2 there is a lot of good space to make storage .
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    Wheel chocks?

    I use the black rubber ones at work they have the hollow spaces on the bottom . on soft or muddy ground they push in if the truck rolls on them they work better on there side . on hard ground if the truck is driven over them they split and flatten out .
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    Swivel hooks on winches - Not advisable.

    When using gin poles a load left hanging will also untwist your cable .
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    Steel Windshield Frame Soft Top Channel

    PM sent
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    Steel Windshield Frame Soft Top Channel

    I can cut one off of a m211 it 71 inches long if your interested .
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    Flat towing M135

    When towing with all wheel on the ground . transfer in neutral transmission in neutral do not pull faster then 15mph if towed over 10 miles remove front axle drive hub flanges remove drive line between transfer case and pillow block remove drive line between transfer case and forward rear axle
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