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Even if we could just fit the air actuated park brake assembly from a 939 truck onto a deuce, that would be a massive improvement. It might actually stop the truck in an emergency.

I wish there was an easy air brake conversion for the deuces. If there was, I would jump on it. The experimental XM- whatever it was 2.5 ton trucks had full air brakes and lockers, so obviously it can be done. Maybe someday the member here that bought that one a while back will post some pics...

My post was in regard to another thread that was useful being locked. I said it because this thread is also useful and informative. Nobody here did anything wrong. Sorry to cause confusion.

I think you'd be much better off buying an M923A2 and loading an S-280 shelter in the back. Build the camper in the shelter so it can be removed if need be, leaving you with a usable cargo truck. Also, the 923 A2 with shelter in the back will give you extra bed room for other things, and lots of...

The M44 and M939 series trucks are more stable because of the suspension design and because they have a lower center of gravity. The box body LMTV trucks are ridiculously high, and sway just moving them around in the yard. Not a snowball's chance in he'll I'd ever own one.

I'm going to stand by my statement, until someone makes me look stupid.

These trucks are a 67 year old design, and you can still get nos American made airpacks. Yes they are getting quite pricey and harder to come by, but the Koreans are still using and making them too. When a replacement Korean airpack gets up to $1000, then I'll start considering other options. I...

You should never have to file on anything injector pump related....

It really isn't necessary if you have the trans out, so you have room to work. Harder to get the heavy flywheel lined up and stabbed onto two 8" long studs than it is to wrestle it up into the bellhousing and then up onto the pilot on the crank.

Driven a CJ7 on one tons an 40" swamper boggers with hydroboost. I know it is a better system completely, my point was just that the factory brakes aren't that bad when maintained properly and when you upgrade to stainless braided flex hoses.

That actually looks really good. Better than stock!

Brian, I don't want to be a smarta$$, but computer models have led to some huge man made disasters...

If it is anything like the original compressor, it will incorporate a metered orifice, just as Rustystud mentioned before. Lack of a metered orifice drops engine oil pressure and can flood the compressor with oil.

You can oil it with a line from a galley plug on the block...

Aaron, it'll be interesting to see if yours has the plugged oil galley entrance on the bottom or not.

Thank god. It gets old seeing new members get on here, and the first thing they want to do is take a torch and ruin an otherwise good and solid truck. A bobber is nothing special anymore.

Could be they took that part out of the design over time, or you may have gotten one that just doesn't have that port for one reason or another. I've heard a hundred different reasons for slight design changes from what the manual was written on. You can always plug the feed hole in the base and...

Bob is a three letter word that shouldn't even be mentioned when talking about one of these trucks as complete as it is...

If you don't destroy the retainer removing it, you can get just the seal. Best way to remove it is to take both sides apart and drive the seal and retainer out from the other side with a long aluminum bar or a wood broom handle. I use a long 1" solid aluminum round bar. Anything much bigger than...

No, pull the spindle and slide the shaft out. You do have to remove the knuckle to replace the boot though.