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checking for noises while moving is definitely a 2 man job. Things like carrier bearing are easy stationary checks, but some things just don't show up when stationary.

I had the bolts holding the brake caliper bracket to the differential back out on me, and made contact with the halfshaft bolts inside the rotor. Kind of a grindy, ticky thumpy noise. You can kind of see the damage to the end of the halfshaft bolt, as well as a little bit of a gap between...

Hard to say. If you have plenty of storage space for chunks of metal you'll likely never need, then yeah, it's worth it. I still have an Olds 455 block sitting out in the garage from a high school project decades ago. on the other hand, it's very unlikely that you will ever need to use the...

hissing power steering could be air in the system. If it's the old style with the reservoir attached to the pump and not on top of the engine, they can be a pain to get all the air bled out. When I replaced mine, I filled the reservoir completely to the top, rather than just to the "full"...

The second best way, or if you tow a variety of trailers, especially borrowed ones that you can't just go swapping out bulbs in willy nilly, is use the XM381 converter box. https://xm381.com/ install is pretty easy. Only downside is the trailer lights will only work when your headlights are...

McCleary Bear Festival is having their annual parade. I'm registered for VFW and Pacific NorthWest Steel Soldiers for an entry, so if anyone wants to come down/up/over and join in just let me know. 2nd weekend in July, so weekend after 4th of July, and weekend before our yearly rally in...

I know nothing about this one other than what's on the poster.

I did find that about a decade ago someone was selling teardrop shackles non-military sourced that they said were rated at 25k lbs. The shackle itself isn't the weak part, and with how close it is to the frame I wouldn't worry about using it, other than overdoing it and tweaking the frame...

As for rear recovery point, because you have the airlift bumper, I'm not sure if going to the pintle on the airlift (if you have it) would be any stronger than going to the teardrop shackles. The 2" receiver you have would be the last thing I would try to connect to. It would probably do...

The teardrops are securely bolted to the frame. MUCH stronger than just about every civilian vehicle's recovery points. Not sure which model this decal is from, but went out and checked my M1123 and it rated the front and rear shackles (teardrops) at 16,400 lbs. The only thing I advise is...

Are we talking a rural elementary school, or one run by liberals?

It started out with light skin, so no, it can't dance no matter what it tries to claim when it's drunk.

I've been performing a reverse Michael Jackson on my trailer. Going from being light skinned to dark

I like it a lot also. Came with the BEOD (Body, Explosive Ordnance Disposal) when I bought it. For the price I paid for it, I basically bought this rack and got the BEOD for free.

Other side is a slightly better fit. This side the intermediate angle is slightly less than it should have been, and the overall length at the top is short by maybe 1/8", making it a very tight fit to get on there. But it looks decent, and should do the job of protection from bashing and a...

yeah, for what they are they don't have much use in the civilian world. Too tall, too heavy, not long enough, and requiring air for the brakes are all major downsides.

NSN 5340012036542 part number 44702-10 https://real4wd.com/product/buckle-strap-assembly/ it didn't show up for me in the M1101 parts manual, so this is the part number for the HMMWV cover. I can't imagine they used a different one for the trailer than for the truck.

How about AAA RV+. towing up to 200 miles is covered with the right policy. Not quite the full 300 miles of the trip, but most of it is.

Next step of the project, if I ever get around to it, is I have 2x8' sheets of 1/4" steel I plan to attach from the jack rails in to the frame of the truck, with bends at both the front and read similar to the jack rails. I haven't decided yet if I will bolt them together, or have them welded...

This is only a guess, but most likely thing to break is the HMMWV bodywork. It depends a lot on how it's hit though as to how bad. If I were to say be T-boned by a car, the rail is definitely strong enough to spread the force out along the entire rail, with maybe a little deflection in the...