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My M51A2 multi fuel has been stationary quite long, awaiting repairs but moved a few times to make place for repairs on the workshop itself. Last time it was moved to a nearby field without problem. Now, 6 months later, the workshop is ready but I cannot get the truck started. Normally, even in...

Saw these people when driving back home, they were just taking lunch. A group of MV enthusiasts from the Ceske Budejovice area in South Bohemia, Czech Republic. I especially like the Dodge (WC 52?) More to come

I am trying to get our M51 to our blacksmith workshop to make an exhibition on 30 year cold war. Engine is running but brakes are not ok and I do not have veteran plates yet. And to scared to drive the truck solo without knowing 100% the brakes will not fail. If I have the engine running, can...

My 1973 M51A2 indeed a lot older than I was told when I bought it. Both the engine and the truck itself have tag shields mentioning "overhauled 1973". The name of the truck is given as Kaiser Jeep Corporation, which was active only from 1963 to 1970, after that it became AMC. CARNAC was able...

OK. I am stuck in a wet snowy peat meadow, and it looks my front wheels are not doing much. My problem is that the air pack is being rebuilt and I needed to move the truck. So the air line to the air pack is open. 1) does that stop the sprag from engaging? 2) can that become harmful for the...

I combined two Ross steering gears into one and put it back inside. A complete rebuild thread will come later, now I am sorting a PROBLEM . Steps done on work bench: 1) Cleaned everything thoroughly, oiled it in proper oil and put it back. 2) Out the cover/control house back according the...

I am rebuilding the master cylinder and air pack for the M51A2 Neither the rebuild kit nor the TM mention that you should oil anything before installing, but maybe that is standard knowledge or general information specified elsewhere. So should you, and is it a big problem if you don't? Also...

I found this place while looking for a new steering gear for our M51A2. Man, this is going to pop some eyes out, I bet. Sorry gals and guys, the place in in the Netherlands, so a wee bit too far away for most. This is a bit of what I saw arriving at his place. Then he showed me...

Went to the Netherlands to pick up a used Ross steering gear including steering wheel etc. It is still mounted in a parts truck (M52A2), about the only thing left on the carcass. We ran into a problem. We cannot get off the steering wheel. That should be no problem; remove the entire...

I am talking with two companies in the Netherlands who may have used Ross Hydrapower HF70 steering gear boxes for my M51A2 standing in the Czech Republic. What would such a thing cost state side? I know that on your side you still can get a NOS one for around $ 600. I could not find prices for...

Thought it would be useful to start a new thread on the air pack rebuild (attempt) I was loosing DOT 5 brake fluid while the truck was parked for two years. No visible leakage. In the end decided to bite the bullet and got the MC and the air pack out on the bench. With the AP, all the air...

Took off the MC of my M51A2. Despite the white color, the tag on it states its for a 5-ton only, and seems to be military origin. During the several years standing without driving and topping it up a few times, I lost all the fluid in the MC reservoir, but some was left in the cylinder...

I have been told the old long deuce air pack and the 5-ton air pack on the M39 are interchangeable, or better, you supposedly can use the long deuce air pack on the 5-ton. From the 2014 GA Rally, I brought home a Deuce air pack, since I have problems with my brake system, including loosing dot...

I tried to figure out how the Ross Hydrpower HP70 works, especially how the turning of the steering wheel is transferred into moving the lever that regulated the oil flow. When searching, came across an old military movie explaining it all, if even a bit long winded...

I always wondered why all 5-tons are "post Vietnam"; the M39s and most of the M809s are definitely Vietnam area trucks. Probably, in the early days of the site, it seemed the easiest solution. In addition, with time passing, search results in the 5-ton section are more and more dominated by...

I tried to remove the Pitmann arm of our M51A2. Earlier I already tried to remove the steering wheel as well. I used two pulling devices, one smaller with two legs, one larger (about 1 1/2 feet long, solid, heavy) with three legs. In all cases, I soaked them in WD several days in front several...

Saw this during our business holiday in Slovakia. Somehow it shouted MV to me, but I am not sure. Does anybody recognize this as a military trailer?

Disclaimer: I read most threads and posts (including my own) stating that getting the drum off without removing the axle and then drum and hub as one is near impossible. And yes, I will take of the drum following the on the forum described method of taking the shafts out first etc etc. Today I...

PMRamsey asked me if my steering had been upgraded from the standard Ross Hydrapower on my M51A2 to the steering from the M809 series. Is this something that the military did standard with the later M39s during overhaul? Did anybody here on the forum already did this and do you need to...

I am now going to restore the 1973 (or 1965) M51A2 and want to paint it back into the original colors. The doors need some welding work and also the front and back parts of the left fender, in the bent area. Also, I threw a bucket of cheap water-based paint on top of everything, including the...