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I used the brush-on Permatex rust treatment on the first rim I did, only to find out after taking the rim apart while troubleshooting a leak, the Krylon paint I was using was flaking off along with the rust treatment coating underneath. It seems that this is too heavy duty of an application for...

Is that bead rusted to the rim? o_O Since this is the spare, I think I can understand that if it was in the regular spare tire position, with water collecting on the rim and probably soaking its way into the rim-bead interface. But this is an M35A2 involved - I don't think a 14.5R20 will fit...

I thought I saw a bead lock insert in there, but I didn't want to push it since my eyes aren't on location :p When I made my first cut in the sidewall, I cut a square in line with the turret valve so I could remove the nut and remove the turret valve, and work the tire off. That worked for the...

@ldmack3 thank you for posting those pictures, I see what you're talking about now. Although I'm a little perplexed about something: What's that part inside the tire that I circled? Is that just the inside of the tire I'm looking at?

You don't need a bead lock insert to run the 395s on the A3 rims, but they sure help with seating the tire bead when putting the rim together! With the insert, the bead is spread apart far enough that you don't have to go into the trick bag to try and get the tire bead seated since tightening...

I hope that's not because something broke :shock: Regardless how long the truck sits, I wouldn't expect it to make a sound like that when backing up - sounds like a big problem! I hope you get it figured out soon!

That can be a tough call. On one hand, if the others aren't leaking, I'd be tempted to leave them be until they need a tire replacement. On the other hand, if they're that corroded, it might be a good idea to clean the rims up and paint them. I had to do all of mine anyway because they were...

Holy cow that's a lot of rust! Did your truck swim in the ocean or something? I'd brush off as much of that rust as possible, paint it as you planned, and try reassembly. The sealing surface on the clamp ring doesn't look terrible. How does the seal channel on the rim look? Wire brushing and...

Once you're done, It'll be a super good feeling knowing that you won't have to put air in the tires to drive it anywhere. Just hop in and go :driver:

I'm curious - do you have any drawings of this turret support? I haven't been around enough HMMWVs to know what they look like or how big they are. One thought I had was finding a 3D print shop with a big enough metal 3D printer to just make one - probably wouldn't require a minimum run...

What's the range of years that sticker would've been valid? As someone mentioned, that Col. is long gone, and I'm thinking there'd be someone else listed on there at a later time.

Wow, that's great - thanks for sharing! I'm going to save that sticker on my computer just in case I need it :)

Doesn't hurt to try. That and e-mail. Worst that can happen is that they don't respond after a week or two or say no. Thanks for the explanation! Today I learned something new :)

Dave's not here :whistle: (I really don't know that though. That's a nice fire truck though!)

How did military warranties like that work anyway? Was that for cases where a unit didn't have direct maintenance support?

A good example why safety glasses and other personal protective equipment is important in this hobby! I'm glad you didn't break anything on your face!

I thought someone just asked this question a couple weeks ago. Dejavu :p According to the retrofit manual, the air packs can be mixed. The retrofit manual assumes the existing long air pack is going to stay while the short air pack is installed. EDIT: I wasn't imagining things :ROFLMAO...

Hard to believe even many 30-somethings like me could get historical plates in NY if we were vehicles :ROFLMAO:

There's one on Facebook Marketplace listed right now. The seller claims that it's one of 36 built. Wow it looks a ton better with the cover on the back!

This is mostly for people like me who are still learning about their truck! Fall is in full swing in my part of NY, with today not getting higher than 43 degrees outside. However, I wanted to take the truck out for some lunchtime errands anyway. Before doing so, I checked my truck's...