Steel Soldiers now has a few new forums, read more about it at: New Munitions Forums!
Microsoft MSN, Live, Hotmail, Outlook email users may not be receiving emails. We are working to resolve this issue. Please add support@steelsoldiers.com to your trusted contacts.
So, I found the horn, it wasn't removed. 😆
The power wire going to it had been cut and it was twisted back together with a wire nut, which is maddening. I'd seriously rather see a household light switch "installed" in a vehicle than wire nuts and it seems that my truck has quite a few of the...
Absolutely agree with all of that but mine doesn't have an electric horn at all. I just assumed that the military didn't deem them necessary so they didn't come with one. Am I incorrect?
This might be a silly question but has anyone installed a horn button in their steering wheel? I got a Vixen air horn for my M1008 and I'm trying to decide whether or not to use the provided 12v air solenoid or to use a pull valve with a lanyard (like a semi). If a steering wheel button is too...
Finished up last night, for now. So, along with the internal upgrades, I've added a lockup toggle switch with 4th gear pressure switch, cooling pan, pan temp sensor, external cooler with a 180 degree fan switch on the pressure line, temp gauge, tachometer, and capacity is now over 2 gallons of...
I swear, the damn fan switches are cursed! I got the switch installed, started wiring it, wasn't paying attention, yanked the wrong wire, and snapped the connector off the switch. 🤬🤬🤬🤬
I refuse to buy another one so I took apart a spade connector, stuffed it under the broken tab, and soldered...
Trust me, with my tendency to over-plan and over-build, it's a nagging concern. Plan is, once everything is operational, to break out the welder and fabricate a cage and shield.
It's not directly transmission related but I spent a few hours last night wiring up my auxillary fuse panel and gauge pod.
The lockup solenoid now has its own protected circuit and I just need to connect the trans temp sensor to the gauge, wire the fans to the panel and switch, and all the...
Plot twist: after going through all of that trouble making a tee adapter and breaking the switch, I found the correct tee and bushing I needed.
Well, at least it's all in and ready for when the switch arrives in a couple of days. Looking at it, I kind of like how the hard line will end up...
While swearing loudly about the broken switch, a nervous Amazon guy peaked his head around a corner and handed me my helicoils. He sure looked relieved when I gave him a big grin and a thank-you. 😆
Here's a fun little tutorial on helicoils:
If you've never used them, helicoils are a dream so...
I decided to work on the pressure line today while I waited for the helicoils to arrive. At first, I'd planned to replace the hard line with a hose just like the return line, especially because the thermal switch housing for the cooler fans has -06 JIC fittings on either side. I had second...
The original fixer also couldn't figure out why reverse wouldn't work and said "there must be a leak-by in the case somewhere" when really, the clip for the booster valve wasn't seated completely, the check balls where in the wrong place, and the lip seal had a very obvious slice in it. The...
First major hiccup today... there was a puddle of ATF under the truck When I got home. Found a leak around the pan gasket and I figured the pan bolts just needed to be snugged up again after idling for a while yesterday. I got to business and quickly realized that the rear center bolt had gone...
Next, filter went back in and I got the new pan and fresh gasket ready to install.
For now, I decided my temp probe can go on the transmission pan so I prepped that as well
I put everything back together and started replacing the fluid.
After I put in the cooler, I didn't add any fluid...
Did a little more today after work. I started with dropping the transmission pan and pulling the filter
Next, I located the port where the pressure switch goes and pulled the plug out of it. Looks like some clearance issues
No big deal, I just pulled 2 bolts and loosened the 3rd on the 2nd...
I did a little bit of driveway work today, installed my trans cooler and ran the cooler lines. I looked at a few potential mounting locations and settled on a spot along side the frame under the passenger door. The spot is close to the ports on the transmission and there's a gap where the frame...
It was a pretty straightforward swap for me, and some of the parts had already been tracked down and installed by the previous owner of the 700R4 I found, as he was attempting the same swap into his M1010. It came with the diesel governor, new torque converter, correct flex plate, 700R4 to NP208...