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  1. G744

    M35 Boots for Knuckles

    Are the one-piece ones silicone rubber?
  2. G744

    Hello from AZ!

    Welcome from the Northern Sonoran Desert! Sorry for the thread hijack, but... Back in late '83, I started restoring an armored M966 TOW missile carrier for a client in Prescott, AZ. It was one of the original 24 test bed trucks from AMG, S/N 00024. Several of them were sold as excess by the...
  3. G744

    Disk brake questions.

    The 90's F700 parts would work fine for the GVW of the M35. There will be no "bolt up" way, until someone makes and markets an adapter kit to go along with those parts.
  4. G744

    Disk brake questions.

    The deal on those kits is the bracketry to support the caliper, and machining the hub to allow a welded flange to mount the rotor on. Any good machinist can build those parts to fit whatever caliper/rotor you find that will take the load OK. I have a Ford F700, and the disc setups on it look...
  5. G744

    Windshield Weather Seal/strip

    Used to be one could soak rubber stuff like that in DOT3 for a while. It really lubes it up. Another thing used on rubber things is carb cleaner in the gallon can. It makes rubber really 'loose', and just about the only way to get the pedal floor seals on without destroying them. The...
  6. G744

    Windshield Weather Seal/strip

    If you mean the part that folds down on the hood, garage door bottom seal is a pretty good sub. If you mean that which goes around the flip-up glass, that is best ordered from an MV parts dealer. A hint--it is the same on G744 series 5-tons and M35 2.5 tons.
  7. G744

    Piston assessment

    Me 3. DG
  8. G744

    1980 m813 starting issues

    No worse than holding an 80lb bag of concrete mix over your head, while getting 3 bigassed bolts out...
  9. G744

    1980 m813 starting issues

    The Bendix may be jammed in the flywheel. This can cause the starter to spin very fast last time it was running, then throw some windings and lock up.
  10. G744

    Weasel: I need some Identification! T15? M28? M29?

    Some weasel may have gotten away with it!
  11. G744

    M929A2 Driveline Question

    Lugnut torque is something shops seem to think is proper when they stall out a 1" air wrench on every one. Then, if one has a flat, you'll never get them loose with hand tools. Plus, that will eventually dish out the beveled hole in the wheels, too. In many, many miles in tacticals, I've...
  12. G744

    M929A2 Driveline Question

    They are driven together by the intermediate drive shaft, AKA they are constantly locked into "4-wheel drive". It would take a very unusual event to shear off 10 wheel studs. Were you running duals or singles? Not that that really matters in your case. Offhand, I'd say you had a hard failure...
  13. G744

    Model 28 Teletype

    All thru the '80s We had 2 model 15 Teletype machines in the radio station relaying UPI & AP news. Both machines were maintained by paid techs on a monthly basis, and never gave any trouble. Some things I'll never forget about TTY are the smell, sounds, and how much oil they used on them...
  14. G744

    Just bought my deuce, first had a ticking noise, now its knocking

    Valve tappets can make a ticking sound in step with RPMs. A bit loose valve is loads better than one too tight. It is a full afternoon job to set them, but good training and worth it.
  15. G744

    Runaway MEP-003a !!!

    The Phoenix metro has many ARCO gas stations.
  16. G744

    Runaway MEP-003a !!!

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was taught military Diesel-powered devices (vehicles, gensets, pumps, eTc) were specified with specially hardened fuel pump and injector components to allow the use of arctic grade fuel, which lacks lubricity as it would cause gumming at extreme low temperatures...
  17. G744

    Runaway MEP-003a !!!

    The black smoke is indicating full rail on the fuel, normal for that condition. White smoke usually occurs with a cold Diesel. Blue smoke indicates burning a little oil, should dissipate when up to temp.
  18. G744

    M548 Parts Wanted

    Not that you need another one, but I have a good radiator out here in AZ.
  19. G744

    nice clean 1953 M62 wrecker (gasser) on GSA in nebraska being sold for scrap

    My M543A2 was sold a long time ago. No clue where it is now.
  20. G744

    Steering knuckle

    I just installed a new Zerk in the bell, and used a salvaged top cap on the bottom to ease lubing things.
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