M1009 Flywheel Rubbing

[rgguin]

I am looking to buy my first M1009. I am new to the M1009, since I have been restoring WWII jeeps for the last five years. The one I am looking at has a rebuilt motor put in before it was released from the Army. The problem is the flywheel rubs the transmission cover, but with the cover off everything seems balanced and normal. You can see where the fly wheel grooved into the cover. what do you think is the problem? cracked flyweel, flexplate problem, bolted incorrectly? Is this a common problem? Would you drive it with the cover off 90 miles just to get it home? The vehicle drives OK. Also, has a charging problem. Right generator light will not come on, but bulb and alternator check OK.

Thanks in advance of any help for this newbee to the M1009.

 

[Westech]

hmm thats not good at all. something is a miss here. Wrong flywheel I would guess, or maybe cover. But 90 miles with out one alt charging?? Umm trailer it man, trust me its going to suck alot when your on the side of the road and no power in the batts. also get the fly wheel checked out... it would be a realy pain to cut the bellhousing in half.

 

[mangus580]

I would suspect the flex plate is broken. Only other thing I can think is its in backwards... and that had to be hell to bolt up.

As for the charging... if the Alt checks out ok, and the bulb is ok, maybe a wire is unhooked? See the pics attached to verify wiring.

 

[Zinlu]

I'm assuming by "right generator light" you mean the Gen 2? Does your Voltage meter (if there is one) work? If not it could be the fuse. My 1008 acted like that when I got it. There's a fuse at the 9 o'clock position of the bottom-right flasher in the fuse panel. It's marked "28v". Hopefully it's as simple as that. I agree with everyone here about electrical problems. Yuck!