M814 recovery from Drexel ... Someone was watching out for me!

[73m819]

a side note, you guys that have the long wb trucks with the two rear drive shafts and carrier bearing, keep a eye on the carrier bearing mount where it is bolted to the cross member, the bolts seem to went to come loose, i locktited mine and used some over size washers to get more of a grip, dont know if is the flexing of the cross member or vibration. mine nows stays tight for now,

 

[dk8019]

Ron, thanks for the tip. I noticed that the holes where mine was mounted are a little wallowed out, likely due to the reason you mentioned. My buddy is now theorizing that that might have actually been the failure mechanism, that is the plate came lose, whirling around and broke everything apart.