Project Wild Weasel M1009

[cucvrus]

Both hubs and brakes together now is lunch time. [
Also I have a brand new front light harness to replace the hacked up harness that is on the truck now.

 

[cucvrus]

I have the right inner fender apron installed. Whoever the person was that drilled it for battery boxes must have been stoned. I could have done better blind folded. Now that I have them in place I question if that is why it had riding mower batteries in it. I guess I will find out real soon when I attempt to install group 31 batteries. Oh well I have been tormented or should I say challenged by this M1009. It was a very nice day till someone had to start burning plastic and trash.

 

[cucvrus]

I added a slave receptacle and a B/O lamp to the core support. That genius that worked on it in the past removed all that stuff and hacked the wires off. Hopefully the owner of this M1009 is smiling and liking my efforts, I am going to start putting the left fender apron in place and race the daylight.

 

[CARC686]

That's great news!!! Gotta love sunny days and parts that go together correctly. The set I did were for a jeep I was working on so as usual everything is wrong with those.

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You ever notice Jeeps are the only thing that has ever existed that use every single size fastener in existence in SAE and metric on one vehicle?

 

[cucvrus]

You ever notice Jeeps are the only thing that has ever existed that use every single size fastener in existence in SAE and metric on one vehicle?

CUCV's are the same. Standard on the body parts and standard and metric on the engine and transmission.

 

[cucvrus]

I raced with the daylight and won. It was a close match. Left fender apron is in.

Questionable battery trays. We will see approach and use extreme caution. The holes were placed in the aprons with 000 buck shot. Not by me.

 

[WWRD99]

You ever notice Jeeps are the only thing that has ever existed that use every single size fastener in existence in SAE and metric on one vehicle?

Yeah they'll use a 3/16 brake line and stick a metric thread on the end that's some weird thing you can't get. It's a jeep thing I'll never understand.

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[cucvrus]

All good things must come to an end, just like the CUCV repairs that never end they just keep going and going. You know where I”m going. I hope you had a successful day. I feel like I did.

 

[WWRD99]

I raced with the daylight and won. It was a close match. Left fender apron is in. View attachment 910312
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Questionable battery trays. We will see approach and use extreme caution. The holes were placed in the aprons with 000 buck shot. Not by me.
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Trays look like they're in good shape though...not all rusty or acid eatin.

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[cucvrus]

So I have that going for me which is nice.

 

[cucvrus]

I don’t think that looks correct.
Anyway I am on task again
More later.

 

[WWRD99]

Lol..I think you need a 2.5 degree angle shims under those springs!!

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[cucvrus]

Well I knew something was messed up when I seen the gap in the u joint straps to the yoke. I will change the yoke and the yoke seal. This why you clean the threads and run a thread chaser thru the yoke. 1 bolt is broken off and it was way too tight.

 

[cucvrus]

I removed the axle u bolts and leaf springs from the rear axle. I used the brass brush on the drill and cleaned and lubed the threads
Good news was the gears were good in the rear. I pulled the axles and called it a day. I will post more progress as it happens. I started work at 0500 and it gets tough when the sun goes down. Be Safe and have fun. Back to do some corrections that my iPhone made. This truck M1009 needs some new rear brakes. The rear drums appear to be bell shaped.

 

[cucvrus]

After giving it, some thought I think I am just going to remove the rear axle and do all the work out from under the vehicle. I will just cut the hydraulic brake line and remove the E brake cables and backing plates. It seems a lot more comfortable and safer than working completely under there and trying to do it in the cold. I will spend a minimum, of time getting the hydraulic brake line removed and installed. I also seen some funky wiring at the fuel tank sending unit. These poor vehicles have been raped and mutilated by many people in their lifetime. In my previous post you can see the pink sending unit wire for the fuel gauge hanging down. That is what prompted me to look farther. Have a Great Day and Be Safe. See you in church.

 

[cucvrus]

Said CUCVRUS to the little cat.Do you see what I see? A wire a wire attached incorrect with the end dug into the floor , with the end dug into the floor. Way up above the fuel tank little cat. The wire the wire dug into the floor with a job that gets out of sight to fix.

 

[cucvrus]

Removing the rear axle assembly.

 

[cucvrus]

I removed the rear axle and the yoke flange. It was easy. The hardest part was getting the old rubber bushings from the shackles. I done it with my bell joint press and a cone socket. Used to burn them out and hate the mess and smell. Second hardest was the brake line to the frame connection. Only a SnapOn flare nut wrench works there. I had others spread and open stripping the flare nut.
And the sun sets on another productive day. I need more parts and also need to get some wood split this week and get it into my basement, winter is coming fast.

 

[cucvrus]

The old yoke was wound with grass and needed a new seal anyway. Taking the axle out makes it easier to do and install the new leaf springs. Have a Great Week and Be Safe.

 

[rtk]

The old yoke was wound with grass and needed a new seal anyway. Taking the axle out makes it easier to do and install the new leaf springs. Have a Great Week and Be Safe.

Same to you buddy , be safe ,be well