Yeah I've been perusing the forums and I saw that was a common issue. Plan on making a list and getting started. Problem I'm having is where to begin!? Hahaha. The oil and trans have been serviced(in need of an ATF swap) already. Ctis system is kaput rn, but I want to keep it. And the list goes on and on. Any suggestions as to critical things to take a look at? The only current known issues are a hydraulic leak at the spare rack, and a shake from hell at 55mph of the cab.
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Seems that a really common
easy to do thing is looking at the drive shafts. They need to be indexed. Where the "front of the shaft" and "back of the shaft" should line up with each other. Out of an abundance of caution, the most common thing is to carry the shafts to be balanced. Shaking itself to death appears to be a common thing. If they all look good (indexed) look for weights that may have been knocked off on the tube of the shaft - where they were balanced somewhere in its lifetime.
Opinions are like the anatomy - where everyone has one - but if your transmission is changing gears, isn't overheating, or otherwise giving a problem leaving the oil (type) alone might be good. Seems to me that our military has no oil shortage. They put something in it for a reason and I would suggest changing the fluid - but put back whatever it had in it.
The rubber bushings on the cab are easy to see. You might give them a look. That rubber and the air bags on the back of the cab do an amazing amount of work to improve the ride.
CTIS needs some sort of acronym. Maybe
Completely
Terrible
Idiotic
System is one idea
. Funny how things work. Mine was completely functional when I got it. Then out of the blue, I started getting all 5 lights blinking. Sometimes it would work, other times not at all other than blinking lights. A good resource is a member here
Suprman is willing to share good CTIS information. He also has parts that are as reasonable as you will find. There are little rubber diaphragms on the wheels. They can be time consuming to replace (bolts tend to break off) but that is an easy cheap fix. Buying at least one replacement is a good plan in case something breaks...
Good supply of parts:
Made a new site www.lmtvparts.com Lots of lmtv stuff in one thread. MAKE SURE YOU SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE PARTS LISTED. Door parts: Lock blocks and lock mechanisms with rod clips as pictured. Left or right side. 40 dollars each. I have the screws that hold them together 2 dollars each. Inside door...
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Here is a pretty good diagnostic for CTIS:
Yes, I have downloaded the Tech Manual and thank you for sharing that. My question and I haven't found it in the site is that pertaining to Software for Computer diagnostics of the system. Is it obtainable? And where might it be located? And has any person on this site done it and know it? I...
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