What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

[MyothersanM1]

This past weekend we installed a second set of shackle mounts underneath the front bumper. In doing so some of the hardware had to be replaced due to new thicknesses.


We also removed the windshield hinges. They were a bit frozen up and deserved a coat of paint. I soaked them PB Blaster and got them freed up nicely. There was a lot of rust on the old bolts. I backed those out with some light impact wrench, but still sheered two and lost threads in the mounting hole on the lower right windshield. Took me about an hour to get the two sheered bolts out with some PB and vise-grips. Using an angle grinder wire wheel, I knocked off the surface rust at the mounting locations and then threw a coat of paint on them. I reinstalled the hinges with new grade 5 bolts and lock-washers. I still have to install a threaded insert on the one hole.

 

[MyothersanM1]

We also installed the modified air filter bracket and new narrower filter and turn signal buzzer from Those Military Guys.

 

[Amer-team]

Started cleaning the tan cargo cover. Pulled it off and put it on a picnic table for a solid surface to scrub against. There were a lot of black rub marks and paint that had rubbed off top bows. Took hot soapy water and a green scrub pad and it didn't have much effect on the marks. Then went and got an old can of whitewall cleaner off the shelf. A little whitewall cleaner, some serious scrubbing with the green and yellow sponge, and most of the markings on the underside came off and it looks nearly new. I have 3 hours into this project and am not quite done with the underside scrubbing and still need to do the outside of the tarp. On the positive side, when this is done, the tarp will look great and it won't need a thorough cleaning like this for years.

It looks like this tarp was laid folded in the bed and developed some rust marks on the back flap. This procedure, while lightening the marks, did not take them away.

I also added a Maglite flashlight holder on the ledge, just to the right and behind the drivers seat. I used one of the holes for the original hardtop and drilled one more hole. These plastic holders give a great grip on the GI angle head flashlights. Also added a small 4 light LED with magnetic back, just above the instrumentation for illuminating the instruments. It works great and is situated to give great light on you instruments for night driving. It could probably use some type of a fastner, but it seems to stay in its location and it really makes reading the instruments at night easy.

Also took an extra fine Sharpe pen in black and marked the instruments as to what they were. But the black only works on the tan trucks. You guys in green or camo are on your own.

 

[srodocker]

Bringing it to the rally right?!

I made to clean my like new tarp once my truck gets fixed hahah

 

[Artisan]

ZiggyO has some sweet lights I am gonna install.

Check them out HERE. There brand new in boxes w/ IR AND Clear Lens!

 

[cx65083]

I'm afraid I really didn't DO anything TO my 5 ton... and I did promise my brother I wouldn't come home with "another Big Green Truck".... So brought home a smaller green friend for it!
A 1956 M35A2!

 

[Ddmk18]

I managed to get the bed welded together and the sides on it it so I can start welding them up.

 

[Mike929]

I managed to get the bed welded together and the sides on it it so I can start welding them up.

Looks good!

 

[Mike929]

ZiggyO has some sweet lights I am gonna install.

Check them out HERE. There brand new in boxes w/ IR AND Clear Lens!

Yep, I bought a couple sets of those myself that I plan to mount on my M931A2

 

[Scott88M]

Had a meeting with my local military club, had 3 models in bikinis posing on the vehicles for a local magazine spread. No amateur photography or I'd have some pics to share, once I'm able ill post a few.

 

[Artisan]

Yep, I bought a couple sets of those myself that I plan to mount on my M931A2

Yep, ZiggyO always seems to have good stuff!

 

[KaiserM109]

After litterally months spent acquiring a replacement transmission for my M923A1, which lost first gear in 20 below temperatures, getting it transported to within 50 miles, going to pick it up in my nice and tidy M101A2 trailer (along with two replacement tires on wheels), digging a hole under the truck so that we could fit the transmission under it, hoisting it with a chain hoist and come-along, figuring out with TMs how to hook it back up and crawling under an M925A1 to confirm it and many hours of pulling wrenches, it was time Sunday to test it.

I flipped the battery switch on and got the correct buzzers telling me that it is low on air and the parking brake is set. I flipped the other switch to the start position and expected to hear the big NHC-250 crank crank ... silence only broken by "beep". It was hot so I told my daughter, who was acting as my Lost Assets Recovery Specilist (the person who crawls under the truck when I drop a wrench or bolt, "Wrap it up, we're going home."

After a nice nap on the couch, I woke up with the realization that I hadn't put a crucial element on the to-do list, reconnecting the back wiring harness which we had disconnected so that we could wring out of the wiring.

The adventure, like a good TV series, continues.

PS If you have a M939 series truck, take the advice of an Allison engineer, "Get that military crap out of it." It is probably 15w40 which is okay in warm and hot weather, but can result in a blown low gear pack in extremely cold weather.

 

[Mike929]

After litterally months spent acquiring a replacement transmission for my M923A1, which lost first gear in 20 below temperatures, getting it transported to within 50 miles, going to pick it up in my nice and tidy M101A2 trailer (along with two replacement tires on wheels), digging a hole under the truck so that we could fit the transmission under it, hoisting it with a chain hoist and come-along, figuring out with TMs how to hook it back up and crawling under an M925A1 to confirm it and many hours of pulling wrenches, it was time Sunday to test it.

I flipped the battery switch on and got the correct buzzers telling me that it is low on air and the parking brake is set. I flipped the other switch to the start position and expected to hear the big NHC-250 crank crank ... silence only broken by "beep". It was hot so I told my daughter, who was acting as my Lost Assets Recovery Specilist (the person who crawls under the truck when I drop a wrench or bolt, "Wrap it up, we're going home."

After a nice nap on the couch, I woke up with the realization that I hadn't put a crucial element on the to-do list, reconnecting the back wiring harness which we had disconnected so that we could wring out of the wiring.

The adventure, like a good TV series, continues.

PS If you have a M939 series truck, take the advice of an Allison engineer, "Get that military crap out of it." It is probably 15w40 which is okay in warm and hot weather, but can result in a blown low gear pack in extremely cold weather.

Hope the wiring harness disconnect is the problem, and that fixes you up.

... what about those of us that live in warm and hot weather, and extremely cold weather is when it drops below freezing?

 

[Artisan]

The TM for my M916 says to jack up the truck on one side to get the tranny in and out
but digging a hole will work to. Doing that job in dirt must vaccum really hard!

There is a tranny shop in Upland California called Precision Allison Transmission.
They have trucks coming and going delivering tranny carcuss's and sending back
completed units to guys on an almost daily reutine. They have a dyno and they
do things old school. They do change outs too!

Call and ask for Dave and tell him I sent you. I have used these guys and I would
go back in a heartbeat. Their shop is sanitary and they know exactly what they are doing.

A recovery specialist whom is small in stature w/ a good set of eyes can make
a big job go soooooooooooooooo much smoother! HA! Call her "Soldier B"

 

[Artisan]

M916 A/C Installation Gets Started!

I started the A/C Install in an M916, page three post #22 HERE

 

[panzerwillie]

lots left

 

[98G]

Before/after/before

 

[Carlo]

Before/after/before

Nice job! 925's are so rare here and when they do come up for auction they have the single wheels / small wheels.

 

[tmaxxgod4]

I sprayed gunk all over my motor and axle trying to track down my oil leak. and right after I put on the gunk it rains...murphys law.

I also drove it in my first parade (SO MUCH FUN) and went camping in it like 3 times

 

[Moosemcnally]

Last week was the canvas roof. This week I went to cedar city and picked up bows, troop seats and the cover. Installed! On Friday I was in the parade and took "best in classic car"!!!!