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I was wanting to buy a heavier duty bumper for my M1009 but could not find what I wanted exactly and also could not afford to buy one that was close. I decided that to get one like I wanted I was going to have to build it myself. The problem was although I had a wire welder I had never...
My M1009 CUCV seat bottoms were torn and showing signs of wear and I wanted something that was cloth to cut down on the sweating from contact with the vinyl. I looked at all the ones on this site made from canvas or other materials that either did not seem to cover the seat or did not fit very...
I need the sliding plastic indicator that shows what range you have selected on the transfer case. Mine has one leg broken off that is not big enough for gluing since a plastic chip is missing. I have found the indicators for the transmission column shifter but not for the transfer case...
I had to replace my heater core back in the summer because my original core was leaking. It has just now gotten cold enough to start requiring heat and I soon found out I was not getting heat like so many others on the site who have replaced their original heater cores. I did not want to spend...
I was researching trailer connector wiring for my M1009 to wire up a connector for a civilian trailer and found lots of information but it was generally in a format that was in my opinion either hard to follow or contained a lot of unnecessary information. I put together this document that I...
Had my M1009 about 3 weeks now and have done a lot of work on it. My problem now is the transmission shifting. With the transmission in Drive, it will shift from 1 to 3rd around 20-25 mph. It skips 2nd gear. If I shift it manually 2nd gear works fine. Also if I am in 3rd and pull it down...
Just got my M1009 a week ago and the speedo was not working. The driven gear in the transfer case was broken. It was a 41 tooth gear so I replaced it with a 41 tooth. Wrong. I am running stock 31x10.5x15 tires and this gear was causing the speedo to indicate 50 mph when I was actually...