What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

[Another Ahab]

I've been working on a 3/4 shell for mine. View attachment 634281

That is an excellent looking rig, Predator42; looks sharp.

 

[WalterMitty]

I took mine off road....

I took mine off road and was once again impressed with its capabilities. There was one really "peaky" hill/berm where it was "high centered" for a bit...but it powered up and over. Having a flat bottom sure made going over a reality versus being perched on the transfer case or drive shafts.

 

[infidel got me]

Install led's front and rear. Use your old headlight buckets when installing, the new buckets don't have enough thread for nuts to secure correctly. Rear taillight screws also have to be shortened or replaced with shorter ones. Overall, fairly easy swap, and now I have more candle power than an Amish buggy!

 

[jdmcm]

Two huge steps taken today...I washed the HMMWV...and strapped the Camo net to the hood....whew....SPENT!

 

[Bulldogger]

Finished installing new inner wheel bearing yesterday and put the right front hub all back together. Decided to wire brush and paint it all while I was at it. Replaced inner and outer seals as well. Now to do the other three...
BDGR

 

[Another Ahab]

Finished installing new inner wheel bearing yesterday and put the right front hub all back together. Decided to wire brush and paint it all while I was at it. Replaced inner and outer seals as well. Now to do the other three...
BDGR
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It looks great. You will thank yourself when you're done. You can do this, Brother.

 

[Jon0249]

Wow. Nice work - very impressive finish!

 

[Another Ahab]

Wow. Nice work - very impressive finish!

Yeah; that's what I meant. And I got no business telling you not to stop or anything.

I just meant the job you did looks so good, you know you'll congratulate yourself when you get through them all.

 

[Bulldogger]

Thanks gents. I appreciate the encouragement.

The paint is Krylon Rust Tough in Black Semi Flat. I've used it for years to paint my Harley tins, in straight Flat black. Easy finish to blend later after minor repairs

I intend to paint all the undercarriage starting with hubs. 'Spray as you go', as it were. The hub paint I see as a maintenance item, the frame less so, meaning I will get to that only after maintenance needs are satisfied and I can turn an eye to cosmetic touches.

After the hubs I have to deal with the sluggish throttle response. I hope it's just the throttle linkage, but I suspect it's more than that.

Bulldogger

 

[Another Ahab]

Two huge steps taken today...I washed the HMMWV...and strapped the Camo net to the hood....whew....SPENT!

That rig of yours is real sharp looking, by the way.

 

[jdmcm]

Thank you! Big changes coming for it though, ECV hood and A2 winch plate, and off comes the Gale Banks Turbo and on goes a Whipple supercharger!

 

[Bulldogger]

Drained, filled, replaced seals and repainted left front hub. Took some extra time because I broke a couple bolt heads on the cover plate when torqueing them on. Bought new bolts and they had indications of the same problem. Turn out my Harbor Freight torque wrench loses calibration over 20 ft-lbs. I'll be replacing that!
Bulldogger

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Just discovered my transmission pump went out. Guess I'll be rebuilding the transmission!

 

[Another Ahab]

Just discovered my transmission pump went out. Guess I'll be rebuilding the transmission!

Do you mean sump, or pump? I never knew transmissions had pumps (guess that's my ignorance).

Either way, that stinks.

Never a dull moment, right?

 

[Action]

Drained, filled, replaced seals and repainted left front hub. Took some extra time because I broke a couple bolt heads on the cover plate when torqueing them on. Bought new bolts and they had indications of the same problem. Turn out my Harbor Freight torque wrench loses calibration over 20 ft-lbs. I'll be replacing that!
Bulldogger

How tight were you making those bolts? They only get set to 15 ft-lb.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Sucks bad. I'm gonna have a professional shop rebuild it. Too many moving parts! All my friends told me buying a boat would be my biggest expense with repairs...they have no clue! Every time I drive that thing something has to be repaired or replaced. But I love it.

To my understanding it does have a "pump" but not like a vacuum pump. It works off centrifugal force and moves transmission fluid into the torque converter, and back and forward to the radiator, etc. I'm no transmission expert so I'm not going to murder the explanation.

You summed it up real well with...it sucks! To the tune of $1500 on the low end of estimates and $3500 on the upper end!

 

[Bobthebuilder]

how big of a headache is it to change the fluid in those geared hubs? That's the last fluid change I need to do and I've been putting it off.

 

[BLK HMMWV]

Two of them you can change and check fluids on with the wheels on. two you will have to remove the wheels.

 

[Retiredwarhorses]

Sucks bad. I'm gonna have a professional shop rebuild it. Too many moving parts! All my friends told me buying a boat would be my biggest expense with repairs...they have no clue! Every time I drive that thing something has to be repaired or replaced. But I love it.

To my understanding it does have a "pump" but not like a vacuum pump. It works off centrifugal force and moves transmission fluid into the torque converter, and back and forward to the radiator, etc. I'm no transmission expert so I'm not going to murder the explanation.

You summed it up real well with...it sucks! To the tune of $1500 on the low end of estimates and $3500 on the upper end!

If it were me? I would just buy a takeout trans from a member who has upgraded to a new drivetrain and wants to sell
his takeout. Seen them for around 500.00

 

[BLK HMMWV]

I agree with RWH . Either that or just swap out the power pack now if your thinking of throwing $3500 at a 3L80 why not do the 6.5 4l80 upgrade.
BH