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    M211 brake help

    deuceman, I should mention, don't forget to put the cork seal on the rear axles, if you don't they will leak..You can make your own.
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    M211 brake help

    deuceman, I replaced all mine, now I know what I have, to me its worth it. I don't know when the previous owner did anything to mine. Antelope Valley has both inner and outer seals
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    M211 brake help

    deuceman 51, I agree with lacoda ,get a set of manuals from portrayal press, 973-579-5781. Get the whole set on the M-135, you will use all of them, I have , very helpful,,it answers the questions you are asking, as a min I would get the two I'm gong to mention, TM 9-8024, $69.00 and TM...
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    11:00 R x 20's on deuce/135 rims

    Gerhard, just think of the bearing being a single load bearing span and the contact point ( where the load is bearing on the span) is equally distributed across the entire span. Now instead of the load being concentrated equally on a 3" span ( approx bearing width) it is now shifted to the...
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    11:00 R x 20's on deuce/135 rims

    gringeltaube, I measured the dim you asked me to, the tire is on the wheel so it is a little difficult to handle...but the dim I got is 9 -7/16" thids is compared to the 10 1/2 dim on your last sketch,,,now the dim I gave you could be a little off, just put a flat bar on the rim and measured...
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    Mounted a Tire yesterday

    when I had my tires mounted, I blasted rim and lock ring so They were not matched , but the guy that I had them mounted put the split opposite of the air filler valve
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    11:00 R x 20's on deuce/135 rims

    Basic info on wheel offset - Gerhard your diagrams are quite interesting, but what you have defined as "offset" is not "offset and offset is not the rear spacing. Offset is defined as " the offset of a wheel is the distance of the hub moumting surface to the centerline of the tire mounting. "...
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    Douglas connectors

    acrane, thanks, will be looking forward to getting that info
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    Douglas connectors

    Does anyone know where I can get some douglas connectors and the furrels that go wiht it
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    Brake Drums

    williamh, do youhave any break lines for the M-135, also I need a couple of bolts that hold the block to the back plate, the block as I call it is rectangular in shape which hold the adjusting star..not at home where I cangive you the proper nomenclature, thanks, Tony
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    11:00 R x 20's on deuce/135 rims

    FSBruva, you are correct.. The dimensions that I put in here I got from the manual..and offset is from the cl to the outside of the rim..this is a critical dim if you cange wheels with a greater offset..because it will put a greater load on one side of the bearing (lateral load) which would...
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    Brake Drums

    firefox, get a copy of ORD 9 SNL G-749 this manual has all the part numbers for all of the M-135 & M-211 parts and assemblies
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    11:00 R x 20's on deuce/135 rims

    I will measure, you can get this spec and others from portryal press ( New Jersey , I htink) if you are interested I wil send you there adddress,i might even have the prices someplace. If you are restoring or hav ea military vehicle , you shoul dget the spec book maint book etc,
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    11:00 R x 20's on deuce/135 rims

    Gerhard, I did not measure, in th e spec ORD 9 SNL G-749, ordnance part # 7389618, on page 363. Tony
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    11:00 R x 20's on deuce/135 rims

    Really surprised to see the M-135 here under this part of the forum, normally under"korean War to Vietnam War- the early Duece" Well anyway Westec,I removed the tires and sandblasted the rim and lock kring, primed and painted,looks pretty good. Will try to attach photos. Adamlee, I have two sets...
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    some new pictures of the deuce

    nickd, Looking at the gun mount, I have one on my M-135..The bracket for carrin gtrhe ammo box inmpesses me. Did it come with your unit? or did you make an addon...Could you tack closer pics so I can do the same,,Tanks
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    transmission oil cooler

    Some time ago deuceman51 put in a piece about cleaning the sludge out of the trans oilcooler. He gave two options, one was to disconnect the 2 cooler line going into the oil pan assembly and remove the oil pan and clean, the other option was to remove the oil cooler cover,,when I looed in the...
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    Plans for California trip in the works

    Bjorn, If you are leaving on the 14 July, you should be here on the 20 or so. If you would need tire maint or ect, know the local truck area, also Antelope Valley Truck , who adv in all the MV magazines, is about 1 1/2 hrs from here and has a lot of mil truck parts..If you may have to go there...
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    Homebrewed Brake Bleeder Wrench

    Great idea, I think I will try it, info very clear and concise
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    drilling and counter sinking holes

    jodka, I do a lot of woodworking and the drill/ countersink method is th ebest way to go. Any good hardware store or woodworking store would have a good set for you. You can adjust the stop on your drill pres to get consistent depths. I'm not familiar with the qualties of locust, but if it is a...
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