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  1. jimmcld

    M936 Wrecker's

    My M816 uses the same wrecker body as the M936 and it is 20 feet from the hook to the ground with the boom fully extended and raised.
  2. jimmcld

    steering play

    You can remove a lot of the play by adjusting the lash on the side of the stearing box. You won't notice it with the motor running because the power steering takes over.
  3. jimmcld

    Can't get fuel sending unit to work.

    If it quits working when you put a screw into the tank, there must be a short in the sending unit. The terminal going to the guage should not be in direct contact with a ground. It should be going through the resistance of the sending unit. Check the resistance between the terminal and the...
  4. jimmcld

    M820 missing and smoking like mad - help needed

    The biggest problems I have had were because of the GI who worked on it first!
  5. jimmcld

    M816 towing a M54A2

    I think the only problem you will have is with trying to get up to any sort of reasonable speed. A small hill will be a chalenge.
  6. jimmcld

    M809 series inner axel seal leaking? - I think...

    You don't have to take the wheel off to replace the boot.
  7. jimmcld

    need some help mounting my tires

    Don't feel bad. I took some tractor tires to have them mounted and a young girl did them.
  8. jimmcld

    How do you take off the hardtop M-37

    I believe there are bolts on the inside at the rear corners. There are also bolts above the windshield, on the inside. It's been a long time since I removed it, but that's what I remember. As for you and your wife lifting it off, I wouldn't even try. The thing is heavy and it's an odd thing...
  9. jimmcld

    XM813 Winch Cable Load

    We did something similar with our deuce winch, while waiting on a drive shaft. Had to let the drill cool a couple of times, but it did the job.
  10. jimmcld

    How often do you use low range

    Low range is our "parade gear".
  11. jimmcld

    Winch lever lock plate

    I thought about making one also, before I finally found one. I was thinking of using a door hinge and just modifying it a bit. Yours looks good.
  12. jimmcld

    M820 missing and smoking like mad - help needed

    If the cold start pressure gauge shows pressure, it could be pumping raw fuel into the intake manifold.
  13. jimmcld

    need new drivers window on m35a3

    The glass that came in the trucks is just laminated glass. If it were tempered, it would break into a thousand pieces instead of cracking. Your local glass company can cut you a piece of laminated glass and then all you have to do is take the frame apart and replace the broken glass. Someone...
  14. jimmcld

    new (for me) 37B1

    You don't need any heat if you use a press. Also, the press doesn't leave any hammer marks.
  15. jimmcld

    bumper numbers

    You can make up any number you like. Mine is for my infantry company. Believe me, we didn't have any wreckers in my company.
  16. jimmcld

    M820 missing and smoking like mad - help needed

    Does the pressure gauge for the cold start show any pressure while it's running?
  17. jimmcld

    new (for me) 37B1

    You can straighten those bumpers with a 20 ton press. It takes a little twisting and turning, but I straightened out full length one with my press. The windshield glass is easy also. The frames come apart and the glass is just laminated glass from the local glass shop. Is that a Marine...
  18. jimmcld

    LDT 465 1C Injector Pump Need advice on purchasing one.

    I have a depot rebuild. You send me the money for the shipping (it weights about 30 lbs.), you put it on, and then you send a donation for whatever you feel is right. Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 920
  19. jimmcld

    5 Ton Wire Rope Clevis

    I got mine from a rigging supplier.
  20. jimmcld

    Lights not working on my deuce

    What an accent!!! It's fun reading your posts, but you would probably think that my Texas accent is funny too.
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