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    What did you do to your trailer today.

    Finished working on M131 replaced landing gear on left side with a used one from salvage yard - replaced one of the type 30 brake chamber and one set of new shoes and brake drum adjusted all brakes and bleed them .took off 11 22.5 tires and replaced them with 1100 -20 fixed the front marker...
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    M51 removing brake drum

    I 'm working on a military M131 the brakes are the same as your M51 after getting the hub back on I was having trouble turning the hub and wanted to just remove the brake drum .I then removed the 11/16 nuts and put a jack under the back of the drum then put some pressure on it and shocked...
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    Rear hub oil leak

    I would take it apart and clean it and go back with new seals and check the vent on that axle .
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    What did you do to your trailer today.

    Working on a 1967 M131 that is used to haul water . Both tail light housings had heavy rust out torque rods replaced brakes adjusted and more to do .
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    Rear hub oil leak

    That a good size leak that been there for some time are you leaking any brake fluid ?
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    Mack endt 673 upgrade

    The trailer is a 1954 M 269 wrecker lowboy with S cam air brakes I added the ramps and beaver tail . This picture was taken when I used a M211 to take a set of trailer axles off with a tow bar. I have looked for other transmissions and the non overdrive 5 speed when using the transfer case to...
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    Split/locking ring removal from the wheel on the 1952 M211. Inner tube replacement.

    The soapy water lets the duck bill slip in between the ring and bead of the tire to separate them and push the tire down so the rim can be removed , Wire brush and file any rough marks left by the buck bill and wire brush locking parts. When taking the rim off the tire stand it up were the...
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    Mack endt 673 upgrade

    Thank you The Mack 673 I put in my M52a2 runs about 40 mph with 11.00 20 tires . I have been real happy with it .
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    backup in low

    In some oilfield trucks grinding a ring around the axel to make a weak spot extra axles where carried and easy to change .
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    backup in low

    I have used this set up in oil field trucks in the past . they have a video search (sonnex power train saver )
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    M916 flatbed with winch

    Is there a hole in the bed for a drop in king pin to pull a trailer ?
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    couple questions: Door latch spring/assembly and window arms

    Look on E bay and enter the part # 7529309
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    Help me install a 10K Garwood winch on my M109

    This is one of the yokes I found wen looking for parts yesterday and it is like what I used on my M211 and 67 M52a2 . In your picture of the drive line the u joint looks very large .
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    Harbor Freight Safety Recall

    I just checked my jack stands to see what I really have I ordered them from Northern years ago I have had no problems the pawl handle worried me to think if pushed up it could unlock and drop the load so I tried it one day and there is a small roll pin that give way but a light load would move...
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    Power Steering box oil help!

    It's on the top when looking down on the steering box and has a vent in it . tried to get a picture the oil filter I have is mounted to the top of my steering box
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    Power Steering box oil help!

    You can go to the technical manual page for 5 ton click on the m39 lubrication
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    Transmission install

    With the transmission in gear you can turn the out put to get the in put shaft to line up with the disk .
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    Mack endt 673 upgrade

    what is your top speed at 2100 RPM ?
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    Do lay people refer to your MTVR as a "Deuce and a half"?

    Owners of older Mercury cars getup set when some one calls it a Ford.
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    Electrical issue in my M51A2

    My first 24volt vehicle the owner mounted a few small marker lights on the bed and hooked them up to one battery to get 12 volts and it would kill one battery . every thing needs to be 24 volt .
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