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Thinking out loud any way to get a u bolt around one of them to pull from or pry with some help .Maybe use a angle grinder and cut a grove to get a pry bar in .
When replacing lower torque rods on a trailer and welding a chain and binder between the torque rod ends on the axle back the nuts off but leave them on tighten the binder and hit the mount the shock will free them when both are free take the nuts off .
You might measure from the axle to the frame on both sides and compare that to what other members trucks are setting at . You may just need to add a leaf or two to each side to get the height you want . I added a few spring leafs to my M211 that I made into a tractor just so it set level .
Pictures of dash M52A2 with extras added . I repowered this truck with a non military Mack motor the A1 military trucks had Mack motors so I knew it would fit the block basically is the same size every thing that bolt to the sides bottom and front of the motor are different . The frame had to...
I have never taken the drums off of a LMTV but it looks like you have to pull the drum with the hub and then take the drum off the back side ? Good pictures and watch your fingers this stuff is heavy and likes to pinch .
Lever to shift the transfer case its in gear or out of gear. It just disconnects power to drive the wheels so you can use the winch .
Lever to winch has neutral and cable on and cable off .
With a new radiator you can get the hose port the right size and where they are needed. Radiators from the 1950 do tend to be larger and lower pressure then newer ones . I would think a bus radiator would be large enough but I have not seen it . I had to have a lower hose port changed from...
I have found some original military paint is really tough and sand blasting is not needed it makes a ideal under coat . a good pressure washer works to get rid of loose paint and paint not on right .
I took two pictures with out a flash and two with a flash . Military equipment is so hard to see in the dark $20 worth of tape may have helped stop this from happing .
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