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All A2 trucks SHOULD have 12k halfshafts and whatnot. The way they labeled the parts was confusing. The A2 trucks all have suspension rated for 10k lbs, but the halfshafts are labeled as 12k. Wheras the A0/A1 trucks are rated 7.7k, or a heavy variant (M1097 series) is rated 10k, but all had...

When mine were stuck, it was alternating heat and penetrating oil, followed by wrenching on it. Les Schwab tried to do it, using heat, and it didn't break free, but after I got home the heat and oil (while it's still hot so it sucks the oil in while it cools, and also provides some thermal...

6.5 turbo and 4 speed will run the same RPMs at 70 as the old 6.2 3 speeds did at 55, their max top sustained speed. There should be no issues with doing 70 in it until it's time to stop again for fuel. 6.5 non turbo 4 speed will do about 78 at the same RPMs. I've hit over 70 a few times in my...

Just a reminder, this weekend is the Pacific NorthWest rally in McCleary WA Only things to note are that Friday night I'll be providing about 10 lbs of beef in Korean marinade and rice, so anyone that wants to contribute to dinner that night knows what it is for appropriate side dishes The...

tire exploding from age is entirely preventable. Tire being underinflated for the weight is also a common contributing factor (just ask Ford how that went for them) Tires with guaranteed date code of 2018 or newer (mine were 2019 when ordered several years ago, so likely would get newer than...

if going aftermarket buy from a large store like summit, rock auto, or physical parts store that sells them and has lifetime warranty. Buying from ebay/amazon or other unknown or questionable sources is usually throwing money down the drain.

I believe the uniforms were the Friends of Willy and Joe group. They hit a lot of parades and events around here https://www.angelfire.com/wa2/FJ6/Friends.html

depending on what the leak is from, you may be able to get a repair kit for it and do the rebuild yourself. Not all that complicated if you're halfway decent at following instructions or are mechanically inclined. I think the rebuild kits are in the $50 or so range, where the entire caliper...

400 amp is massive overkill, very heavy, bulky, expensive to get a regulator for, and takes up a lot of space in the engine bay. There are a lot of repairs/maintenance you can do working around the 200 amp that you have to pull the 400 amp out of the truck in order to accomplish.

albeit slight, you're also raising the center of gravity slightly by removing the weight at the wheels. Not a big issue unless you're spending a lot of time playing off road doing crawling, but everything else the reduced unsprung mass is a major benefit. At $500 each corner (your budget you...

most of our local coordination has been through facecrook the past few years. Parade appears to be 4pm, and lineup in front of the Centralia Post Office, but I don't know what time you are supposed to line up.

Here in WA all need to get titled, and any trailer over 1500 lbs requires going through the scales for an actual weight. Fortunately book weight on the trailer is right about 1500 so I didn't have to do that step.

First battery is usually defined as the one connected to the positive lead of the truck. It's the second or rear battery to tap into for 12V stuff. The dual voltage alternator is rated for max 50 amps output for the 14V side of things. Of that you can plan on 10 amps reserved for the...

In the parts manual, when looking at the diagrams and part numbers, over to the right side of the part number you will see the "description and Usable On Codes. This is where you will find out what models that specific part went on. First though, you need to know what your UOC is. Near the...

seems easier than saying I'm just slow. Part of the drive was going over Steven's Pass and was only doing about 45mph uphill. Things did start smelling a little warm so was trying not to push it too hard. Not sure if it's the cable or maybe at the transfer case end of things, as right before it...

Both Eastern and Midwest are wrong, those shafts are only for A0/A1 trucks. Going to a better site like HummerPartsGuy or Genuinehumveeparts (this one is the AM General website) will give you much better info. Here are for the same part number you linked, showing it's not compatible...

And now for an update, since I finally made it home a few minutes ago. Just before I left to come home, the speedometer cable decided that it wanted to break as well. Or at least I hope it's just something cable related. I used a GPS speedometer on my phone to get home, though as it was...

All A2 variants are 12k drivetrain, and all are rated for 10,300 lbs. What site is it that is showing you this information? Give us some links so we can figure out if/why it's wrong. If in doubt, look in the parts manual. Every model has a UOC (Usable On Code) that should tell you exactly...

How does the exhaust look when this is happening? No smoke would be lack of fuel, black smoke may be excessive fuel or plugged air intake. As for the 225, use a laser thermometer to verify, but as long as the fan is kicking on and off then everything is normal. You don't really need to start...

Will post more aafter I get home, but on my way to a camping trip and broke the throttle cable. Fortunately it was directl in front of an auto parts store. Spent an hour looking through cables in stock and nothing close. They did have a universal throttle cable kit that was too short, but one...