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    Torque rods kicking my butt

    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 .
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    Torque rods kicking my butt

    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 .
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    What is this thing? Cable in M923 Cab.

    Maybe lock a rifle to it if you hang your rifle from the windshield thumb screw ?
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    Torque rods kicking my butt

    I have welded a few links of chain to them and used a binder to hold pressure on them and hit them with hammer .
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    Front leaf spring packs

    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 .
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    Need Clearance radiator/grill to winch M135 M211

    Slip yoke on drive shaft to radiator shell 2 1/8 inches grease fitting is not under the shield .
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    Need Clearance radiator/grill to winch M135 M211

    I will check when I get home in the afternoon .
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    Need Clearance radiator/grill to winch M135 M211

    Is this even close to what you need ?
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    I found a M54A2 for sale, need advice

    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...
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    I found a M54A2 for sale, need advice

    Input shaft is 1 3/4 the transmission sits very close to the frame on the right side a wider transmission may not fit . bell housing is SAE# 2
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    DIY Brake drum puller

    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 .
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    M35a2 clutch disc

    Picture of one in the yard
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    M135 M211 2 speed transfer case mod

    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 .
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    Radiator or hot water bottle

    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...
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    Radiator or hot water bottle

    I have one I took out of my 1953 . wide 23 5/8 tall28 5/8 deep 4 1/2
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    Brake Issue on Deuce

    I would start be adjusting all the brakes .
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    To blast or not .. and then what. Professional advice sought

    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 .
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    Personal military truck negligence causes major accident.

    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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    Broke down, throttle control assembly screws needed

    Coarse thread 1/4 x 1/2 and they have a copper washer.
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    M52A2 washed inside and out
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