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The last guy i sold my large disc brakes to ( front only ) installed them on his M35A2 and sent me an email, and i quote " my brakes now are 200% better than before", thanks.
Yes it is a lot of questions, that is why i only sold complete front and rear disc brakes in kit form. But after 16 years of 2 1 /2 ton Rockwell axles i have discontinued all Rockwell axles and related parts.
The shims come in .015, .020, but most of them are .025. Working with new fronts makes it easy. The other side of the planetary is all ready done. As for the 2.1705 + -, i will thrust my clearance way of setup over the engineered way. Is everyone that has a M1078 and up going to out to find one...
I have torn down quite a few of these brand new LMTV front axles to find that there really is not much of any torque on the spindle nut against the wheel bearings. This is the start of where the spindle nut is set to do the rest of your setup.
Working with the FMTV hub it is very important to setup up the clearance of these gears after removing the hub and reinstall. When the bearings are replaced of cleaned and repacked you need to check the gear clearance. I use a tool to check the clearance of these gears, this clamps it down so...
Does anyone need any M35A2 or M35A3 brake drums and complete backing plates? These drums and shoes look like new and i have been storing them, i hate to scrap them because they look so good.
From what i have gathered S.& S. made the first LMTV in late 1992 and in early 1993 failed the field tests. It was too tall, rolled over on the side way ride on a hill. That is what brought on the E.S.P. program, the M35A3 was born.