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No, the extra weight is not a problem. The wheel hub and seal design is. When you replace the cork (some do, some do not and use RTV instead) coat the cork in RTV before putting it in place. Leave the side of that axle jacked up over night to let the RTV cure without any gear oil creeping along...

Will do and report back.

Heavy duty truck diesels today make (roughly) 100 ft.lbs of torque per liter displacement. That is why one sees so many 10 liter engines - to get the 1000 ft.lbs it takes to move a big rig through the mountains at a good clip. The LDS465 makes a paltry 440 ft.lbs out of 7.8 liters, so only about...

I am looking at this logically and thought I'd poll you for thoughts: - truck starts as soon as button is hit. Did not have issues in years. - uneventful 50 mile drive BUT I noticed that the power to the dash came off intermittently (gauges would go to 0). Switching accessory switch on and off...

In the service, interesting things did happen to individual trucks. As an example, a few members have/had Deuces with LDS engines straight from the military. That was not an "official" swap, suggested or approved anywhere in the TM series manuals! Someone, somewhere, wanted and got the fastest...

Your truck has a few upgrades that show that, at some time, someone cared. The grab handle on the front of the hood had to be unit installed, the push-button light switch and the electric wiper upgrade are not standard. This bodes well for getting her back to looking and running good! Your...

DB556, I can only imagine the frustration. At least you did not break the case as it was on the other Allison you had looked at earlier. If it's just the oil pan, it's not too bad of a Murphy tax to pay. Good luck! Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk

Spot on! lol

Wow, I am feeling tired just reading this!

V8sarefun, I can tell you that I have driven my truck with the standard LDT-465 and it was not, by any stretch of the imagination, quick on a hill. Having said that, I did not have to tackle the hills (4-5%) in low range. 2nd gear high seems where it's at. While I have not driven an LD like...

You have an M35A3. These were fitted from the rebuild factory with the air-assisted steering that your truck has. It seems that the external parts, pressure regulator etc. can be had, but it is the internal pieces that appear to be tricky to source these days. A3 folks will be of much better...

If she is down on power after a longer drive, I would check the fuel filters (even if you recently replaced them). Chances are, gunk in the tank got stirred up and is starting to clog up the filters. You did good on the compressor belt. The outer half of the sheeve is not supposed to come off...

You may be whooped but I bet you're grinning in your sleep!! Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk

I missed the "install" part of your question. I maintain that it takes 3-4h to pull the engine and as long or longer to install. I'm totally with snowtrac on that one. Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk

Depends on your infrastructure. Overhead crane/gantry? Knuckleboom? Tractor with forks or bucket (they suck)? Engine only or engine and transmission? The TM has the play by play what needs to get done. Mainly... Drain coolant, pull radiator, unhook fuel lines, unhook air line, unhook wires...

What Frank said! Something is feeding power to where it shouldn't go. Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk

tobyS, see, I look at it exactly the other way around! I see hours and hours of cutting, keeping my fingers crossed that I do not screw up either side of the cut, then fitting a bottom channel that I hope will fit, doing the hinges and latches etc. etc. etc. stressing my marginal welding...

My first thought about the Deuce is that the holes for the trailer hitch are drilled in the end portion of the frame that sits behind the rear axles and is therefore not crucial for the weight carrying capacity of the truck. V8srfun, I know that there is a difference between the Deuce frame...

Looks great, blisters13! In fact...up here....it would look way TOO great. I cannot even imagine the hassle I would go through if I had a gun ring and that good of a replica MaDeuce mounted. I do like looking at them, though. Reminds me of the many events where "stale ammo" "absolutely had...

Hard top I think was standard on them. The only real difference that cannot easily be duplicated on a pre-1987 Deuce are the dual circuit brakes. What you won't easily get is a w/w Air Force Deuce. Not many winch trucks were made. But it's much easier and cheaper to retrofit a winch to an...