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I got one of the inclinometers for the dash, but didn't like how it mounted over in the middle where it's hard to see. So I made this mount. It looks really tall, but it's actually just the right height so you can still see it when your hand is on top of the wheel. I may try another that is...

If you find some good candidates, please share.

If that was on an FMTV, you should take the tires off and find out what is wrong, instead of acting like such a snowflake that someone disagreed with you. I don't have any problem with you personally, but your story can not physically happen with these beadlocked rims installed and functioning...

The standard diode function is letting current flow only one way. It's not real clear what other purposes these may serve. I'm just going through the power distribution panel because it's clear that my truck has been serviced in the past by people who were merely guessing at how to fix it. I...

I don't think that's a secret, especially since those you've seen fail did so because they were poorly maintained and malfunctioning. Beadlocks are a design intended specifically keep the tire from coming off the rim, in situations that would do it to non-beadlocked tires. When functioning...

If you say yourself that you don't know what's in the tire, how can you be so sure that you've personally seen a tire come off the beadlock? Trick question... you can't. If that pushes your buttons, that's on you.

To elaborate on why Wheelspinner is correct, with a beadlock rim the beads of the tire are literally clamped to the rim on both sides. Unless you rip the bead off the tire, it physically can not come off, even at 0PSI. In this picture, which is actually a HMMWV tire I think, but similar to FMTV...

Doesn't matter, you're still getting a huge difference, like 35%. Even if your torque wrench can get the torque on the head within 4%, getting the torque on the head that close only results in a +/-35% tension ("preload") on the bolt! Using a torque wrench is better than nothing... it's "some"...

I'm going to look at the wiring diagrams. When I pull that top diode out, the two right terminals (under the D3A column heading) aren't even populated in the power distribution panel. Maybe it's just a spare?

FMTV tires have beadlocks (or runflats, which also act as beadlocks).

I looking at what the manual says should be installed in the Power Distribution Panel, and what is actually installed, and oh boy, what a mess. Every runs and works fine, but at the very least there are several things installed that don't seem to need to be there. - I have a 3rd diode (top...

The inaccuracy of even high-quality torque wrenches is severe, and worse when combined with the inaccuracy of the nut torque's relationship with properly preloading the bolt. We're talking +/- 35% on unlubricated bolts ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolted_joint ). Torque wrench, "mark torque...

I'm tempted to have mine towed just to see if they will do it. Whenever I have called AAA in the past (for a regular vehicle) they don't ask many questions. I have the AAA for RVs, and I just figured that if I needed it I would tell them it was a 4x4 RV. As long as he shows up with a big...

You broke, called AAA, and they refused? Or you broke, called AAA, they dispatched a wrecker, and the wrecker refused?

Ok, lots of good info there. To make sure I'm understanding, I think you are saying that all the ratios listed in the first post of this thread are the mechanical ratios in the 3000 series transmission itself. Our 3070 includes the transfer case, which adds a 1.2:1 ratio to everything (except...

Did anyone ever confirm if the true gear ratios are those listed in the first post, or in this Allison brochure which states: First 6.93 : 1 Second 4.18 : 1 Third 2.24 : 1 Fourth 1.69 : 1 Fifth 1.20 : 1 Sixth 0.90 : 1 Seventh 0.78 : 1 Reverse -5.00 : 1

Looking at the diagram in the parts manual, you need 2 of those per wheel right (one between the banjo bolt and the wheel, and one between the banjo bolt and the bolt head)?

My M1078 does not have any human-operated valves near the rear gladhands (or front ones). Are you talking about some kind of system-operated valve under the truck? Or is that just a feature on M1088, or other tractor-style, vehicles?

Thanks for the info. I called around and found two places nearby me that will change a tire out for $50/ea, not including the o-ring. That is just me driving up, with the new unmounted tires in the back, so they will take the tire and wheel off the truck, dismount the tire from the rim, clean...

1. When you guys drain the tanks, do you see water come out? I never have, with either the original air dryer or the new one I have installed now - I'm just making sure I'm not supposed to be. When I think of "drain tanks daily" on my shop air compressor, it's because I want to drain the water...