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WE HAVE TRAILER BRAKES. I didn't spend money and buy a special pressure bleeder. I was going to, but I thought about it all day and at 3PM when I came home from work, I worked my magic. I tried the prybar and the long lever. The lever looked like a good tool to knock my teeth out or slip and...

WHY? 38 years of a great design and the cost of a $50. fuel pump you are going to hack the electrical system. Just want to know the gain here. Good Luck.

WE HAVE TRAILER BRAKES. I didn't spend money and buy a special pressure bleeder. I was going to, but I thought about it all day and at 3PM when I came home from work, I worked my magic. I tried the prybar and the long lever. The lever looked like a good tool to knock my teeth out or slip and...

No rust here on my breakaway parts. Everything is squeaky clean. I am going to disconnect the gas shock under the pintle ring and put a bar and ratchet strap thru the pintle ring. I am going to hook the other end of the strap to the rear crossmember flange and jack it back. I will be able to see...

Does anyone know if this chassis has a backup brake lock on it? I don't see one. Just asking. I will keep investigating. Soon I will be trailer specialist also. Funny how that happens. Live and learn.

OK. I am officially done for the day. I have hands on studied the chassis and I vacuum bled the brakes. I used the small pin vacuum in the bleeder with 25 lbs of vacuum and I am getting solid fluid with the bleeder cracked open the slightest bit. If I open the bleeder more, it is my opinion that...

I am struggling with the brake system. I do not think I have enough push power to activate the surge brakes. I vacuum bled both sides and changed the brake fluid. It had a yellow/green DOT 5 I flushed out the fluid with purple DOT 5. I cannot push in hard enough to activate the brakes and I...

I came back in for lunch. I have installed the master cylinder and the breakaway lever. I never imagined the simplicity of the breakaway lever. I was semi worried that I did not have all the pieces for the lever and the TM picture looked so basic I could not see how it worked. It went back...

I was up bright and early this AM. I hammered the jack wheel straight and that was a noisy job to be doing in the basement while my Wife was on the second-floor sleeping. I heard no one moving afterwards so I assume all is well. That wheel had the entire weight of the trailer dropped on it. It...

Tweaking is fine but I don't want any twerking going on. Stay Focused and Be Safe.

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Yes, it needs some new bulbs and possibly the connections cleaned. Many ways to do that. I prefer with the cluster in place verses removing that fragile old plastic housing. Good Luck. Just start unloading everything thru the front and access the bulbs that way.

Honestly it has been my experience that they were from a 1983 350 gas engine. I was told by a reliable source that the prototypes were 1983 and the military approved the build. I always questioned that because 1983 has the dimmer switch on the floor for the headlamps and the wipers switch on the...

That is where the tweaking comes in place. And instead of putting the bolt from the clamp back in the manifold bracket I threaded a bolt from the back side of the manifold gasket and then slip the P clamp on the stud I created. Then it is a simple flat washer and lock nut. Sometimes you have to...

They do not operate in the Gen 1 Gen 2 positions. You are correct they do not excite the circuit. Speaking of an excited circuit the 1987 CUCV M1028 that has been a slave to labor here for the past 10 years has always had a Gen 2 idiot light issue. Mainly it never lit. It would charge every time...

Hand Vacuum Pump Brake Bleeder Performance Tool Automotive Tools PTW87030 (etrailer.com) I have the Mighty Vac. I will give this a whirl tomorrow. Thank you. The chain and long 2x4 sounds like a good idea also. Take Care. Rest time.

Check out these Energy Suspension motor mounts. M1009 Little Red Riding Hood. | Page 10 | SteelSoldiers I am rebuilding an M1009 in my barn. Winter weather and life have slowed me down. I plan on getting crannked up here very soon. Spring for sure. Take Care and good luck. Post some pictures...

(1) 1986 CUCV M1009 Decade after being wrecked. | Page 18 | SteelSoldiers Check out this thread. I have some really good tips on changing the oil cooler lines. Do it right the first time. I have had a few sets of oil cooler lines that need a minor tweak to sit correctly. And remember keep them...

I repaired the severed wiring harness, removed the military trailer plug and put a 7 round in place. I eliminated all the wiring that I don't need and maintained the 4 wires only. I found I need 1 new LED amber and base. I ordered a new lamp and base online. Earlier in the week I located 2...

Anyone has any tips on bleeding the trailer surge brakes? I will be learning tomorrow, I guess.