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The drum lock itself is intact? Can you see the locking pin coming out when you pull the handle? I am thinking, drum getting a good whack, locking pin might break off but stay stuck, preventing the drum from turning. With the winch clutch disengaged and the drum lock disengaged, the drum should...

Your drum lock disengages? The winch clutch lever is stuck? Do not use a hammer and wail on it. Check the shear pin. It could be broken and you can't relieve tension on the winch because of that. It may not need much turning...quarter or half a turn and all is good. You "can" TAP the clutch...

Just be careful...they are starting to look too good for something that goes onto a military vehicle! You may have to take a rattle can and do some overspray on the tires so people can go "Oh, yes, that IS military original!"

For $310 or whatever superb deal you got on this multi, the most economical decision is indeed to swap engines. When I added up the cost of parts for my LDS engine refresh, ignoring labour hours, I could have bought a government rebuilt engine at the current retail going rate .... Now that I...

Sharapnel, look at this thread regarding the trunnions: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?71520-preventable-rear-suspension-failure Post #30 in that link has more info, including a link to gringeltaube's pic on putting a grease zerk in the cap.

The drag link is adjustable at both ends and can be the cause for quite some "slop".

Open up the trunnion caps as well, do the grease zerk mod and see if you have bearings or bushings and if they are still ok! Easier with the wheels off.

You can try member CARNAC. He used to have access to this information. He also has a requirement on how to receive the query.

I was thinking "wow, this dude is way braver than I am!" when I saw the ratty sheet metal. But your explanation makes perfect sense...build your bodyworking skills and restore a truck at the same time. I hope you will keep us updated!

The Norwegian Deuce variant M621 had a basic ROPS that replaced the first bow over the bed. Pics courtesy of cranetruck and clinto. The massive steel bow is braced back to the outside of the bed sides. Probably works for slow speed rollovers.

I replaced the old torn un-insulated canvas top with an insulated vinyl and second what MWMULES said!

Tell me more about that interesting looking winch! it looks quite massive. How is it hooked up? Any performance specs on it?

First thing I would do is to make sure my compressor can breathe - take off the air intake from the compressor and clean it. Thanks to DieselBob there is a sequence to make sure the governor is adjusted properly: TM 9-2320-361-20 8-29. AIR COMPRESSOR GOVERNOR MAINTENANCE (Contd) c. Check...

Far away from giving an electrical engineer instructions on how to troubleshoot. "New" switches have been known to be defective. Grounds are a recurring issue and many have added a couple of extra grounds for headlights/turn signals because of that.

I see a lot of good things with your truck. The sheet metal is not all chewed up, bumper is almost straight, tailgate not busted up. The paint is rough but the rust looks to be surface mostly. Check the triangular area where the rear of the fender meets the cab and the cowl in front of the...

Yes, the three handed 12 fingered triple jointed dwarf pr*ck that designed the adjustment part on the hand brake cable was the same fellow that specced the upper left master cylinder bolt and the lower rad hose!

"What?" (after 12 hours in the Deuce you can see their mouth move but can't quite make out what they are saying)

Jasonjc has it correct. The first air tank receives the fresh compressed air and its only other connection is to the second air tank. The problem montaillou was facing was that the air did not go from the driver side to the passenger side air tank, therefore he had no air support for the...

A good morning! "Queen Lola" is out of storage and back on the road for the spring and summer. She started up on the first pressing of the button and ran like a champ. Nice!

Maybe this will help: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?56882-Plastic-air-wiper-motors-repair-how-to