Search results

Actually, they are valve regulated absorbed glass mat sealed lead acid batteries. Gel is far from ideal in PbSO4 in high current density applications due to off-gassing and internal resistance issues.

These are not hard to work on, just bigger than your 1957 Chevy. Aside from the multifuel diesel and air boosted single circuit brakes, they are no different. Oh yeah, torque bars, 6x6, duals, full floating axles and spring trunnions also are differing points. The brakes are manual adjustment...

Certainly. That is oil from the compressor which is also engine oil. And it is a good thing as it keeps corrosion limited, as long as you drain tanks daily.

Although the bearing shells are missing, I see a scuff on the rod...:?:

Looks like a scuff on the crank journal. Can you determine if the scuff is pre or post rod bolt failure? The rod bolts are only stressed by the momentum of the piston+rod masses. How does the #6 bore look? Rod bolts are not torque to yield.

There is no need to go larger than 1/4" in tube. Polyethylene is more than adequate because it has good resistance to oil, good flexibility and it is translucent so any problems can be seen. Unless you have water in your gear cases, there is not much volume displaced. And MANY M35s were run...

I think I have found the root cause of the leaking wheel cylinder issue, that is a cheap spring used in the wheel cylinders. All proper wheel cylinder springs have expander ends on the springs. The purpose of these is to cause the cups to positively seal in the cylinder, irrespective of...

SOME Carquests...none in San Antonio or Austin :-(. So I made my own, worked fine over the weekend for the double deuce service party and New Year's Celebration. Only it wasn't deep enough for the front axles so we used an oil filter wrench.

Packing the hubs full of grease is an almost certain path to getting grease on the brakes. Sure, it was tradition to have "combat grease" in the hubs and it might make sense when you might have to deep water ford. But for highway service? It causes grease extrusion. Bearings which are...

Torque is too vague for proper bearing clearance. Tighten the inner until you cannot feel bearing play, then back off 1/16th of a turn. Install lock nut with tab plate, then check for play. You do not want play. If bearing gets too hot to hold your hand on the hub, the bearing is too tight...

Damage from gas only? If it runs good, there is no damage. The IP is lubed with engine oil, unlike most other Bosch-designed distributor pumps which are lubed with the fuel. Yes, it can cause starting issues but once properly warmed up, this problem should go away.

Leave the breather line off when bleeding. Better yet, use that fitting to apply 5-10 PSI of air to the master cylinder and you can bleed brakes by yourself. DOT 5 seems to weep out of wheel cylinders with lack of use. Why? I do not know, the brakes seem to "fix" themselves once you bleed the...

The only place fuel can leak into the oil is the hydraulic head which can be replaced with the IP installed. Far easier. ETA: Also the booster pump, located below the timing cover. Yeah, that can also be replaced without removal.

I would suggest you check all 6 wheels, bearings, seals and brakes. It isn't complex, just a good bit of work. The wheel hubs are often over-packed which pumps grease past the inner wheel seal, right into the brakes:cry:. Yes, you can clean the shoes/drums with solvent (repeat with clean...

The seal that is most likely to fail is the inner, the one pressed onto the axle behind the inner bearing. The outer seal is always much cleaner and nearly always wet, meaning the seal will never burn out. But the inner has brake dust to deal with. Look at it carefully before replacing, only...

If you were to store/operate a vehicle in a constant temperature conditions, DOT 5 would never have an issue, EVER. Where DOT3/4 will eventually saturate with water from humidity if both have the same system. The only time DOT 5 can get water vapor is when the temperature drops. During the...

Yeah, I have a multiple bearing/brake/seal service coming up. At least 2, if not 3 vehicles :razz:. Fortunately, most of the time it is just excessive lube, the seals are just overloaded with grease/pressure. And the old 63B mentality was to pack the hub nearly full, meaning they would be...

DOT 5 is not going to draw humidity from the air, period. Keeping the master cylinder full will reduce humidity issues as will a long vent line. DOT4 isn't any better unless you do a complete flush every 2 years. Which is cheaper in the long run? DOT 5, by a long shot. The ONLY way to flush...

Yes, it sounds like your FDC has been bypassed. It should have had a yellow sticker applied to the oil filter housings stating so along with a reference of how to restore the FDC if needed. By about 1990, most of the gasoline requirement on the battlefield had been replaced with diesel/JP-4 so...

Gear oil travels down the axle tube during turns or when traversing grades. There will always be some gear oil in the hubs. This will slowly seep into the outer bearing where it does little harm because that bearing only has significant loading on turns, it is adequately lubed with the gear...