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I've had my M1009 for about 7 years now and for the most part she has been a very reliable vehicle, but in the last several months she has been quite demanding of my attention! First the flex plate sheared off the center hub, then she wouldn't start due to a fuel leak/air in the line, then the...

MTBjunkie: This is MY opinion only, so take it for what it's worth (not much). If the vehicle has already been modified, unless you really know your M37s and M43s, I would figure that it may have already been "butchered" in the process - I wouldn't know without looking at it, that's where...

Ok, the mushy pedal is due to air in the lines. I had no leaking brake cylinders on my deuce, it took me months to FINALLY find a SMALL leak at the rear axles flexible brake line, it had the smallest damp spot, and I would never had recognized as a leak. But I found it after pumping the brakes...

I guess I've been dong it the hard way. I unbolt the two bolts that hold the radiator to the front engine mount, and lift it up to get the hose on, then set it back down to tighten up the clamp.....DOH!

Halftracks are not for the faint of heart or wallet! I did a frame up restoration on a M3A1 that had all the armor. Engines and drivetrains are "everywhere" but armor is usually missing, buy a complete as vehicle as you can afford. Mine had all the armor, but no engine/transmission/transfer. It...

One of the posters mentioned 5-tons have air brakes. this not quite true, the 900 series and newer DO have air brakes the M -series, gassers/macks/multi fuels and 800 series all have air OVER hydraulics. Those are NOT air brakes. No CDL should be needed unless you go over 26,000lbs......and...

Great story God blessed you good with that truck, may it fulfill your needs, and be a low maintenance vehicle! Enjoy! Your brother in Christ, and all things MV.

MARINE CORPS vehicles! WE NEED PICTURES! (Please)

When I first got my 1009 it didn't have the front starter mount, I don't know how many NOS starter bolts I snapped until I asked someone about this and they showed me the front mount.......DOH! I'm a slow learner sometimes, got pretty good at "easy outing" those darn things though. On the...

Saturday evening I was able to remove the J pipe and put several good squirts of tool oil in the new (small cannister) style cannister. I started her up, and let her build up pressure then worked the brakes several time with NO sticking pedal so I drove it around on back roads, and it worked as...

UPDATE: Monday I tore into the flexplatre, it was cracked on three sides going from the center out. Once the transmission/torque converter was out of the way I was able to remove the plate even though the center piece was still bolted to the crank! I can't believe it even started, much less...

Streetbike.......thanks for that info, and the link.

Well......you'll all should be proud of me, I learned to use the SEARCH page on this site. I typed in airpack, and got way too much stuff, and never did find the info I was looking for. But, then I typed in "lube airpack", and all I needed to know was right there. COOL! I especially appreciated...

Scrapman, thanks for the lube advice I was wondering what to use. Now.......where do I put the lube? In the big can end, or the smaller valve end?

Jake/Jeff/Recovery: Thanks for the info where to look, and I concur, now that I know the airpack is involved, to buy a new one and rebuild the ENTIRE brake system at one time! Thanks for all the advise, but more importantly telling me where to read up on this stuff. - Thanks!

I have all new brake parts, master cylinder and 6 wheel cylinders I plan on installing in a couple of weeks, I just want to purge the lines before I install the new parts. The only thing I don't have new is an air pack. I've been reading in the search area on airpacks, but still haven't found...

Awww....I got it now (finally).....thanks for being patient! Ok now to the next question.....what is the best substance to use to purge my brake lines of this hideous concoction?

Yes, but the DOT 3 I used was some new stuff from Prestone (I believe) and it is clearly marked SYNTHETIC, this is not your normal DOT 3 that's why I'm questioning this. I know better than adding "old school" DOT 3 to DOT5. But it the DOT 3 and DOT 5 are BOTH synthetic......and THEY...

I understand that DOT 3 and DOT 5 are not compatible but thought it was because one is synthetic and one isn't. BOTH the DOT 5 and the DOT 3 I used ARE SYNTHETIC so why is there an issue? Curious minds want to know.......so they don't screw up and do the same thing twice!

Airpack? Not by me! What needs to be done there? Running Dot 5 synthetic, but added some new stuff, DOT 3 SYNTHETIC, as I needed brake fluid right now and that was all that was available. Never heard of DOT 3 Synthetic, but I "figured" since it was synthetic it was probably compatible. But...