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    24v to 12v 7 blade for towing trailers

    Nothing has been done to the trailer Icould not get a picture of the brake light switch. the tan flip-up switch is 12-volt trailer lights, and the red flip-up switch is for the trailer brakes. I don't have a controller hooked up right now but when stopped, the switch will lock them
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    24v to 12v 7 blade for towing trailers

    Some pictures
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    24v to 12v 7 blade for towing trailers

    I set up my camp trailer to be pulled by my 5 ton M52A2.The camp trailer has two large marine batteries and a 7 way plug the red wire Leds to these batteries and I added a 7 way receptacle to the back of my truck with 7 way wire Leding to the fire wall and added a junction block when this is...
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    Elec fuel pump

    Sometimes, when people mount an electric fuel pump on an engine like the 302 they also add a safety switch that is tied into the oil pressure so when the oil pressure drops, it cuts power to the pump. If this is the case, if the vehicle is stopped at a light, the oil pressure drops and the...
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    Hello from NM

    Welcome from Farmington NM
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    Hello from Montrose, CO. Happy to be here.

    Hi Andy welcome from Farmington NM
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    New Mexico members check in here!

    desert fox welcome to the area .
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    My tee seal 5 ton oil seal

    Thank you for the information and for using the washers to press the seal in as straight as possible. Great picture.
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    My tee seal 5 ton oil seal

    I ordered these seals from Ebay They are an oil seal that is a replacement for the # 7409550 inside grease seal on my M52A2 and other 5 tons has anyone tried them?
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    Making a butterfly hood ?

    Has anyone thought about splitting the hood and turning into a butterfly hood ? Opening the hood on my M52A2 is getting more awkward to get open to the standing position the worst part is when holding the side of the hood and stepping up on the fender and walking back and raising the hood. The...
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I had one more wheel bearing to do on the back and finally made a step to help get in and out of the cab they are milk crates with a lid made from some screen put inside some window channel from an M211 the step is 13x13 and are bolted to the step
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    M35 Boots for Knuckles

    Lugnuts I think I bought them from Memphis Equipment, and they were silicone. The zippered boots looked like the grease broke them down and they fail .
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    M35 Boots for Knuckles

    I could get a year maybe a year and a half from a zippered boot on my 5 ton then in September 2015 I put in the one piece boots and they are still like new I looked in my repair notes .
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I started regreasing the wheel bearings on my1967 M52A2 it has been just over 10 years for this wheel and at the time this wheel cylinder was new I took the cylinder apart a cleaned it in soapy water and honed the cylinder on the truck and let it dry then put it back together .
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    All 5-tons: Heavy Duty Torque Rod Ends

    I have some old ends I saved when I replaced the ends, I will need to check the threads is that what you want?
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    Steering Parts Question

    The pin is the same pin used in the front springs in all three places # 7412376 bushings # 7348894 seals #7369960 Memphis Equipment's phone number is on the bottom of the page. maybe this helps
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    LDS 465 1a rebuild or repower ?

    I replaced my M52A2 engine with an civilian Mack engine about ten years age and it has been a great engine . When I find military Mack parts I swap then out for what I have on my truck . When I bought this from a salvage yard I paid $500 for two motors and the one I put in has been great . I...
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    M1123 what antifreeze do I use

    The green antifreeze with a bottle of water pump lubricant with anti-rust works .
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    LA M35a2 Commercial Insurance

    Each state is different and in New Mexico, I pay $1100 a year for two trucks and two trailers and I'm good for 80,000 pounds. With Progressive commercial.
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    M35A2 brake upgrade using air brake chamber to push hydraulic master cylinder?

    In the first video, he talks about how a brake pod works and he is not correct on a brake pod with a maxie brake this has two chambers the one on the back has a big spring that when the system has no air that spring pushes to apply the brake if you have air going to the pod it pushes against...
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