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    What did you do to your trailer today.

    Gimpyrob Thank I will run these for now . I like the look of the glass lens and these I can see if they are working in the day time.
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    What did you do to your trailer today.

    Blackout lights on 1954 m269 where looking rough I made a brass cover that goes inside a glass lens .
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    winching questions

    The pictures are of what is called a Osha Knot they are reusable and you can buy new inserts .I use them on my M52A2 . they replaced tying a knot in the winch line on oil field trucks in the early 1990 around this area . A knot the tail chain pulls more on one side of the cable wearing more on...
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    M35 wheels fit a 44 CCKW

    This is a 9.00 20 on a CCKW rim it's not as wide as the m35 rim I see no rubbing on the drag link .
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    Wrecker: Unseizing Boom Jacks

    I tried to separate a set to make gin poles and ended up splitting the outside tube with a torch and replaced it with another tube . The rust was not real heavy but ran the full length .
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    931A2 Intermittant starting, starts and runs for a while then stops.

    If this truck has aeroquip or a rubber type fuel line the thin inside liner in the fuel line may have separated from the outside and is collapsing and blocking the fuel . When the truck is off it opens back up and closes off again when it has fuel being pulled through it .
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    Help with clutch! 5 ton M809 series

    I would check the linkage and make sure both sides of the shaft on the bell housing are greased .
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    Easy Way To Take Weight Off Loaded M1082's Springs

    I always hate setting a loaded trailer down because things can happen .In this case with soft sloping ground blocking is good thinking .
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    Broke axle

    In the past I have used a wire with a loop on the end that will tighten when pulled . Put the loop over the axle hold it in with long screwdriver or a rod and pull .
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    A very personal question...Dipstick Length?

    Yes 21 1/8 inches to full mark. The multifuel in my 5 ton was always up and down when I changed to the no drain spin on filters it was a lot better .
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    M270a1

    When decking trailer I found that if you are using 1\4 inch self taping deck screws that a number 1 drill bit works very well .Some times when running down the screw it will bind and snap and waist a screw . The #1 drill bit will let the screw pull the board down and if it is over tight it will...
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    Loading ramps

    M 269 deck height is 52 inches beaver tail is 70 inches long and ramp is about the same . This has worked out real good .
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    I removed bearing on my m923A2. Forgot which one is inner and outer

    You might try sliding each bearing on the axle one will go all the way and the other one won't .
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    Torque Rod/Dogbone Replacement, the easy way

    Welded strap on torque arms on a trailer .I bought this trailer from a salvage yard in 2006 and rebuilt it every thing has been apart sand blasted primed and painted I reused all the torque arms I need to check them with a pry bar I did not see any of them touching or rubbing the strap . They...
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    couple questions: Door latch spring/assembly and window arms

    Do you mean the clips that hold the window to the arms ? Memphis equipment window regulator clip #7529309 $3.23 each
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    M135 build thread

    Shell Rotella engines will look and be that clean .I'm not sure what other oils clean like that .
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    No I plan on just using it for parts .
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Unloaded the trailer axles I brought home last week end Off of the m269. I used axle clamps and a tow bar hooked to the back of my M211.
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Picked up some free parts today I'm not sure what military trailer they come off of . I know the wheel cylinders brake shoes and drums will fit the M52a2 and M131A5C tanker trailer . The man said he tried to take them to the land fill they refused because the tires where on rims he went to the...
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