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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I started mounting some rear fenders on my M52a2 I picked these up a few years ago they looked ok . I found out there is nothing square or level about them .I made my mounts square to the frame on the truck and ajusted the fender to fit . My fuel pump quit in my pole truck so I had to...
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    Deuce Headache Racks?

    I made this from 2 inch pipe it is held on by the u bolts on back of the cab that would hold the gun ring . I don't think of it as a headack rack It's only to lift the spare tire . headack racks would be best mounted to the frame . It may help to stop or slow down a blown tire from hitting the...
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    Deuce Headache Racks?

    I made this to lift the spare tire on and off .
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    Carb fuel pressure

    You will need a inline regulator on 6 cylinder engines that I have 5 1/2 psi works .
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    818 Transmission issues....

    It may be that the bottom of the shift lever has poped out of the shift rails .you will need to take the shift tower off use a screw driver and get first gear back to neutral and set the tower back on with the end of the stick in the rails some times when this happens when the shift pattern is...
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    Oddball deuce or?????

    The axles look a lot like the timken axles and spring set up under the 1943 White 666.
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    MEP 017A Hooking up 55 gal drum for extended run question

    Be carful on using a 55 gallon drum . I have a friend years ago that used a drum for diesel one day his tractor just quit turned out the drum had a clear thin film of something as a liner the fuel made it soft it went through the filters and sized up the injector pump. Knowing what was in...
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    m131a5c master cylinder

    Master cylinders part numbers are . Pronto#M661 Wagner F661 Ray Bestos#MC661 I replaced the master cylinders and type 30 air chamber a few years ago . Today I changed out a leaking wheel cylinder and put on new brake shoes .
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    Toughest beads I've ever seen!

    I would avoid hitting the ring with a hammer the ring is temperd and hitting it takes the temper out.
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    Toughest beads I've ever seen!

    Soapy water helps .
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    Wheel stud swap questions

    Maybe measure the large center hole on each wheel ? The hub centered hub will have a surface so the wheel will rest on it the lug nuts just hold the wheel to the hub the studs are not lined up perfectly in the holes in the wheel because the center of the wheel takes the weight and centers the...
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    Wheel stud swap questions

    I think you would have to change the hub ?
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    Rear driveshaft counterweight location question.

    I thought of the inside clips because I have found them to be used on the end of the drive line that to the slip joint that connects to the tranfer case .Thinking this might get your drive line back in the same way it came out.
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    Rear driveshaft counterweight location question.

    Should not matter . where both ujoints the same? or did one have inside retaning clips and the other one have the clips on the out side ?
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    LDS VS LDT and the real differences

    Pistons I pulled from a LDS have a large oil ports that looks like it lets oil run through the top of the piston and small ports for the oil ring . Piston from the LD has just ports for the oil ring .
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    M923 Loading Ramp Ideas/Pics/Suggestions

    Trailer is the way to go . There has been pictures of ramps made on this site before .
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    Engine paint colors

    NAPA 302 valve cover gasket # vs39729
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    LDS 465 1a rebuild or repower ?

    I changed the power steering reservoir to one that mounts on the pump less fluid also two less hoses . To do this I had to change the air intake and move the filter housing rearward on the fender . Also reworked the cover that hides the fuel filters. I rased the radiator about 5/8 of a inch...
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    Stuck on side of I-5 freeway, Need help

    I would check each battery by it's self I have had the same thing happen turns out one batery went bad and I was only getting 12 volts .
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    TachOmeter not working

    The drive cable in the housing may need to be lubed . it slould move freely if it bindes it will make the needle jump when the tourque over power the spot where it is binding . You might check the fit of the square cable in to the square in the tach drive some civilian trucks have a plastic...
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