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That's good to know. The unit I've been considering is missing among other things passenger side door glass and I think the door latch mech on that side is also messed up. Matt

Will that work? Will the tail gate off of an M1082 trailer fit the bed of an M1078 (or M1081 as the case may be)? Matt

Ok guys thanks for the answers. I guess the roof,w/s & door(tops?) come off as part of the process for prepping for an airdrop? On another note; are body parts readily available for them? passively looking at one that is missing the tail gate & bed sides & top bows...

How quiet is the interior of one while underway? ' been in an M35A2 and you have to shout to be heard by the guy sitting next to you. From the pics I've seen, it looks like the (whole?) top of the cab is removable on the M1081 is it? I haven't seen a pic with one topless save for images of the...

Guys Before I start my google search, Does anyone on here know were I might be able to pick up belts, hoses and general tune up parts for the 6V53T detroit diesel engine? Figured while mine was out of the M548A1 it would be a good time to do all that. Regards, Matt

I removed the engine, transmission & transfer case as one complete unit from my M548A1. I used a civilian wrecker & spreader beam to do the job. It wasn't too difficult to do, just a lot of unbolting of stuff in the way. A heads up to you: there is a a large flexible oil line that connects...

I haven't broken track & remove the final drives yet. That might be the way it's done, though. The three things that are on the short list for removal (that's require a wrecker/overhead hoist) are the diff, radiator & winch assembly. Thanks for your reply...

Trying to remove the steering diff in my M548A1 and have gotten everything (un)done except for the left hand universal. It seems that bolts that hold it together can't be removed whithout backing into either the brake disc or the final drive housing.I've checked the manuals that I have on hand...

Update: On a separate occation I tried using a chemical paint stripper which had no effect on the CARC...Well, the first word in that acronym is "Chemical resistant" which works very well I must say :p. So back to the drawing board... I did some research on dry ice blasting & while it looks...

Not trying to be a smart a$$ here, but have you tried referencing the proper manuals? Matt

Have a safe, uneventful trip! Matt

Alright, the weather was nice today & I had off from work so I went down to the local equipment rental place & rented a "cold water" pressure washer with a PSI rating of 4k. After some experimenting, used the red (smallest apeture) tip for paint removal. Wound up not using the...

Hhmm, I'm intrigued ;). I'll have to do some looking into that. All we seem to have around here (& it's not many) are media blasters that use either coal slag,sand or glass beads. Thanks for that tip. Steam Jennys (hi pres. hot water) are nice. I use one all the time at work...

PPE is SOP even if I wasn't using a chemical striping agent w/ pressure washer. Those things are not toys. Matt

The weather is supposed to be nice towards the end of next week (sunny & in the low/mid 70s). I'm going to experiment with a hi-pressure washer (4000psi) to see how effective it is against the old paint on the M548. Just had a thought: maybe use a combo of paint stripper &...

Yeah it's been too cold here to do anything as well. Waiting for the weather to break so I can get back to work on this project. I am lucky in that I haven't had any problems with neighbors (with this project) thus far. I did have an issue about 10-15 years ago and it wasn't a neighbor, it was...

Yes that was on the water pump of my Dodge's T-245 6 cylinder engine. Grease nipples were found underneath the M37. Matt

Were the torsion bars painted or left unpainted? Mine appear to be un painted but they are also unwrapped as well. Figure when the time comes I would like to paint them & wrap them in order to protect them. My contribution to the water pump grease nipple convo is this: One of my...

For starters I've read the thread below on "sand" blasting aluminum and found it very informative. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?81797-Blasting-Aluminum I would have asked this question on there but thought that it would be high-jacking that thread... I'm in the...

Doug I was thinking of that exact same story while reading through the posts on this thread [thumbzup]. Need to due more research and find out if the bars in the M548 were wrapped with something or left bare as they are in mine now...