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If you've ever worried about your noisy M37 transfer case don't! Yesterday I confirmed something I already knew when I replaced the transfer case in my M37 (The Woogie) with a brand spanking new (NOS) "still in the cosmoline" TC. The new case removed quite a bit of slop in the driveline but...

After running the rebuillt front axle assembly with Timken spindle bearings on both the top and bottom (no brass bearings) I've learned that the "clunk" I am hearing is not the fault of the dual Timken application. I have a home-made lift kit on my truck (steel blocks between the axle housings...

CGarbee Sez: Thanks for the info. Good vendors are a valuable asset. There are a lot of highly talented professional mechanics that visit and contribute to this site that have no problem whatsoever installing 489s and lockers. There are others like me that aren't too terribly shabby when it...

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After installing 489s and a locker in the rear last year I finallty got around to doing the same in the front last week. The front axle assembly was the only thing I hadn't crawled all through so I decided to completly rebuild a spare assembly and swap it out as a complete assembly. In...

RE: Hey Sas?? Yesterday I finished rebuilding and installing a spare front axle assembly in "The Woogie" --- a 1952 M37 that I've had for 14 years. The main purpose in rebuilding the assembly was to instal a set of 489 gears and a locker. I had installed 489s and a locker in the rear last...

CGarbee Sez: Detailed info on knuckle rebuilding including the conversion to a top bearing can be found on my friend Paul's Immage Event site (he's detailing the rebuild of a M37 with a lot of costom body mods and a repower with a Cummins 4BT...) at...

I'm in the process of completely rebuilding an M37 front axle assembly. I'm told that installing Timken bearings on both the top and bottom spindles will make the truck steer easier. When the M37 was build it had a brass bushing on the top spindle and a Timken on the bottom. The bottom...

I would think the main issue would be parking. Since my bobbed deuce is shorter, I don't experience parking problens and it is indeed a daily driver. It be fair, I live in a rural area and work out of my house so I don't have to battle city traffic. For me, the big issue is the Northern...

Great Looking Trailer! Where can a person pick up a PALCON container like the one you used?

Hello --- Thanks for all the input. Redwolf3 Sez: We are saying the same thing --- just in a different way. On a cool day I can deactivate the fan and the thermostat will keep everything modulated within the 180 degree range. This isn't optimal (200 degrees is optimal) but its comforting to...

Tactical Truck (TT) Sez: Thanks for the insight. :-) What has been your experience concerning increased fuel usage with the LDS over the LDT? I'm aware that the LDS is rated for something like 80 pounds of fuel per hour where the LDT is rated for something like 62 PPH BUT .... I've been told...

New Hot Weather Tests on Electric Cooling Fan I was finally able to do some hot weather testing on the electric cooling fan and the new, less restrictive fan mount. After much experimentation I have to say the project was a success AND a failure. It is a success in that it offers a solution...

This subject has probably been covered before but if so I couldn't find anything about it.... I'm in the process of buying a rebuilt LDS-465-1A engine. About a year ago I did some preliminary research on swapping an LDS for an LDT and everything seemed doable. Now I'm having concerns about the...

I realize the middle of June is a weird time to be thinking about block heaters but I'm getting ready to take Rosie down for several projects and new freeze plug heaters are on the list. Last winter I had two heaters short out. I "think" the first one shorted because I absent mindedly started...

Before I bought my Deuce I called an old Vietnam Vet friend that spent time in a motor pool with the 101st. I wanted his opinion before taking the leap. He said they changed engines in M37s like changing sox but considering how the Dueces were treated they were bullet proof. He said the average...

Call Quality Transport at 763 786 2866 and tell them what you want hauled and tell then what you're willing to pay. QC has trucks running all over the country. They will put your Jeep up on the board for bid and someone will haul it to keep from dead-heading. The key is not to be in a...

Yesterday, I had an interesting conversation with my friendly gunsmith who also teaches diesel mechanics at a local college.This area up here in NE Minnesota is iron ore mining (Iron Range) and logging country. Both industries use a lot of heavy duty diesel equipment in the worst of weather...

When I use a rattle can to paint a wheel and tire assembly I make a hand held cardboard shield that will cover approx 1/3 of the diameter area where the tire mates to the wheel. This is easier to do with the wheel & tire laying flat on the floor but can also be done with the assembly mounted on...

RE: Flags I should state that there isn't anything wrong with the top on my Deuce. John builds a top that is as strong if not stronger than the original steel assembly. It's also probably quieter than a steel assembly. As a mater of personal preference I just feel the original unit would...