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Long (12" or more) steel punch and 2+ lb hand sledge worked for mine. The lock rings looked like a beaver had chewed on them, but I had spares (thanks Suprman).

Heh. You get lots of attention driving a large ex-military vehicle like the LMTV. Lots of folks want to ask questions, or regale you with stories of their experiences involving military vehicles. Hence, if you are not comfortable talking with strangers who approach you and your truck and want to...

I've had an M35 (with "C" whistler motor) years ago, and now have an LMTV (M1081). The M35 was very inexpensive to operate, ran on nearly any kind of fuel, and was simple to maintain, with tons of M35-specific parts available. The LMTV, on the flip side, is more expensive to operate as it is...

That's a Hall (magnetic) sensor and has no moving parts inside. Measures rotation speed. If you ohm it out you should read between 300 and 400 ohms depending on the temperature. You should also be getting a code 2215 if there's a failure. They're pretty bulletproof. Maybe you have a failure in...

Per the Allison 3000/4000 WTEC-II series troubleshooting manual: WTEC II ELECTRONIC CONTROLS TROUBLESHOOTING MANUAL NOTE: If a DO NOT SHIFT condition is present at this time, the shift lever should remain in the same position where it was when the DO NOT SHIFT was detected. If the lever is...

I'm one of the schlubs in Colorado that got hit with the massive blizzard last week. Tuesday evening I plugged in Goliath's (M1081 A0) block heater. Wednesday worked at home. Snow day Wednesday: 0930 - rain changed to snow 1230 - cabin door on 5th wheel I live in could not be pushed open...

Good to know, I was just guessing on the weight rating looking at the pictures and comparing with what I have on hand. Even worse for using as winch other than very light things. Definitely not for moving an LMTV...

IMHO, based on my small 2T chain hoist, you'll have four issues: These hoists don't have much strength, maybe 5T max on the one depicted. Using one horizontally instead of vertically may be hard as the chains will want to drop off the pulleys (they're loose-fitting and depend on gravity to...

From my chopped-down hub: Back-side (closer to column) diameter: 25mm Total hub depth: 35mm Depth of splines: 18mm Outside diameter of splines (measured between notches): 24.5mm Spline count: 36 And pics: Side facing driver: Side facing floor:

Copy that, will pay more attention next time. Though at the moment, I'm Too Poor To Pay Attention...

I have an old LMTV steering wheel that I've stripped down to just the hub. I've already cut the spokes and rubber off of it. I'll take a look shortly and get some measurements and counts. Maybe someone can do the cross-reference to find out just what our steering shaft is based off of.

Did you ever find a pump? I got a used one from Suprman a couple of years ago for the Cat 3116 in my LMTV (M1081). It's been kept out of the weather since then, still dirty but I never installed it on my truck. $100 includes shipping. You need to make sure that the pump you need is the same, I...

Buddy of mine told me that his Prius does not self-identify as a truck. So we used mine to get a bale of hay for his farm critters. Used the davit crane and a chain hoist to unload. Easy-peasy. And while other drivers were skittering across the ice and snow covered roads in East Colorado (West...

Fantastic, thanks so much! I missed it in the other thread! ;-)

Nice to know that we can push the CTIS to increase tire pressure, and it's an easy and cheap mod. BUT WHAT IS THE PART NUMBER AND WHERE DID YOU GET IT???

I did a whole writeup on rebuilding rear chambers for an FMTV, you can find it here: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?176915-Thoughts-on-rear-air-brake-chamber-assemblies

OK, some additional information and thought... Thought - eliminate the intermediate frame, mount the bed directly on the main frame. But that has lots of complications, clearance issues, would need wheel wells tubbed, and probably just look weird. Information (measurements) Height of LMTV bed...

Not bad - would be easier to move, nearly as strong.

Yup, got what you're putting out about shift in pivot point and rearward weight bias. I'm guessing that the rig handles more like a very heavy bumper-pull, not a fifth-wheel/gooseneck/tractor-trailer. OBTW, I talked to an ex-Army mechanic at work today, he seems to agree that the truck is an...

Have seen this posting and like his setup. But he's either running an A1 or there's something totally custom with the rear of his rig. The hitch is waaaaaayyyy different than any LMTV I've seen so far. And while it works for a gooseneck, may not work for a fifth-wheel camper, without modifying...