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  1. cattlerepairman

    New to me M49A2C dressed as M35A2 cargo truck, with mistery nonturbo engine???

    Congrats to your purchase and welcome. This site is a wealth of information - if you take the time to read and learn. Without pictures, it is always a guess, but I would think that you have a non-turbo Multifuel engine. Do you have the exhaust between the rear wheels or does it have a thin...
  2. cattlerepairman

    Lower clearance with tire pressure? M35A2

    Your pictures are an inspiration for Homeowner-Association oppressed suburban members of this forum! Rise up, open that single garage door and squeeze the deuces in, I say!
  3. cattlerepairman

    Brakes Issue...Need Assistance Please

    The brake system is a simple, air assisted single circuit system. Using the TM, go through it, step by step, ruling out components. As for the TM, I suggest not to use the 209 series, but 361-20 (brake section includes all components), 361-24 (1 and 2) THIS CONTAINS THE TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE...
  4. cattlerepairman

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Yes, we all do these things once in a while. You can always turn the nozzle and squirt the biker beside you.
  5. cattlerepairman

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Ahhhh...spring is coming. QUEEN LOLA is out of storage and back on the road! She is oozing on the front axle. Probably time to do the front axle stepXstep procedure.... Started up lika a champ, good brakes and everything works. One cannot ask for more on a 40 year old truck.
  6. cattlerepairman

    Thinking about Buying an M35A2 - need some advice on the costs to repair

    You are asking the right questions, fredster. The purchase price is one thing - bringing the truck up to snuff is another. Not much to say to the price; IMHO 5500 sounds a little rich, unless it is decked out with winch, hard top, heater, dropside bed. Jaded, experienced green iron owners will...
  7. cattlerepairman

    Deuce Loading Ramps?

    Wow...and they rest on the tailgate? I would have thought the weight of a pickup could shear those tailgate bolts right off.
  8. cattlerepairman

    brake light switch upgrade

    As emmado said. The only issue I ran into with mine was the need to replace an air fitting that was the wrong diameter in the kit. I think the kit had a 1/2 inch fitting and I needed a 3/4, or the other way around.
  9. cattlerepairman

    help removing lugnuts

    http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?43280-lugnut-removal-installation-tip http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?82479-Geared-lug-wrench http://www.steelsoldiers.com/archive/index.php/t-65681.html http://www.steelsoldiers.com/archive/index.php/t-24867.html Here is how magic...
  10. cattlerepairman

    Deuce starting...and running problems

    Ok, so what is the history? Was it starting and running well, then it developed a problem that you needed to fix and now it only starts and idles with massive help? Or? what did you fix? Did you do anything to the injection pump, such as "turn up the fuel"? When it runs and you drive it, does it...
  11. cattlerepairman

    Need some ideas with a new problem..

    When I did the brakes on my axles for the first time and the associated bearing/seal work, hot hubs drove me nuts. I played with loosening and tightening the hub nuts for a while until I figured out that realistically only the brakes generate sufficient heat to warm up things to the point where...
  12. cattlerepairman

    installing hand priming pump on an m35a2?

    I remember driving a diesel wrecker that had a manual priming pump; it was a cabover and you had to open the lid in the cab, reach down into the bowels, find the round pump plunger head, turn a quarter turn to unlock and pump slowly for a while, preferably with the screw at the bottom of the...
  13. cattlerepairman

    1974 M35A2 Mulit 5th gear "knocking" issue

    check the bolts ont he short shaft between tranny and transfer case!
  14. cattlerepairman

    airpack/brake question.

    From the factory, late model M35A2 trucks, many of which were from an USAF contract, have a split brake system (2 air packs). Their year of manufacture is between very late 1985 and 1987. A hint is the blue warranty sticker on the dash. Trucks rebuilt into M35A3 trucks also have a split brake...
  15. cattlerepairman

    Over 12 Foot Wide Deuce

    So did I.
  16. cattlerepairman

    Trying to get CTIS to power up.

    You may find the info in this thread helpful: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?84087-CTIS-Controller-problem
  17. cattlerepairman

    Quick Fist clamps

    I think that a place for the stock to rest on or in, with rubber cushioning, would also prevent the chafing that is certain to occur when the stock is resting on the cab floor.
  18. cattlerepairman

    Head gasket repair walk through - go to post #31!

    http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?102749-Head-gasket-replacement-tips-and-tricks some concurrent info in the Modding forum.
  19. cattlerepairman

    Clutch adjustment

    http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?16736-Clutch-Adjustment Here is how I found it: http://bit.ly/Xqtza2
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