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  1. 74M35A2

    6CTA8.3 engine rebuild for Sur Móvil

    I would not wait, go with another source.
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    New Technology

    There is, but you can’t see it...
  3. 74M35A2

    M939 LWS Shield Dimensions

    I ended up buying everything I needed vs making, since I needed to purchase all the UPA's, support arm, etc, anyway.
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    The t-case housing splits open.
  5. 74M35A2

    6CTA8.3 engine rebuild for Sur Móvil

    Bummer, sorry. Maybe he hates dealing with shipping. I paid him up front and gave him a Fed-Ex number to ship my stuff on. No excuse, but that would be my guess.
  6. 74M35A2

    6CTA8.3 engine rebuild for Sur Móvil

    Who did you go with?
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    New Technology

  8. 74M35A2

    M925 dump conversion

    Nice job on this, bro. You got it done, I just have piles of parts, stacks of dreams, and 3hrs of algebra homework with my daughter per night. Last week of that, thank goodness.
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    All 5-tons: Heavy Duty Torque Rod Ends

    Keeo your micro-press on it full force, then heat the retaining bracket with a propane torch. Then strike bracket with large hanmer. Love the more tools joke.
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    All 5-tons: Heavy Duty Torque Rod Ends

    They said it was the coolest thing ever, go park it in the VIP section.
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    All 5-tons: Heavy Duty Torque Rod Ends

    I put a wood splitting wedge on the inside of it to put some separating pressure on it. This is when TedCat stopped by, complained the hammer I was using was too small, pushed me out of the way, got under there, and swung/hit the bracket so hard that I thought he cracked it in half. In 2 hits...
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    All 5-tons: Heavy Duty Torque Rod Ends

    I oriented 10 of mine in line with the length of the torque rod. The upper centers I did at 45 degree angle to the torque rod length. I used stainless bolts with lock nuts instead of cotter pins.
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    All 5-tons: Heavy Duty Torque Rod Ends

    I’m writing this from the Poison concert, so it is going to be short. Use a strap and pull wrench rearward with a truck. That is how I did it.
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    All 5-tons: Heavy Duty Torque Rod Ends

    The offset wrench is only for the right side, upper-centers. All others are done with a standard 2-1/4” combination wrench. In the pic you showed, that is an upper end (not upper center). Have to hit those with an open end wrench only. Nut can’t be pulled out until the taper is broke free...
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    All 5-tons: Heavy Duty Torque Rod Ends

    3 dog bones walk into a bar....
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    All 5-tons: Heavy Duty Torque Rod Ends

    I sprayed the outside of the new link end metal shell and ID of rod end with WD-40. I pressed in the center of the new link end to install (easy/lazy). I'm sure you are supposed to press the new one in by the outer shell. When the rubber is new, it can easily handle this much shear force with...
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    M939 LWS Shield Dimensions

    The triangular "weapons tray" on my LWS ring is not like the Humvee one, so I am told. Mine is symmetric on both legs (same length), and looks to not require what is called a "bearing sleeve", which is a tube with 4 square headed set screws in it. A bearing sleeve looks to be typically...
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    So underside front of truck is pressure washed?
  19. 74M35A2

    A Hillbilly Crawls Under His 5 Ton And . . .

    Those two are easy access. 2-1/4” end wrench for the rear, and same or socket for the front. Use wood splitting wedge to apply seperation force, smack the bracket with a hammer it will come off. You may need a second end wrench to extend the first for increased leverage. Don’t bother trying...
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    Shut coolant flow to heater core off if in doubt. If valves are rough, then just disconnect and splice hoses together.
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