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Is there risk damaging the exposed threaded part of the rim air tube dismounting the tire this way? I was thinking about ways to make this part of the tire dismount easier and can't help but think the tire bead may damage the air pipe where it gets bolted to the rim. The last tire I did I...

Instead of completely replacing or redirecting the hose, I just cut it a little passed the ripped section and spliced in a stiff 1" ID rubber hose. It's a clear drainage hose I painted with Krylon Fusion flat black spray paint. I also cleaned up the air exhaust wye and painted it. I chose...

You shall henceforth be known as Floridianson the Post Whore :ROFLMAO: When I started this project I was really worried about how hard it would be to get the clamp ring nuts back onto the studs because they came off so hard! Then I watched a YouTube video which was linked from another topic...

Welcome to the club! I'd check with any nearby antique truck clubs for parts and/or advice about the old gas motor. There might be some folks here too that may be able to help :)

So I discovered a shortcoming with this - make sure your fasteners are the same height as the reference ones otherwise you might break stuff! The new ones I got from Big Mike's are about 1/4" taller than the ones that came with the truck, and I didn't realize it until I was far into the...

That's exactly my concern, so I pulled the clamp ring off the wheel last night to inspect the studs and o-ring. I used the torque multiplier to crank each of the nuts back about a third-turn, which started really stiff but got easier 3-5 cranks in, then used the DeWalt electric impact to back...

So I learned something today that makes me go aua First, I now don't think the o-ring was leaking because the clamp ring wasn't tight enough. While reassembling the wheel, I discovered that the compression fitting going to the in-line filter for the CTIS valve split wide open on one flat while...

If you did please let me know how! :LOL:

Hi! I'm sorry to hear about your M715 breaking down! I've always thought those were cool-looking trucks, but the camshaft in the stock motor is a known weakpoint. I think some export versions had better motors in them - maybe diesels? Unfortunately that's all I know about the M715. If you...

Oh, my health isn't the issue. This is good exercise for me, even though I have no weight loss to show for it :rolleyes: So far it's taken all my free time to work on the wheels, free time that others feel should be spent elsewhere :p (They do have a point though sometimes!) So it seems that...

Thank you very much for checking! It seems that I might not have my clamp ring on tight enough based on that and the air leak I have in my "done" wheel. I'll take more care in tightening the clamp ring with this wheel and make adjustments on the other one I already did and see what happens!

https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/those-military-tires-can-kill-you.172819/post-2068433 I ask that subject be discussed there as I'm waiting to see if someone will provide the measurement I'm looking for :)

After reading about the kid who got a clamp ring embedded in him after trying to service a FMTV rim at 50 psi or so, I'm definitely deflating the tire to zero before trying that (spoiler alert - he was killed pretty much instantly ☠). @glcaines would you mind taking a measurement from the end...

I'm curious about what specific DeWalt impact you're using as well as the torque spec. I'm using a DeWalt 1/2" impact as well, but I'm trying not to go too crazy with it. I also learned recently that compared to at least the M939A1 super single rims, the M35A3 rims require nearly twice the...

The one wheel I mounted on the truck has lost 8 psi over three weeks. Without having done a leak test, I suspect it's because I don't have the clamp ring on tight enough because the distance between the end of the clamp ring stud and the top of the lock nut is about 1-1/4". The other wheels I...

When I'm done with this wheel I'm going to pause the project. It's been a huge time suck and has earned a place on the infamous "Honey don't!" list. Also, a couple tires I received have sidewall or bead damage, so I'm waiting for a reply from CSM to resolve that. I'm not planning on doing...

I forgot to take a picture or actually measure, but after looking in my A3's engine compartment recently, I think there's a little less than 1 foot between the top of the steering box and the bottom of the air compressor.

Back to bead lock inserts... I think I figured out why I had such a hard time getting the rim out of the tire: The bead lock insert appears to be warped. Maybe the tire sitting flat could've done this? I think I can reuse it since the beads on the 395 are closer together than on the 365...

I just got a 1700 psi peak pressure washer from Harbor Freight. It came with a detergent sprayer too, so I sprayed a Dawn mix on everything to degrease then turned the pressure all the way up. It got the GAA right off the inside of the rim, so that was easier than using a rag and drill brush...

Thanks to @CARNAC for providing me a tip about UICs, I think I finally figured out where my truck came from! Instead of Googling WYT5Y4, CARNAC suggested Googling WYT5AA, which brought me to a July 2020 US Army Corps of Engineers document that has some UICs and tells what they are. WYT5AA's...