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  1. booze_rooster

    Front Axle Oil Seal Fitment Issue

    Hey guys, Assembling the front axle from my 1952 M37. Tore it down for blasting and painting last summer. Finally back to it hoping to get it off jack stands and back on wheels in a few weeks. I'm having issues with the front axle oil seals. Unfortunately I believe I've tossed my old ones...
  2. booze_rooster

    Brake Shoe Guides. I need a source!

    Hey guys, My plans for a nice and straightforward reassembly were once again crushed. Got home from work to use a break in the constant rain to sandblast my rear axle housing. I noticed only at this point that one of my brake shoe guides is snapped off just above the rivets and has been...
  3. booze_rooster

    Upper Knuckle Bearings...Why?

    Could anybody explain to me why the design choice was made to use a solid bronze cone instead of a second tapered roller bearing in the steering knuckles on these trucks? During the teardown of my front axle I cleaned up all bearings, races and shims before measuring them, recording part...
  4. booze_rooster

    M37 Brake Relining

    Well, I'm chewing deep into rebuilding both axles so I can get my frame back onto jack stands instead of leaning against the wall wrapped up in poly sheeting to keep the *ahem* kinetic disassembly dust from accumulating on it. I just got the rear axle hubs torn down, everything waterboarded in...
  5. booze_rooster

    Differential Backlash Spec

    Hey guys, I'm in the process of doing a frame-off restoration of my father's 1952 M37 that's sat in his garage for 25 years untouched. Tearing into the axles right now. Got the shafts pulled and my buddy and I wrestled the rear diff out of the housing. Felt around in the residual oil and found...
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