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It seems that I'll be compelled to buy a gallon jug of liquid or a large tub of paste, so I don't want to buy a lifetime supply of the wrong thing. Which do you guys prefer- paste or liquid? Any favorite brands? Any brands to steer clear of?

I saw the notch but it didn't click as to the purpose. Thanks.

Quick question: Once the run-flat is inserted, which way is the tire mounted on the inner (larger) wheel piece? The run-flat is asymmetric, having a large lip on one side. Which way does that lip face when mounting the tire on the wheel? Thanks!

The driver's seat is basically just 2 pieces of angle iron across the "bucket" that the OEM seat mounts to. (running left-right, one mounted to the forward part of the seat bucket and one mounted to the rear part of the seat bucket. Typically, the front piece is just a single, straight piece...

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Took the M813 for a maintenance jog yesterday. I ended up stuck behind an elderly couple in a Mercedes SUV. They were poking along at speeds well under the speed limit. I watched traffic piling up in my rearview mirror and I'm dead certain that everyone was "blaming the ugly military truck at...

Hi all, I've upgraded my M998 to Jeep seats. As you know, the M998 was the most primitive HMMWV and was equipped with the worst, most primitive seats. I junked the passenger's backrest already. Before I junk the torturous driver's seat assembly, does anyone want it? Free, of course. Mainly...

Somewhere, way back in this thread a few people reported brake line failures on M809 trucks near the transfer case. Since it was more than one person reporting on the same place/same failure, I crawled underneath with a flashlight and just manually traced everything. No defects that I could...

Thanks for posting these photos. I needed ideas for driver seat mounts. I'm installing Jeep Wrangler YJ seats.

Ok, seems simple enough. Thanks.

Are the original military generators regulated by any kind of solid state electronics or is the voltage regulator mostly mechanical in nature?

Thanks, I'll do that. I'm not even certain that I have a problem. I just thought I heard a noise. I found a pretty good hour long video of a complete hub reassembly. It requires some tools that I don't have, such as a travel indicator, dial indicator.

I might have some growling from the front passenger hub. It's difficult to hear over the engine. This is an old, M998 with 7k axles. When I bought the truck, I got into the hubs and verified that all of the spindle nuts were tight and lock washers firmly engaged and tabs peened down. I broke...

Ok, got 'er did. That wheel had too many rusty spots. I got the next wheel apart using every trick you guys gave me- lube, flipped over on a bucket, carefully working the perimeter until it popped free. It was rust-free and holding air but the tire was bald and checked. Now I have a tire with...

Cheeze and rice. Replaced the O-ring with no problem, followed the TM in properly torquing down the wheel half and it still leaks. There is a rusty spot on the outer (top?) wheel half right where the O-ring rides and I knew it was a risk that it would no longer seal. I guess it's toast. I'm...

It was definitely grungy. I've done one wheel so far and you're right, it came apart easily. This is my second wheel and I was surprised at how stuck it was. I have a 3rd wheel that I'm going to do. No idea what will happen.

I hosted a beach party for my old unit this weekend. We parked my 5-ton and HMMWV at the beach with some unit memorabilia for nostalgia/trauma. Everyone thought it was great and had a good laugh.

Went a little overkill, but got the job done. A friend showed up for a weekend visit driving a semi tractor. He left his tank trailer at the company lot. His semi has a cow catcher/push bar on the front. We strapped the tire to the cow catcher and then I hooked a tow strap to a couple of bolt...

Mine is stuck good. Time to get creative.