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Cleaned up the mess in the back after the lids from my Home Depot buckets half full of old transmission oil froze and split, letting water in. If that doesn't sound bad to you, think about what happens when you pour water into a container of oil. I probably shouldn't be posting this, in case...
I got my '84 M923A1 with 18,000 miles emissions tested and was told "It's sure a clean old girl!" Then I had the VIN inspected and found out that GL screwed up the VIN on the SF-97. Another 30 days waiting on paperwork!!
MY M923 MOVED UNDER ITS OWN POWER!!
After months of weekend efforts to change the transmission I got it done. Long story short, the government puts 15w40 in the transmission which is okay in warm weather, but not in extreme cold. I blew out the low gear pack at -20 degrees f., 16 miles from...
After litterally months spent acquiring a replacement transmission for my M923A1, which lost first gear in 20 below temperatures, getting it transported to within 50 miles, going to pick it up in my nice and tidy M101A2 trailer (along with two replacement tires on wheels), digging a hole under...
I went from the transmission on the ground to bolted up!!!
We had to stand it on its tail and lift the torque converter up and down with an engine hoist to get all the splines and the front pump to ligh up.
The good news, for you guys who have to do this, is that when it is all bolted up snug...
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