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  1. mkcoen

    FMTV Air Hydraulic Unit Repair

    That's the fun of these trucks. Something new to keep you going around every turn.
  2. mkcoen

    FMTV Air Hydraulic Unit Repair

    Just one page back and you would have seen it.
  3. mkcoen

    FMTV Air Hydraulic Unit Repair

    Here's a tip if you're doing this yourself. Get some 1/4"x20 6" long bolts to help reassemble things. You can lightly compress the spring and start the longer bolts then alternate tightening each one down until you get close enough to put 2 of the pump bolts back in. Continue tightening all 4...
  4. mkcoen

    FMTV Air Hydraulic Unit Repair

    The outfit NDT mentioned in the original post MROSupply.com is also an easy option. I just went in to find that washer (they actually call it a bumper), typed in the part number off the drawing and it pulled it right up. They do have a minimum number purchase - the u-cups were 2 and so are the...
  5. mkcoen

    FMTV Air Hydraulic Unit Repair

    So much for "it's simple, no big deal." This is the washer that goes around the plunger. I'm lousy at reading engineer drawings, is this 202613?
  6. mkcoen

    FMTV Air Hydraulic Unit Repair

    Finally just took the pump over to Keith_J's house and he was able to get the spring clamp off (I'd been fighting it for about 30 min) pulled the nut (which after everything else being metric it was a 1" SAE), got the old cup out which now was flat at the end instead of having a lip, pressed the...
  7. mkcoen

    FMTV Air Hydraulic Unit Repair

    I should have known when just taking the guard off the pump was such a chore that this was going to be a nightmare. For those doing this for the first time the pump is under a fair amount of spring pressure. After taking the four bolts holding the pump housing loose it shot across my work area...
  8. mkcoen

    FMTV Air Hydraulic Unit Repair

    Crud. Looks like I need to rebuild mine. Lowering the cab trying to get the cab lock pin to retract and all I'm seeing are clouds of mist coming out of the unit.
  9. mkcoen

    FMTV Air Hydraulic Unit Repair

    Reviewing the PS Magazine put out by they Army they had one posting that said if you saw mist coming out then rebuild it. They came back about a year later and said the manufacturer said, no that's normal venting and as long as you weren't losing fluid the unit was fine. I'm not sure which...
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