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  1. mkcoen

    FMTV Brake Chamber Replacement

    Keith_J came by this afternoon and we finally got things switched out. The trick seemed to be, for mine any way, to remove the wheel and brake drum to be able to get a good angle on whacking the ring with a drift. Keith had a nice 1" square drift compared to my tapered one so put more meat on...
  2. mkcoen

    FMTV Brake Chamber Replacement

    Has anyone else done this? I'm having a heck of a time getting the lock ring loose. Tried NDTs drift suggestion with no luck - kept slipping off every time I tried to hit it. I then tried a chisel to get a better bite but I can not get the thing to budge one bit. It's been soaking in WD40...
  3. mkcoen

    FMTV Brake Chamber Replacement

    Thanks for the write up on this. I'll be doing that tomorrow. A handy item to have in your vehicle tool box is a 3/8" plug to block off the air supply line in case you're in the middle of no where (or sitting in line for a parade) and the diaphragm decides to crap out on you. You can pull the...
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