CUCVRUS Repair Projects

[ezgn]

Yesterday I took time for R & R. Today after work I am going to open up the brake drums on the trailer chassis and see what I am dealing with. Without seeing what is in there I am not happy to say it is good. And good enough don't cut it for me. The only thing I have no control over is the outside temperatures. I will brave the cold and get the job done. Complete with pictures. Till then, Be Safe.

I'm betting they look brand new, hope so!

 

[cucvrus]

As I stated I would remove the brake drum after work today and get a bird's eye view of the inside of the drum and brake shoes. That way I have been there and seen what was in there. I was delighted. First the 5-gallon bucket and the HMMWV seat cushion. Last week I busted my folding chair. It was plastic and very cold about 12*. I guess the plastic did not like the load or the temperature. The cap was an easy removal. As soon as I had it removed, I knew the results were going to be favorable. I pulled the cotter pin and removed the nut. That is what I wanted to see. Like I mentioned I don't think this trailer chassis was ever towed down the road. The drum is brand new inside and out. My surge brakes are working, and all is well. That was the goal for the day. 28*is not great weather and it was flurrying. But an extra task needs to be done. Make up for the R & R time yesterday. This bent rear support bracket was bothering me since I first seen it. Time to come off. 2 batteries on the Milwaukee M12 mini grinder and I was able to remove the bracket and save it for repairs. I will make a set up with sockets and steel and press that back in place like new. It looks better with the bent bracket removed. I also measured up the rear fenders so I can make a set of mudflaps and a protector for the rear light wiring. I am building for the long haul. I need 2 pieces of extruded aluminum angle to do this job correctly. As a bonus I transported the wheels to the sand blaster and dropped them off. I am going to have them blasted and painted white. I have a set of the original Chevrolet center caps and trim rings for 16" 1 ton truck. They will look great. I only have 3 of the trim rings but I only need 3. 1 for the spare also. Take Care and Be Safe. Tires and wheels are my next thing to get completed. Next week. I don't think the trailer wheels and tires need balanced. But I may just do it. It has shock absorbers so it may as well have balanced tires. The HMMWV tires and wheels that were on the trailer were balanced.

 

[ezgn]

As I stated I would remove the brake drum after work today and get a bird's eye view of the inside of the drum and brake shoes. That way I have been there and seen what was in there. I was delighted. First the 5-gallon bucket and the HMMWV seat cushion. View attachment 857029 Last week I busted my folding chair. It was plastic and very cold about 12*. I guess the plastic did not like the load or the temperature. The cap was an easy removal. As soon as I had it removed, I knew the results were going to be favorable. View attachment 857030 I pulled the cotter pin and removed the nut. View attachment 857031 That is what I wanted to see. Like I mentioned I don't think this trailer chassis was ever towed down the road. View attachment 857032 The drum is brand new inside and out. My surge brakes are working, and all is well. That was the goal for the day. 28*is not great weather and it was flurrying. But an extra task needs to be done. Make up for the R & R time yesterday. This bent rear support bracket was bothering me since I first seen it. View attachment 857037 Time to come off. View attachment 857033 2 batteries on the Milwaukee M12 mini grinder and I was able to remove the bracket and save it for repairs. I will make a set up with sockets and steel and press that back in place like new. View attachment 857034 It looks better with the bent bracket removed. I also measured up the rear fenders so I can make a set of mudflaps and a protector for the rear light wiring. I am building for the long haul. I need 2 pieces of extruded aluminum angle to do this job correctly. As a bonus I transported the wheels to the sand blaster and dropped them off. View attachment 857035 I am going to have them blasted and painted white. I have a set of the original Chevrolet center caps and trim rings for 16" 1 ton truck. They will look great. I only have 3 of the trim rings but I only need 3. 1 for the spare also. Take Care and Be Safe. Tires and wheels are my next thing to get completed. Next week. I don't think the trailer wheels and tires need balanced. But I may just do it. It has shock absorbers so it may as well have balanced tires. The HMMWV tires and wheels that were on the trailer were balanced.

Fantastic, happy for you.

 

[cucvrus]

I came home and went out in the cold again and worked on the trailer. The toolbox will be mounted on the left fender. I also will be mounting a lighted license plate bracket on the top of the fender. The plastic tent pegs are for props only. The license bracket is galvanneal steel and will be bolted on the top rear area. I also picked up some scrap rubber mudflaps, some anti-sail brackets, and 2 pieces of 2 X 2 extruded aluminum. All used scrap material. I cut the mudflaps to fit the underside of the fenders. I used the straight edge method on the first but felt like I needed to put a huge amount of force into a new utility knife blade. I needed a hook blade and didn't have one handy. I opted to use the tin shears. That was a bit slower, but I felt much safer. Anti-sail bracket is 5" wider. I used the Sawzall to cut 5 inches out of the center. I will weld them together. They may be longer then needed but I never cut something twice and it was still too short. As an extra bonus I cut the radius in the other side of the bottom edge of the mudflap, so they are uniform. That is all I wanted to get completed today. And we are working mandatory overtime this week so it will be after lunch Saturday before I get to do more work. Take Care and Be Safe.

 

[Mullaney]

I came home and went out in the cold again and worked on the trailer. The toolbox will be mounted on the left fender. View attachment 857111 I also will be mounting a lighted license plate bracket on the top of the fender. View attachment 857112 The plastic tent pegs are for props only. The license bracket is galvanneal steel and will be bolted on the top rear area. I also picked up some scrap rubber mudflaps, View attachment 857113 some anti-sail brackets, and 2 pieces of 2 X 2 extruded aluminum. All used scrap material. I cut the mudflaps to fit the underside of the fenders. I used the straight edge method on the first but felt like I needed to put a huge amount of force into a new utility knife blade. I needed a hook blade and didn't have one handy. View attachment 857114 View attachment 857115 I opted to use the tin shears. That was a bit slower, but I felt much safer. Anti-sail bracket is 5" wider. I used the Sawzall to cut 5 inches out of the center. I will weld them together. They may be longer then needed but I never cut something twice and it was still too short. As an extra bonus I cut the radius in the other side of the bottom edge of the mudflap, so they are uniform. View attachment 857116 View attachment 857117 That is all I wanted to get completed today. And we are working mandatory overtime this week so it will be after lunch Saturday before I get to do more work. Take Care and Be Safe.

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I like the toolbox! Big enough to have enough stuff in it to handle a problem if the need arises. Those No Sail flaps will be perfect too...

 

[cucvrus]

Today my goal is easy. Or I want to think it will be. I want to get the trailer securely up on blocks. the jack stands are wobbly and for my next few projects I am going to have my head and body under the chassis. I think it should be on wood blocks and unshakable. I am also going to study my hi lift jack. I don't remember it being such a PITA to use. I will discover the issue or I will recycle it. It can't be that hard.

I am on it. I bet it is real oil that it needs. Neglected but never forgotten. I kept it inside since new. But I think oil is all I need.

 

[ezgn]

Today my goal is easy. Or I want to think it will be. I want to get the trailer securely up on blocks. the jack stands are wobbly and for my next few projects I am going to have my head and body under the chassis. I think it should be on wood blocks and unshakable. I am also going to study my hi lift jack. I don't remember it being such a PITA to use. I will discover the issue or I will recycle it. It can't be that hard.

I am on it. I bet it is real oil that it needs. Neglected but never forgotten. I kept it inside since new. But I think oil is all I need.

Great jacks, I had one on my cj5 and it saved us in a remote area of Baja Ca.

 

[cucvrus]

I managed to figure out the issue with the Hi Lift jack. It was nothing more than the pipe handle was missing, and I was using small breaker bar to jack it up. Once I put the correct size pipe in the hole it worked perfect as designed. Imagine that.
I was able to jack the 4 corners and securely supported on wood blocks. The front wheel is not supposed to be on this trailer. I actually picked up the jack at the pick-up point and it was in the back of another trailer. Check out the weight capacity. That is very light weight. I was still trying to figure out the Jack, Adapter. The jack works great and easily elevates the tongue and lowers it with ease. And I finally figured the Jack Adapter.
The Jack adapter goes on the top of the HMMWV scissors jack and sets on top, and the fish mouth goes up on the lower side of the outer axle stubs and jacks up the trailer. I also wanted to show the inner fender overhang I have with the 18" toolbox. The Jack adapter can stay with the trailer. I will be putting a HMMWV scissors jack in the toolbox along with all the tools needed to change a trailer tire if the need arises. Take Care. Mandatory work tomorrow so I doubt I will get a lot completed. I want to get the mud flaps hung and that is about all I can do till I get the wheels back from being blasted and coated. The plastic clearance light holders are on back order. I will be OK with these, and I can get it inspected and titled with the existing light pockets. More Later.

 

[ezgn]

I managed to figure out the issue with the Hi Lift jack. It was nothing more than the pipe handle was missing, and I was using small breaker bar to jack it up. Once I put the correct size pipe in the hole it worked perfect as designed. Imagine that.
I was able to jack the 4 corners and securely supported on wood blocks. The front wheel is not supposed to be on this trailer. I actually picked up the jack at the pick-up point and it was in the back of another trailer. Check out the weight capacity. View attachment 857229 View attachment 857230 That is very light weight. I was still trying to figure out the Jack, Adapter. View attachment 857231 View attachment 857232 View attachment 857233 The jack works great and easily elevates the tongue and lowers it with ease. And I finally figured the Jack Adapter. View attachment 857237
The Jack adapter goes on the top of the HMMWV scissors jack and sets on top, and the fish mouth goes up on the lower side of the outer axle stubs and jacks up the trailer. View attachment 857236 View attachment 857235 View attachment 857238I also wanted to show the inner fender overhang I have with the 18" toolbox. View attachment 857234But the Jack adapter can stay with the trailer. I will be putting a HMMWV scissors jack in the toolbox along with all the tools needed to change a trailer tire if the need arises. Take Care. Mandatory work tomorrow so I doubt I will get a lot completed. I want to get the mudflaps hung and that is about all I can do till I get the wheels back from being blasted and coated. The plastic clearance light holders are on back order. I will be OK with these, and I can get it inspected and titled with the existing light pockets. More Later.

Excellent. Be careful to not over exceed the weight capacity. A few ounces could make a big difference.

 

[cucvrus]

While everyone was sitting in the house because it was too cold to come out, I was out working on the trailer chassis. I made brackets and assembled the mud flaps and anti-sail brackets. I used my Hi Lift jack to push out the left rear corner fender. I used a flat washer to secure the broken light bracket for now. I also had a change of plans for the license plate bracket. Less holes to drill and no void between toolbox and bracket. It works for me. I bolted everything together. I am going back out. I was expecting snow and had planned on cleaning my garage but I am taking advantage of the cold dry weather. More later.

 

[cucvrus]

I went back out and braved the cold again. I made great progress and completed the lighting repairs. License light and bracket. I changed location. This is how the wires were up under the rear at the newer LED Truck Light taillamps. I straighten them out and wire tied them up in place. I used self-tapping 5/16" TX40 drive bolts and I still nutted the back side. I am not a huge fan of self tapping into aluminum. I went around and checked all the lights. I still have some wire tie work to do. The wiring is not very secure in the corners. I think someone messed with the lights or the mishandling did the damage on the corners also. As you can see it is getting dark. And when the sun goes down it gets colder. I never had a chance to clean my shop this weekend, but I made great progress on my trailer project. that counts. The shop and tools are in a mess at the moment. When precipitation falls from the sky I retreat inside. These cold dry days I take full advantage of outside. I hauled wood and worked outside all day. Fun. Take Care. I have a 3rd Chevrolet wheel for a spare tire.

 

[ezgn]

I went back out and braved the cold again. I made great progress and completed the lighting repairs. License light and bracket. I changed location. View attachment 857442 This is how the wires were up under the rear at the newer LED Truck Light taillamps. View attachment 857443 I straighten them out and wire tied them up in place. View attachment 857444 I used self-tapping 5/16" TX40 drive bolts and I still nutted the back side. I am not a huge fan of self tapping into aluminum. View attachment 857445 I went around and checked all the lights. I still have some wire tie work to do. The wiring is not very secure in the corners. I think someone messed with the lights or the mishandling did the damage on the corners also. View attachment 857447 View attachment 857448 View attachment 857449 View attachment 857450 View attachment 857451 As you can see it is getting dark. And when the sun goes down it gets colder. I never had a chance to clean my shop this weekend, but I made great progress on my trailer project. that counts. The shop and tools are in a mess at the moment. View attachment 857446 When precipitation falls from the sky I retreat inside. These cold dry days I take full advantage of outside. I hauled wood and worked outside all day. Fun. Take Care. I have a 3rd Chevrolet wheel for a spare tire.

Excellent job, you do good quality work.

 

[ssdvc]

Nice fabrication work Rick.

Way back when, some of our CUCV's, running out in the big sand, ran full length flaps across the back, attached under the bumpers to try and keep the dust down (useless, but a good attempt). Some had adapted Hummer flaps for both the front and rear wheel wells. I am wondering if I could adapt some flaps to fit on my 09? Maybe it would prevent some of the salt and crap from getting up under my truck in the winter.

 

[cucvrus]

I was out buying a new toy this AM. It was not the one I wanted but it will be just fine. I looked hard to find a decent M1102. I came across one that was an hour away and I grabbed it. I was bidding on GovPlanet but I can't sit and monitor that. I towed it home and it trailered great. Like nothing back there. If I was to raise my pintle another notch it would tow better. I have a M1028 pintle hook mounted to a
Adjustable receiver. But with the hole drilled thru the receiver to retain the swivel of the hook it makes it null. I have to make one and use my M1031 pintle hook. I have it home safe and parked. I removed the front jack and took it in the basement for repair. It may be beyond repair. I am going to try and find one that is useable for parts. The gears are fine. It is the crank and the tin cover. I may disassemble and put the crank in a press. But the cover tin is beyond repair. I have it apart. I think, the jack is jacked. And that is about all I am going to say about that. Be Safe and have a Great Day.

 

[ezgn]

I was out buying a new toy this AM. It was not the one I wanted but it will be just fine. I looked hard to find a decent M1102. I came across one that was an hour away and I grabbed it. I was bidding on GovPlanet but I can't sit and monitor that. View attachment 857974 I towed it home and it trailered great. Like nothing back there. View attachment 857975 If I was to raise my pintle another notch it would tow better. I have a M1028 pintle hook mounted to a View attachment 857979
Adjustable receiver. But with the hole drilled thru the receiver to retain the swivel of the hook it makes it null. I have to make one and use my M1031 pintle hook. View attachment 857976 View attachment 857977 View attachment 857978 I have it home safe and parked. I removed the front jack and took it in the basement for repair. It may be beyond repair. I am going to try and find one that is useable for parts. The gears are fine. It is the crank and the tin cover. I may disassemble and put the crank in a press. But the cover tin is beyond repair. View attachment 857986 I have it apart. I think, the jack is jacked. And that is about all I am going to say about that. Be Safe and have a Great Day.

Great trailer, excellent condition, you scored.

 

[ezgn]

Nice fabrication work Rick.

Way back when, some of our CUCV's, running out in the big sand, ran full length flaps across the back, attached under the bumpers to try and keep the dust down (useless, but a good attempt). Some had adapted Hummer flaps for both the front and rear wheel wells. I am wondering if I could adapt some flaps to fit on my 09? Maybe it would prevent some of the salt and crap from getting up under my truck in the winter.

I never had to deal with living in an area where salt is used, thankfully. Whenever I launched my boat in the saltwater on the west coast I would always rinse the underneath side of the truck with fresh water. I know that is not practical living with salty conditions on the road every day, but I doubt flaps would have any kind of effectiveness under the extreme conditions of road water being flung everywhere while driving down the road.

 

[cucvrus]

Mudflaps that run all the way up to the top of the inside of the fender will keep the ice from building up and stressing the wiring. It may get a bit wet, but it will not take the constant pounding of the rain and snow. The anti-sail brackets do an excellent job of keeping the mudflaps in place and still give when they hit something. I have all the wires secured and greased in the sockets. Besides I doubt the Rock Crusher will be doing travel in snow and ice. This is a fair weather set up. I don't like working in the rain or snow. I have done enough of that in my working life. I am going out to work on my new acquisition. I will be changing the brake fluid on this one also. Now that I know how to do it, it is a simple task. Live and learn. Take Care. More later. The sun is out, and I am sitting here typing. Not good time management.

 

[flyfishtrailer]

I was out buying a new toy this AM. It was not the one I wanted but it will be just fine. I looked hard to find a decent M1102. I came across one that was an hour away and I grabbed it. I was bidding on GovPlanet but I can't sit and monitor that. View attachment 857974 I towed it home and it trailered great. Like nothing back there. View attachment 857975 If I was to raise my pintle another notch it would tow better. I have a M1028 pintle hook mounted to a View attachment 857979
Adjustable receiver. But with the hole drilled thru the receiver to retain the swivel of the hook it makes it null. I have to make one and use my M1031 pintle hook. View attachment 857976 View attachment 857977 View attachment 857978 I have it home safe and parked. I removed the front jack and took it in the basement for repair. It may be beyond repair. I am going to try and find one that is useable for parts. The gears are fine. It is the crank and the tin cover. I may disassemble and put the crank in a press. But the cover tin is beyond repair. View attachment 857986 I have it apart. I think, the jack is jacked. And that is about all I am going to say about that. Be Safe and have a Great Day.

This was a very helpful thread for repairing my trailer leg on my M1102

(2) M1101, M1102, LTT-TQG Trailer Jack | SteelSoldiers

 

[cucvrus]

And now for something completely different. I like the clean look of the wheels. I am still thinking about the trailer color. I am going to paint it. I picked up new tires and the wheels have been sand blasted and painted. It dropped the height down to 28". Still 10" higher than the Rock Crusher is now but I can deal with it. I dropped the trailer off at a Pennsylvania vehicle inspection station so I can work on getting a title for it. Everything worked and I towed it to a scale and had it weighed. It was a slim 1,010 lbs. Great weight reduction program. So that gives me a 3,190 lbs. of payload. That is respectable for a single axle trailer. Take Care and Be Safe.

 

[cucvrus]

Nice rear Disc Brake conversion. Don't try this at home boys and girls. These are true professionals doing this stuff. Have a Great Day.