I was driving my 5Ton (M813) this weekend and had some problems with it. As I was driving it felt as if was slipping a gear and the entire truck would shake for a second. It felt as it if was coming from the rear of the truck. I check at the differential fluid levels and was was a bit low but not bad. Has anyone had a problem similiar to this. I asked some other friend and they suggested either the clutch slipping or maybe the gears in one of the pumpkins were going bad. HELP.
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Gears Slipping?
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Sounds like a clutch to me. I may need to put one in my M818 before too long.
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gears don't slip. clutch's slip, then burn, then your walking. have fun swapping that out. what a pain.
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I once bought an M543A2 that had a really worn clutch. You could let the clutch out without the truck moving. It only started to move once you revved the motor. I drove that truck back home from an auction in DE. It was scary on hills as the truck would lose power when the clutch slipped. I feathered the pedal and was able to make it back.
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Is there any oil coming out of the bell housing drain? If the rear main seal is leaking it can cause the same symptoms.