Hello from Oklahoma

[cavtrooper78]

For my M35 I use wheel cylinders from NAPA. They are made in China, so I use the made in USA NAPA rebuild kit for those wheel cylinders. The rebuild parts are marked Made in USA. In the end the only Chinese parts you will use are the wheel cylinder and bleeder valve. I never had any problems with these parts. This might save you time if you have a NAPA store close by.

I may do that if I need another set. With what’s on the truck, the rebuild kits I have on hand I should be good for awhile. I imagine they’d have been less expensive than Tempe ones at big mikes lol.
I planned on rebuilding all of them, but when I took the first one off there was a lot of pitting so for the sake of expediency I just got 4 to do the rear axles. The other three seem to be smooth. The previous owner put dot3 in the system which is fine as long as it doesn’t sit too long for that ethylene glycol to pull water from somewhere. I imagine why I’ve seen a bit of pitting.

 

[cavtrooper78]

Got a lot done today. I pulled all of the duals off and got all of the wheel cylinders installed. I thought I’d need a wheel dolly but I didn’t end up needing one. Also thank God for my paved driveway.
I still need to go pick up bearing grease, rtv (hopeful I can find the kind that doesn’t break down with the 90w, and 90 w. I remember one time when I was a private I was working on a CUCV I forgot to refill the differential and the axle seized up on the test drive. I learned really fast not to cut corners and do things by the numbers.
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I tell you what I’m glad I spent some time going through the forums because I didn’t realize how much I had forgotten. Once I got into it though things started coming back, but had I not researched everything first I’d have been fairly anxious because I just didn’t remember a lot of stuff. Heck I haven’t worked on a truck past operator level stuff since 2008.

 

[cavtrooper78]

Got the wheels all put back together. Now I just need to do the brake adjustments, put the wheels back on and fill the differentials. I did find I’m missing the inspection window covers on a couple of my drums. I’d like to either find em or fabricate a couple. Can’t be too hard since it’s just a rectangular piece of metal with a bolt hole in it.
I also ran across this short video Garret did on his channel. Anyone try these yet?

 

[cavtrooper78]

Got the work done. I think I’m going to have to do the major brake adjustment instead of just the minor, but she back on the ground and rolling.

 

[HDN]

Your truck sounds great! It makes me want to get a multifuel for the sound

 

[cavtrooper78]

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Your truck sounds great! It makes me want to get a multifuel for the sound

thank you for that compliment sir! After the oil filter mod and an oil change the truck sounded a lot better. The oil was pitch black. I don’t think it had been changed in a minute or two.

 

[cavtrooper78]

A shot before paint.

 

[cavtrooper78]

After paint

 

[cavtrooper78]

 

[cavtrooper78]

Does anyone have any pictures of 4ID MVs from the late 90’s era? Deuce of 5 ton if possible. If it they’re of 4BCT, 4ID trucks that would be even better.

 

[cavtrooper78]

 

[cavtrooper78]

So today I ordered a new taillight assy, a parking brake cable, and a horn button kit. My horn itself works, but it’s a bear to push it. This thing is coming along nicely. It’s starting to look and drive like a completely different truck

 

[M37M35]

Welcome from a fellow Okie! The truck is sure looking good!

 

[cavtrooper78]

Welcome from a fellow Okie! The truck is sure looking good!

Thanks!

 

[cavtrooper78]

Hey guys. I was wondering if anybody has done a butterfly valve install for their exhaust. I’ve seen this done on muscle cars where they have a diverter going to a muffler, and the other side of the white pipe has straight pipes on it. My wife likes to grip that the deuce is too loud for for her even with earplugs on I wonder if it’d be possible to do this on one of our deuces

 

[marchplumber]

Never heard of anyone doing it on a Deuce......

 

[cavtrooper78]

I hadn’t seen it but I’ve seen it on muscle cars and big trucks.

 

[Tracer]

The M35A2s that are pretty quiet have the LD multi fuel engine that has no turbo charger and has a muffler in the exhaust system. Or install a muffler on the exhaust stack.

 

[HDN]

I think a muffler would be a reasonable upgrade. The A3 trucks have one. I don't have to wear hearing protection while driving it, though the truck is pleasantly loud regardless

Though if it were my A2 I'd leave it as-is, but I like keeping my truck's mostly stock so that's just me

 

[biscuitwhistler37]

Yours sounds incredible, believe it or not that's quiet for a turbo deuce..... I was wondering about a muffler as well, because as much as we love ours, not great for kids, even with hearing protection. TSC sells mufflers cheap, I just haven't been brave enough to try it...

I see no reason a butterfly setup as described would not work, just run a dual stack off the butterfly Y pipe, one muffled, one not.

Always easy in theory! Whatever you decide, beautiful truck.