-M35A2 with sprag t-case
So I learned the hard way that rolling in the opposite direction of the gear your in will pop the sprag and possibly break it as I popped it after I bought my truck. I never drove the sprag style in the national guard, only the air shift and was ignorant of the difference. When this last big snow hit my truck would not engage in either direction. I got under and noticed that my reverse rod assembly was complete trash and couldn't even be adjusted per the TM. I ordered a new one, installed it, adjusted it per the manual and with one tire jacked up I could spin it freely in both directions in 1st gear and also in reverse, so no sprag engagement at all, no matter what I did with the adjustment. I resolved myself to buy an air shift t-case this summer and accepted that my truck would be rear wheel drive until then.
So today I drove to work and when I went to back into a parking space I went into 6x6 on flat dry pavement and left light rubber marks from the front tires to where I stopped. It felt like it was engaged good and strong and had not left any marks coming into the parking lot. There was no slippage of the rear to instigate an engagement and I had backed up a few times in town running errands without any engagement.
I really don't want to ruin my front axle, Im at work on a 13 hour shift and have to drive it home in the morning. My big concern is that it decides to go into 6x6 going forward as well. There's nothing in the TM to address this particular situation. My idea is to just remove the reverse rod assembly before I leave in the morning, that also might be a terrible idea. Also may be noteworthy info, it seemed a little stiffer going into first as I drove around today. This is the first time ive driven it since messing with the sprag or the reverse rod assembly.
I would really appreciate any input on this from someone with experience with this odd situation or knowledge on the sprag or anything that will stop me from messing up my truck. Thanks a million.
So I learned the hard way that rolling in the opposite direction of the gear your in will pop the sprag and possibly break it as I popped it after I bought my truck. I never drove the sprag style in the national guard, only the air shift and was ignorant of the difference. When this last big snow hit my truck would not engage in either direction. I got under and noticed that my reverse rod assembly was complete trash and couldn't even be adjusted per the TM. I ordered a new one, installed it, adjusted it per the manual and with one tire jacked up I could spin it freely in both directions in 1st gear and also in reverse, so no sprag engagement at all, no matter what I did with the adjustment. I resolved myself to buy an air shift t-case this summer and accepted that my truck would be rear wheel drive until then.
So today I drove to work and when I went to back into a parking space I went into 6x6 on flat dry pavement and left light rubber marks from the front tires to where I stopped. It felt like it was engaged good and strong and had not left any marks coming into the parking lot. There was no slippage of the rear to instigate an engagement and I had backed up a few times in town running errands without any engagement.
I really don't want to ruin my front axle, Im at work on a 13 hour shift and have to drive it home in the morning. My big concern is that it decides to go into 6x6 going forward as well. There's nothing in the TM to address this particular situation. My idea is to just remove the reverse rod assembly before I leave in the morning, that also might be a terrible idea. Also may be noteworthy info, it seemed a little stiffer going into first as I drove around today. This is the first time ive driven it since messing with the sprag or the reverse rod assembly.
I would really appreciate any input on this from someone with experience with this odd situation or knowledge on the sprag or anything that will stop me from messing up my truck. Thanks a million.