What have you done to your CUCV today/lately - Part 2

[Evil Dr. Porkchop]

Lately I've got the hydraulic pump on the plow truck hooked up, as well as the joystick, control cables, and hydraulic hoses. I mounted the plow pump off the 2nd alternator bracket, it shares the belt with the alternator which used the original lower mount but is swung out further from the motor at the top. A longer belt from a HMMWV seems to be working good in that spot, Gen 2 is still charging at least and the plow goes up and down.

Today I did a little bit of welding on the push plates and started modifying a brush guard to fit with the headgear on. Hopefully I'll have it done by the time the new hydraulic hoses show up.

 

[SgtHaas]

Well today I changed the rear U-Joint... That was fun. Luckily when it went it's didn't completely go. I was about 4 miles from home. I put it in 4WD and made to my garage. I bought a heavy duty U-Joint and took about an hour. So much better now. Looks like I will be replacing the E-break cables next when I was under it they looked rough... Till next time.
~Sgt. Haas USMC ~

 

[thz71]

Finally got both hangers off. Used a cut off wheel to cut slots in each rivet, chiseled off the big pieces and then used a grind wheel to cut the rivets way down. Then hammered brackets off. Used a punch and hammer to remove rivets and then used various screw drivers, wire, coat hangers to get the nuts inside the frame to get them lined up for bolting the shackle flip on.

Got any pics of the finished product? I'm assuming you used a zero rate.

 

[Ilikemtb999]

Got any pics of the finished product? I'm assuming you used a zero rate.

This is what I've got so far. I've got some longer shackles that were going on my Silverado to lower it but they're about the length I think I need to bring the rear up to match the front so going to play with those before ordering diy4x shackles.

 

[rumplecat]

Man with the corrosion on those springs I would have thought you were up in the Northeast! We got too much heat down South but not much salt!

 

[Ilikemtb999]

Most of that is old carc paint, dirt and metal dust from cutting so many things in that area. They sure laid it on thick underneath to where it was dripping. The truck also lived in Illinois for a few years.

 

[Another Ahab]

Got any pics of the finished product? I'm assuming you used a zero rate.

Guess I should know what that means, but I don't.

What's that I wonder?

 

[thz71]

Guess I should know what that means, but I don't.

What's that I wonder?

They're used to re center the axle after a shackle flip.

 

[Ilikemtb999]

I did not use a zero rate. The spring pads and u bolt plates have 3 positions built into them.

I used a zero lift shackle flip from TNA and will make up the 2" difference from removing the blocks with a longer shackle so not as severe of a change as the ORD flip kit. Plus the TNA flip is adjustable.

 

[RobM36A2]

Well, had a 4x4 night run last weekend and had a lot of fun.
The next day I noticed one of the front leafsprings has changed position, it is now an inch or 2 to the right, only half on the rest of the leafs.
Drivers side, seen from front of vehicle, de biggest leaf is off position, at least half the width to the right. Only at the frontside, the rearside is still good.
Is this bad? I assume it is easy to fix with a BFH?

 

[Another Ahab]

Well, had a 4x4 night run last weekend and had a lot of fun.
The next day I noticed one of the front leafsprings has changed position, it is now an inch or 2 to the right, only half on the rest of the leafs.
Drivers side, seen from front of vehicle, de biggest leaf is off position, at least half the width to the right. Only at the frontside, the rearside is still good.
Is this bad? I assume it is easy to fix with a BFH?

They're good for fixing almost anything; excepting maybe fancy expensive watches.

 

[gottaluvit]

Well, had a 4x4 night run last weekend and had a lot of fun.
The next day I noticed one of the front leafsprings has changed position, it is now an inch or 2 to the right, only half on the rest of the leafs.
Drivers side, seen from front of vehicle, de biggest leaf is off position, at least half the width to the right. Only at the frontside, the rearside is still good.
Is this bad? I assume it is easy to fix with a BFH?

The hammer trick might work but it will come back to haunt you again. I assume these 60s have center pins like the 44s do. They're cheap but the u-bolts are where they get you. One really shouldn't reuse u-bolts.

 

[Sam06]

I put a sliding rear window in my M1028. My dog loves sticking his head out as we drive down the road

 

[Another Ahab]

You look like new on-board here Sam06:

- Welcome to you from here in Virginia.

 

[CUCVLOVER]

I put a sliding rear window in my M1028. My dog loves sticking his head out as we drive down the road

Welcome,

Where did you get the window?

 

[thz71]

Well, had a 4x4 night run last weekend and had a lot of fun.
The next day I noticed one of the front leafsprings has changed position, it is now an inch or 2 to the right, only half on the rest of the leafs.
Drivers side, seen from front of vehicle, de biggest leaf is off position, at least half the width to the right. Only at the frontside, the rearside is still good.
Is this bad? I assume it is easy to fix with a BFH?

Like said before must have sheared a center pin. Replace asap

 

[RobM36A2]

Center pin? between the axle mounts you mean? Only at the front shackle, or how you call it, the biggest or bottom leaf spring is out of alignment.
The one that is curled around the smaller ones.
My English is not so good, since I am from The Netherlands.
I will try to make a picture tomorrow, as it is now dark outside.

 

[Ilikemtb999]

They're referring to the pin that bolts all of the leafs together in the pack. It also locates the leaf pack on the axle with the help of the u bolts.

 

[Sam06]

Welcome,

Where did you get the window?

I got it from a donor truck and put a new window gasket in from LMC trucks. I am kind of new here I am from NC. This is a great place for info.

 

[RobM36A2]

They're referring to the pin that bolts all of the leafs together in the pack. It also locates the leaf pack on the axle with the help of the u bolts.

This, I understand. Thank you.