Recent content by rustystud

It would be like finding a very small needle in the proverbial Haystack. The plunger was factory honed to the bore of the Hydraulic Head. I suppose if you found a plunger that was slightly wider than your old one you could hone out the bore, but you would need some extremely precise machining...

No plunger ? They need fit the plunger to the Hydraulic Head. So they must sell the plunger with the head.

Hey Dave. In those rebuild kits for the HydraMatics, are they just gaskets and a few rubber seals ? Need to know. How is the search for bushings and thrustwashers and seal rings going ? Thanks. Rustystud.

There is a way to adjust the fuel density plate manually. It has been done by a guy here. As far as going to electronics to control anything that would be extremely difficult to say the least ! One. There is no physical room in the Deuce injection pump for electronics. Second, it is all...

Some people have wondered about the operation of the reduction unit. So I'll try and explain it here. This transmission (The HydraMatic) was basically the "first" truly automatic transmission made. That being said they didn't know how most mechanical and hydraulic issues should be delt with...

There are differences between civilian and military units. The front pump is "not" one of them though. All HydraMatics came with the 7 vane front pump. That being said there is a surprise I'm going to post here later. The rear pump is the same also except for the line going to the reduction...

You might be able to salvage this Hyd Head. After dealing with whatever is scratching the shaft you can take some "jewelers rouge" and polish the shaft back to a usable one again. You might need to use a really small ultra fine file at first to knock down the high ridges on the shaft. Once the...

I'm gonna show you why you should clean all your parts as best you can. This crack was not visible until I sandblasted the housing. You can plainly see it has gone clear through the housing and it's at one of the four ears which holds the bellhousing on. This housing is "junk" . Next up is the...

So here's the steel plates. The first one is brand new NOS steels. The second one is slightly used and I buffed them out. The next two are really used but they could be reused if you were desperate. Which in this time means they will get used as parts are almost gone now. The last steel is...

Who takes apart a brand new part to inspect it ? You did nothing wrong. Anyone of us would have done the same thing.

I'm glad you decided to take it apart. You never know what is in there unless you look.

Thanks ! Here's some pictures of the mess right now.

There is one part I don't tear down unless it is broken. That is the reduction units "accumulator assembly" . It's basically a large shock absorber and you can see if one or both of the springs are broken without tearing it down. Trust me on this, those springs are strong ! and can easily hurt...

Thanks Dave !

You don't know how many times I have mentally kicked myself for not buying (at dirt cheap prices too ) these old trucks and parts. I had so many opportunities too. This one old fart (which I'm now a card carrying member) had two hundred M135's and so many transmissions and engines in cargo...