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    Dead pilot replied to the thread Dead Pilot's M38a1 .
    So the brakes are done which is good progress. So I moved on to the fuel system. The carb was clean and dry so that was easy. But that's...
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    Dead pilot replied to the thread Dead Pilot's M38a1 .
    I was finally able to get the rear hubs off. I bought a second puller and combined the two so it had five legs. Then got the big hammer...
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    Dead pilot replied to the thread Dead Pilot's M38a1 .
    I was using a hub puller. It ended up braking a leg. I'm guessing the one I had laying around was a cheaper one. Sent from my...
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    Dead pilot replied to the thread Dead Pilot's M38a1 .
    Unless I missed something in the TM I didn't see anything about the other end of the axle to remove the hub. It just say to remove the...
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    Dead pilot reacted to Adrok's post in the thread Dead Pilot's M38a1 with Like Like.
    Very cool acquisition! Keep the mis-match paint! Shows character. A lot of the pieces looks nicely original and usable / re-storable.
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    Dead pilot replied to the thread Dead Pilot's M38a1 .
    It had shoes and everything in the drum and it all was free and moving. Don't know if the wheel cylinders were any good though. I was...
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    Dead pilot replied to the thread Dead Pilot's M38a1 .
    Current state Sent from my SM-S918U1 using Tapatalk
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    Dead pilot replied to the thread Dead Pilot's M38a1 .
    I was able to take the drums off the hub Sent from my SM-S918U1 using Tapatalk
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    Dead pilot replied to the thread Dead Pilot's M38a1 .
    And today was a set back. Rear hubs don't want to come off. They spin so I know the shoes aren't stuck but no luck with the hub puller...
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    Dead pilot replied to the thread Dead Pilot's M38a1 .
    Well there's no plate there. Looks like it was removed when they were doing whatever they were doing Sent from my SM-S918U1 using Tapatalk
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    Dead pilot reacted to Mullaney's post in the thread Dead Pilot's M38a1 with Like Like.
    . Wow! It looks for the most part that it is unmolested... Congratulations on getting it onto a trailer and to your place. .
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    Dead pilot replied to the thread Dead Pilot's M38a1 .
    I was just going off what I was told. It doesn't have any data plates on her. I don't remember if there is frame marking on these to...
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    I ended up with a new rescue this month. Got my hands on pretty clean 52 M38a1. Looks like someone started to restore but stopped. All...
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