Recht71

The truck started making a loud howling noise when coming back from Willow Run Air Show in Aug. Sounded like a generator or turbo bearing but louder. We eliminated the Generator, water pump, air pump by removing the belts. The turbo checked out ok. Had to be the power steering pump? Pulled the radiator and took the pump off - it's ok. We have been using a stethoscope to pin point the noise. The noise was everywhere we listened. Looked at the harmonic balancer and definitely bad. The rubber in it was bad and it was completely loose. We had to take 2 of the 4 bolts out on the front mount on the block. Jacked up the engine and changed the harmonic balancer. We decided to change the oil. After pulling the front plug, found ball bearings in the oil bucket. Ended up there's an idler gear between the gear on the crank and the oil pump. We got the pan off which had lots of ball bearings, washers spring clips and stuff. The gear was still on the shaft flopping around. I don’t know how it didn’t tear up the gear on the pump and the crank. We have spare engine for parts. We had what we needed to fix it. Previously we have driven about 300 miles and the oil pressure never changed. Why it didn't do more damage is beyond me. Just thought I would share what Dar and I have been doing since Fri. at 9:30 am. We got it fired up Sat. at 6:00 pm. Today we’re putting the radiator and stuff back together today!! Randall Recht

gimpyrobb

SO this is an LDT or an LDS? Glad you didn't loose the motor.

__________________
http://www.webn.com/player/?station=...l&mid=22097950

Recht71

It is an LDT I Think we were lucky . Just got back from a road test all is good . I'll post a picture of what the junk parts came out

mikeroot2

Sounds like you were real lucky. That's a lot of heavy metal to be loose and rolling around in the oil pan!

Josh

If its a 5ton, and the airfilter is mounted on the fender, id say LDS.

__________________
1971 Kaiser Jeep "C" Wo/W

Working to turning it into W/W

94% of American Yell Out, "Oh, Sh*t!", Before driving into a ditch.

The other 6% live in Oregon and yell out,

"Hold my beer and watch this!"

Recht71

Attachment 176489

Attachment 176490

Josh thanks for the input , it is a LDT it's a 1968 .I have a LDS in my deuce it didn't come that way. Here's some pic's of what we replaced

gimpyrobb

Links no worky.

__________________
http://www.webn.com/player/?station=...l&mid=22097950

Recht71

Try again

Attached Images

	001.jpg (45.9 KB, 31 views)

vtdeucedriver

Hey Randy,
Glad to hear that it was not worse. Will I see you in Carlisle in Aug???

__________________
1951 M37 MVPA #17452
1953 M62 GMMVC Member
1964 M151A1 Associate Member of the ATAV
1968 M151A1 Founder of:
1967 M54A2C The Rolling Line Haul Museum
1968 M52A2
1967 M127 Trailer

"This was the Noblest Roman of them all"
Antony, Act 5 Scene 3, Line 68 Julius Ceasar

bassetdeuce

Any pics of that balancer?

__________________
-Doug