m818 unlock axles?? - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

krall · 04-26-2011, 21:20

I just picked up a 5ton and well things didn't go horible but the brake lines were not good on it and ran out of fuel just outside of the yard and wasn't able to get her running, anyways it was not that big a deal I got it towed and felt much safer, but when the wrecker came to get her loaded the axles would not dissengage, we tried the lever but just couldn't get the front to get free. had to eventualy pop out the hubs and got it back that way, so I wondering what was the hold up there? do these not come out of 6x6? just something to put in the knoledge book for next time.

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KsM715 · 04-26-2011, 21:28

You couldnt get the t-case in neutral? If your last move was in a forward gear and you tried to tow it backwards the sprauge was probably engaged.

krall · 04-26-2011, 21:35

that is exactly what we had done, so if this is was the case how would one remedy it?

crasheej · 04-26-2011, 22:01

Read the TMs.

Westech · 04-26-2011, 22:03

And pray that the sprag did not explode.

krall · 04-26-2011, 22:05

if you don't know the answer please don't tell me to read the tm's just DON"T ANSER!

73m819 · 04-26-2011, 22:06

even with the t-case in neutral, this condition would still have happened

If you HAD read the TMs, you would have KNOWN that you CAN NOT do what you DID without a chance of MAJOR DAMANGE

krall · 04-26-2011, 22:07

yeah it was really bound.

73m819 · 04-26-2011, 22:16

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Originally Posted by krall

yeah it was really bound.

Jack up the front, STAY AWAY from the tires, thay may spin, once thing settle down, pull the front hub caps, move the truck this way till you get it running, then when you have a chance, put a deuce air switch in line to the air feed to the trans valves, shut off/dump the air, this will put the xcase in neutral. this is a MWO by the way

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Originally Posted by Westech

And pray that the sprag did not explode.

krall · 04-26-2011, 22:27

how would i tell if the sprag did explode? where is that located. the wrecker driver was doing like 80 ( no kidding) with this but had the front lifted.

, put a deuce air switch in line to the air feed to the trans valves, shut off/dump the air, this will put the xcase in neutral. this is a MWO by the way

thanks for this, I think I understand what happed more and this sounds like a good solution