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  1. Floridianson

    Essential Tools to have for an FMTV? Add your .02

    Tiger # 10105 class 1/2 trucks. Tiger 10104 class 3/5 and 10102 class 7/8. Oil the threads when using. Yea cost is high on 10102 but cheaper than a drive line shop to do the work. Yea hammer might work in some cases but get a seized one and you will be glad to have the tool. I clean yoke eyes...
  2. Floridianson

    Essential Tools to have for an FMTV? Add your .02

    Mullaney 7/8 good choice covers Spicer 1610 and up.
  3. Floridianson

    Essential Tools to have for an FMTV? Add your .02

    Torque wrenches carry a heavy price and if your just doing lug nuts then might not be the best choice. With the Milwaukee M18 fuel 3/4 drive set on power level 4 puts the lug nuts on just about close to what we are looking for. When I tried mine on power setting 4 it was 475 to 485 foot pounds...
  4. Floridianson

    Essential Tools to have for an FMTV? Add your .02

    You have to be care full when buy a large torque wrench not all are reversible and we need reversible. Lefty tightey thing on our trucks remember.
  5. Floridianson

    Essential Tools to have for an FMTV? Add your .02

    I take care of my Precision Instruments split beam and it shows 4% no where close to +/- 35%. This is not a cheap beam torque wrench and I trust it. I do ad couple of drops of oil to the threads as the manufacture recommends. Your truck as always do what you think is best. Myself when using my...
  6. Floridianson

    Essential Tools to have for an FMTV? Add your .02

    Problem looks like the lug nut has to be torqued the first time to the right specs with a torque wrench. What if the lug nut was never torqued right the first time. Tried and true is the correct torque wrench in my .02
  7. Floridianson

    Essential Tools to have for an FMTV? Add your .02

    The cost of the tool is high and with the Milwaukee M18 fuel you can use the One-Key and have it set real close to the torque specs of the lug nuts. I use my Milwaukee M18 and then double check with my one inch drive Precision beam torque wrench and it is real close to the numbers.
  8. Floridianson

    Essential Tools to have for an FMTV? Add your .02

    For doing the lug nuts or using the U joint / drive shaft removal tool and everything else get the 3/4 inch drive Milwaukee M18 fuel.
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