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  1. Kambaku

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

    Thanks everyone for your "thanks" regarding the tip for positioning the tire with the pipes. It actually works quite well and you can do it by yourself. Stick the pipes through the wheel holes and up and over the lug nuts and raise it up. What also works is a shovel, actually two work best...
  2. Kambaku

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

    Here's a neat trick that was sent to me by an active member on this site (used with his permission). If you need to remove and install those big heavy wheels you can easily do this by yourself with a couple of pipes that fit over the lug bolts. A picture is worth a thousand words here. Just...
  3. Kambaku

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

    In tools/driveshaft removal change the 5/16" deep well socket to 8mm deep well size. I checked it and removed and reinserted each one with 8mm. It was a mistake on my part.
  4. Kambaku

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

    8mm deep well socket specifically to pull the grease zerks from the U-joints prior to removal. If you don't you'll break them off. NOTE: I used a 1/4" drive deep well socket which allowed sufficient access to the individual zerks. There is not much contact surface for the socket to grab on to...
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