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Thank you all for your help, it would be easy if I was in the US but we don't have a dealer here in the UK at present. I have tried to contact dealers in mainland Europe but can get no replies to my emails, however a friend in Holland is now attempting to obtain the parts I need.
I need to replace the front inner axle seal and the hub seal on my M35A1 but am having difficulty sourcing these parts over here. Please can anyone help with dimensions of these seals so that I can try my local bearing and seal supplier. Any help would be much appreciated as I am getting a bit...
Gear oil has leaked into the left hand front hub, not caused by over filling or blocked breather so I assume the inner axle seal has failed. I have read as many threads as possible and checked out the tech article on rebuilding front hubs. The parts book only shows 1 hub seal and the inner axle...
I have an M35A1 ex USAF so Carnac has no info but can any body ID the manufacturer please, no on the frame on passenger side is 10872005 and a date July 07 1967. Thank you in advance.
I'd appreciate any info on my newly purchased M35A1. All I have found is a number on the frame behind the passenger side front wheel. I believe it was brought into the UK from mainland Europe around 2000 and may have come from an Air Force base but not sure as all this history is hearsay.
No on...
Thanks Randy , yes I was well aware it was a sprag but after the excellent advice on here my mind was set at rest on any issues with this type.
I knew instantly when the drive engaged , it can be felt quite easily through the steering wheel in exactly the same way as if you manually select 4...
Well I went to see and try the truck yesterday (Tuesday), bought it on the spot and successfully drove it home earlier tonight. On close examination of the engine plate (some of the print is so small as to be almost illegible) it turns out that is a Hercules LD465 Growler. It has been converted...
I've been kicking tyres for more than 60 years and can tell instantly if a tyre is under inflated, then it's out with the compressor and a good quality pressure gauge. Don't buy cheap gauges, I've known them to be so inaccurate as to be lethal, get a good quality gauge and check it against a...