Recent content by wb9btz

Thank you for the very appropriate "Heads-Up". While its not my preference by far, I have done a considerable amount of work on my truck in the street over the past 7 years. Never have had any trouble and have even had some neighbors stop and offer to help. I live in a very small village (< 500...

Good idea... I do not have a concrete slab available... except in my garage where the deuce doesn't fit. Otherwise I only have asphalt. I will likely have to do the work in the street (as shown in my profile picture at left). I can get the deuce in the driveway but that is also asphalt with a...

No winch. Not equipped to support the entire front end of the truck while getting both springs refurbished. I've read in posts here that re-arching doesn't last very long, but I don't know if this is accurate. Both pics are of the right side spring. The left one looks good. Being retired I am...

Hi All... I was in the long anticipated process of replacing the front brake lines on my Deuce when I spotted a problem with the right front axle spring as seen in the attached photos. My question is this... Should I repair the spring pack or replace it? It does not appear that any of the...

I, for one, will be praying that the forecast for rain in your area comes to pass and helps extinguish much, if not all, of the wildfire.

Search the "Bay" for "Military windshield washer" and you'll find a seller that has the nozzle for about $13.00. Now, with what you have, all you need is the tank and hose ;) .

For those who do not have a windshield washer kit at all on their truck, the complete kit orginally used by the military for these trucks is available from two sellers on the "Bay" for 80-90 bucks. search for "Military windshield washer"

Hello All, I was tired of continually replacing the "Plunger Style" window washer pump on my Deuce. My experience with these pumps is that they are unreliable and not inexpensive to replace. When faced with replacing this pump for the fourth time in 4 years (the original was broken when I...

Ahab, I didn't totally answer your question... Sorry:sad: I located a seller on the "Bay" who sells the EziBend (one of peashooter's recommended brands) in 25 foot lengths. He has it in 3/16", 1/4" and 5/16". Search there for "EziBend". Otherwise you may find a lot of sellers who have the...

I found out about this stuff from Peashooter's excellent thread on M35 brake lines... It is a sticky. Also read Recovery4x4's power bleeder sticky and you can bleed them by yourself!

In the past week, I removed the 4 rear axle brake lines that had rusted badly. My employers snow removal subcontractor receives free salt and prefers to use it excessively in order to reduce plowing (The parking lot is actually white from the dried salt before the spring rains wash it away!)...

A giant THANK YOU to Recovery4x4, Clinto and Peashooter for this thread and the contributions made to it! I had to replace all 4 brake lines on the rear axles of my M35A3. By using the information provided in this thread, I was able to successfully and singlehandedly bleed the brakes on my...

I want to take a moment to offer my sincere gratitude to peashooter for all of the valuable information and suggestions provided in this thread! Due to the excessive amount of salt used at my place of employment, the steel brake lines on the rear axles of my M35A3 rusted badly over the past 3...

Keep your eye out on GL for anything auctioned out of Ft McCoy in WI, or out of Indianapolis... You never know... Something might turn up. Sometimes they are runners and if you verify all fluid levels, brakes, etc AND have a "chase car" stocked with tools and supplies with a friend driving it...

Last January I purchased an item from a well known and respected member of the Steel Soldiers community. We exchanged PMs about the item several times leading up to and for a short while after the sale. Our communications have always been friendly and I always felt that I would get the item I...