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As mentioned in the original post, the capacitors were removed, no change in result. As for the grounding thing, I too noticed the ones from AutoZone are not grounded the same way, although I do have an ACDelco one and it does have the strap. I'll add the ground just in case. I inspected ALL...

I like the idea of running my own ground. I would have wondered if the motor was getting a good ground. (Maybe it's not getting enough current, causing it to stall and cook the internals?). Also, Hendersonr, when you say if the wipers are pressed against the window, do you mean if the wipers are...

Hey everyone, I have a question that's been on my mind for quite some time. On my CUCV my wiper motor's fluid pump broke so I replaced it with a cheapo one from AutoZone. I noticed that the motors we almost too weak to move the wipers, so I tried swapping them... 4 more times with the same...

Well, it ended up being the problem! Thanks a lot! Now on loose terrain they all lock up exactly at the same time.

I have braided steel lines up front, no rubber hoses. All rubber components were indeed replaced. Also, if you take a look at the multiple times I did mention it earlier on this thread I did replace the pads. Not the drums, shoes or rotors as the problem hadn't existed earlier. I woke up early...

No fudging here. I said I replaced the wheel cylinders earlier, all brake components were replaced except for the proportioning valve and lines (which were all cleaned individually as I said) the only think I did was adjust the brake shoes after putting it all back together as I thought there...

That was exactly what happened to me actually... I flushed out ALL the fluid, and cleaned every single line with denatured alcohol until you could use those lines as drinking straws. I used compressed air and let the alcohol flash off, replaced ANYTHING rubber, and just straight up overhauled...

I believe I adjusted them right, considering I have done it about a dozen times to my trucks or friend's trucks. However, I never used a dual circuit brake system before, so I do not know if I adjusted the rear too tight. I might loosen it up ever so slightly

I actually checked that out before, and they are in awesome shape for the year. I did read on another forum that tight brake shoes can cause this to happen on a 2 chamber master where the front and rear have their own plungers?

None of those problems have ever presented themselves, and the drums look great. I want to emphasize that this problem did not exist, until I did a brake shoe adjustment. I adjusted them so they dont drag but had tight tolerances. I do not know if it is possible to make it too tight or...

Its just that every truck I ever had will lock up the rear before the front does. Maybe that is a bad thing haha. My mistake on my last post, I did not replace the shoes (I'll edit that out). Drums are in great shape too and are well within spec. They fit perfectly with the drum, and they had...

I actually did just service the entire brake system. Newaster, calipers, wheel cylinders, brake hardware, pads. The seals look new, like they were replaced at one point, and I cleaned everything front and rear, and it was truly spotless. I just wanted to know if the rear locking up first was...

I actually recently serviced the brakes, everything was perfect in there in that regard. I recall I may have made the rear brake shoes snug but not dragging after my adjustment, but nothing that I haven't done on all the truck I owned.

Hello folks! So I have this question regarding the M1009's brakes. When it it raining outside and the roads are slick, or maybe you are on a dirt hill or something, if you hit the brakes, harder and harder, do your rear wheels lock up first? I noticed that the the rear passenger, some sometimes...

I know this was an old thread of mine, but I am still working on this project. By frame rails, you mean where the D rings hook up to? I am not sure how I would go about making something for that. I noticed that the bumper is held on with several bolts, so I wonder if I will be able to use those...

Hey cucvrus, I actually did something like this before, involving that mess on rubber before... I used rubbing alcohol, but I think it was only the 70% type, and worked it in with a paper towel/shop towel. It will eat at the glue, and then once its off, put some armor all on the rubber and youll...

I could axle swap, but I am just legitimately curious what you all think about the 10 Bolt. It's not going to see any huge abuse per se, just the occasional hill climb really

I have a question for those of you that have spent a lot of time with the ol' 10 Bolters on the M1009. I was curious on how you all think a 10 Bolt will respond to an air locker... Reliability and strength wise. I run 33's, 4 inch lift, stock M1009 otherwise. Let's set aside anything...

Hello everyone! I know a lot of us stick with our OD paints on our CUCVs, however, I recently met up with a friend of mine that wanted to get his CUCV repainted. The body is pretty straight, just about no rust to speak of, other than 1 or 2 bubbles on the body, so all around is in great shape...

Interesting points everyone. Thank you all for thorough answers, both with what I asked and with your builds. I'm still thinking about what I'd do, however as for the roof rack I was interested in purchasing, I too think it could make clearances a little small for soft tops, but I'm still very...