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Yesterday I took time for R & R. Today after work I am going to open up the brake drums on the trailer chassis and see what I am dealing with. Without seeing what is in there I am not happy to say it is good. And good enough don't cut it for me. The only thing I have no control over is the...

I received my new replacement LED lamp and bracket. I still did not receive the recessed black plastic brackets that attach the lights to the body. I went out and looked at the light and I attempted to remove the ground wire. I was surprised that the ground wire had standard zinc nuts and not...

I must be missing the couplings for connecting the copper rods together. I have the 3 rods only. I don't think they were ever pounded into the ground. They are threaded on both ends. So I assume the pounding action takes place on the connection couplings. Thank you. I will be using all the parts...

Did you check the outer axle U joints? Is one of them bound up. I had it happen several times. Good Luck.

I went out this AM at 0530 and the brake drums are still holding tight. So I guess it is safe to assume if it held pressure all night the master cylinder is fine. Now I think I will release the ratchet strap and pull the wheel drums off. From looking at the design I must remove the center cap...

The center hole goes thru the entire pounder. Explain that.

Letting it sit isn't doing anything. If it starts and runs drive out the remaining fuel. The summer of 2011 I had 330 gallons on contaminated diesel fuel I drove my CUCV M1028A1 to the farthest reaches of the earth. I went places I only wanted to go and I didn't care how far or what fuel mileage...

WE HAVE TRAILER BRAKES. I didn't spend money and buy a special pressure bleeder. I was going to, but I thought about it all day and at 3PM when I came home from work, I worked my magic. I tried the prybar and the long lever. The lever looked like a good tool to knock my teeth out or slip and...

WHY? 38 years of a great design and the cost of a $50. fuel pump you are going to hack the electrical system. Just want to know the gain here. Good Luck.

WE HAVE TRAILER BRAKES. I didn't spend money and buy a special pressure bleeder. I was going to, but I thought about it all day and at 3PM when I came home from work, I worked my magic. I tried the prybar and the long lever. The lever looked like a good tool to knock my teeth out or slip and...

No rust here on my breakaway parts. Everything is squeaky clean. I am going to disconnect the gas shock under the pintle ring and put a bar and ratchet strap thru the pintle ring. I am going to hook the other end of the strap to the rear crossmember flange and jack it back. I will be able to see...

Does anyone know if this chassis has a backup brake lock on it? I don't see one. Just asking. I will keep investigating. Soon I will be trailer specialist also. Funny how that happens. Live and learn.

OK. I am officially done for the day. I have hands on studied the chassis and I vacuum bled the brakes. I used the small pin vacuum in the bleeder with 25 lbs of vacuum and I am getting solid fluid with the bleeder cracked open the slightest bit. If I open the bleeder more, it is my opinion that...

I am struggling with the brake system. I do not think I have enough push power to activate the surge brakes. I vacuum bled both sides and changed the brake fluid. It had a yellow/green DOT 5 I flushed out the fluid with purple DOT 5. I cannot push in hard enough to activate the brakes and I...

I came back in for lunch. I have installed the master cylinder and the breakaway lever. I never imagined the simplicity of the breakaway lever. I was semi worried that I did not have all the pieces for the lever and the TM picture looked so basic I could not see how it worked. It went back...

I was up bright and early this AM. I hammered the jack wheel straight and that was a noisy job to be doing in the basement while my Wife was on the second-floor sleeping. I heard no one moving afterwards so I assume all is well. That wheel had the entire weight of the trailer dropped on it. It...

Tweaking is fine but I don't want any twerking going on. Stay Focused and Be Safe.

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Yes, it needs some new bulbs and possibly the connections cleaned. Many ways to do that. I prefer with the cluster in place verses removing that fragile old plastic housing. Good Luck. Just start unloading everything thru the front and access the bulbs that way.