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  1. clinto

    M35A2 Parking Brake

    I've done a ton of these, let me offer a few points. 1. You might as well take the entire assembly apart so you can clean it. I have gotten so many of these where one of the shoes was seized on the bellcrank because it had corrosion on it. Take it apart and clean it. Once the bellcrank...
  2. clinto

    M35A2 Parking Brake

    Correct on all points. Invest in a ratcheting stubby wrench like this:
  3. clinto

    M939 winch install (Pics & Video)

    I'll have to go upstairs and correct those posts because I think you're right on both counts. EDIT: posts above corrected. On the rope spooling, I guess I got mixed up looking at it, thinking which way the rope would exit the drum to engage the lower rollers. Looking at it some more, I guess...
  4. clinto

    M35a2 Transfer Case Lever Movement?

    Wait............. you mean they're all not this clean? If the shaft is moving back and forth in the case, then something inside isn't kosher. The entire main shaft would be moving back and forth. So there's a bearing, shim, something that isn't keeping the shaft in place. The transfer is...
  5. clinto

    M939 winch install (Pics & Video)

    Oh man, I didn't mean it that way. If you sell something, nobody can blame you for not posting up how the project finished! As I was doing this job, I repeatedly thought of this thread and thought "Hasson probably set the truck on fire and that's why he never finished that thread".
  6. clinto

    I need to borrow an 87-89 USAF dual circuit master cyl. mount temporarily

    No. That's my plan; I'm going to offer the kit both ways. With and without. Reason I'm working on finding a master is that the correct ones are hard to find and expensive. I am going to find a better solution.
  7. clinto

    M939 winch install (Pics & Video)

    Oh wait, there's one more thing.......................... rofl How many of you guys have ever replaced the electroline fitting on a winch? The manufacturer says it works like this: http://www.esmet.com/electroline-end-fittings-swivels.html Look at the flash animation that's halfway down...
  8. clinto

    M939 winch install (Pics & Video)

    This is what I meant about the clevis and shift arm: Ok, so now, the system is complete and you've filled it with fluid. I used Napa AW32 10W. 932 took 8 gallons. So, this last part covers the way the wire rope rolls onto the drum. EDIT: I originally thought level wind equipped drums had...
  9. clinto

    M939 winch install (Pics & Video)

    Alright, as I was saying, this stuff is big. So you may have to be clever in order to get it installed. This feed hose is big and it's designed to flex in order to get it in place. Improvisation. Again, everything is specific. This pump came off a cargo truck. Note the rear hose fitting...
  10. clinto

    M939 winch install (Pics & Video)

    Alright, with the tank mounted and PTO in place, let's move the hydraulic pump and linear (diverter valve). The way this system works is that you engage the PTO, the PTO spins a driveshaft that runs a hydraulic pump. Hyd. pump creates pressure and sends it to the linear valve, which you...
  11. clinto

    M939 winch install (Pics & Video)

    Ok, so in order to have room to get the PTO into place, you have to remove one of the tranny cooling lines on top of the trans, one that's behind the PTO (which has to come out in order to add the cooling line going to the PTO, the exhaust pipe and heat shield, etc. So with all that out of the...
  12. clinto

    M939 winch install (Pics & Video)

    I have been planning on adding to this thread for a while and since I'm sick and sidelined on the couch, today is it. Since this thread is titled in a way that makes it always come up at the top for any M939 winch install, I think we're going to consider it the official "how to install a winch...
  13. clinto

    Dragging a Halftrack halfway across the country

    Our company owns nothing but Cummins duallies, automatics and six speeds and having logged lots of miles in both, I literally can not wrap my head around buying an automatic. The sticks are eleventy billion times more pleasant to drive.
  14. clinto

    M35a2 Transfer Case Lever Movement?

    You need to see if the shifter shaft is moving in the transfer or the entire case is moving. Most people re-use their old transfer mount bushings and with age they get hard and don't do their job. You can buy new ones, look in the -P manual, find the NSN and google/ebay it. Think I bought...
  15. clinto

    I need to borrow an 87-89 USAF dual circuit master cyl. mount temporarily

    I am determined to bring this to market and I have two extremely competent friends with manufacturing expertise in my corner, so I am confident I can make one. Question is going to be at what price and how many do I have to make and how many master cylinders to I have to buy in order to get...
  16. clinto

    2017 Denton NC MV Rally April 13, 14, 15th

    This is 2016! When a man destroys his phone, he has destroyed the only device he has that can take pictures!
  17. clinto

    I need to borrow an 87-89 USAF dual circuit master cyl. mount temporarily

    There is a lot of difference between the 1949-1986 system and the 1987-1989 system. The M44A3 system is roughly the same, except it uses a master cylinder mount that won't really work, as it has no provision for a clutch pedal. Yeah, you can make it work, but it's not good enough for me...
  18. clinto

    I need to borrow an 87-89 USAF dual circuit master cyl. mount temporarily

    All 1949-1986 M44/G742 series trucks equipped with a front winch use a U-shaped bracket that bolts to 2 threaded holes in the single circuit master cylinder. 1987-1989 USAF dual circuit trucks use a different master cylinder mount which allows the modern aluminum dual circuit master cylinder...
  19. clinto

    I need to borrow an 87-89 USAF dual circuit master cyl. mount temporarily

    I am in the process of trying to manufacture the hardest part of the dual circuit conversion: the master cylinder/ pedal assy. mount. If I can bring this to market and find a master cylinder, then peope can add their own 2nd airpack, bend some brake lines and have a factory designed and tested...
  20. clinto

    Repowering Deuce with LDS and a Brownie box

    I know people have built these things with brownie boxes in 'em, but the driveshaft looks too short to me. These axles can move a lot. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?26335-1970-Deuce-restored-with-a-7041-spicer-aux-gear-box
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