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It clips on the bottom of the inner brake pad. They are available new for a few cents. Make sure to polish the slides on the knuckle and the caliper and lube them well. Many front pads are stuck slightly on and wear out and create the wobble often seen in the front end. Not 100% but that is a...
Honestly I reuse starter bolts all the time. I replace them when I see any defect but I never had any issues with used starter bolts. I have about a dozen brand new HMMWV starter bolts but they are longer. Same thread and all. A friend gave them to me as a gift. Take Care. I do not consider...
Any M10 X 1.50 proper length METRIC, shank knurled starter bolts will work. I buy them at auto parts stores and starter rebuilding shops. As long as they are the metric one. the 3/8" will fit and semi get tight but are NOT the correct ones. I have bought several from the military that had the...
You could also eliminate the connection adapters completely get a set of resistors and put AC Delco 13 G glow plugs in it. I have used the stock set up thru hundreds of thousands of miles and have seldom been left down. Glow plug and starting issues never left me stranded at the side of the...
OK. I have fixed several of these in the past. Best way and may seem difficult but it is an opportunity to do many easy repairs and gasket replacement. Pull the engine. Put it on a stand and pay a good welder man to fix it properly. I paid about $200. the last time I had one fixed. I bought the...
I will give you my 6 year report on the rebuilt box. It was still working and plowing snow until 2 weeks ago when the transmission went out. I think that CUCV will be heading to the scrap pile after this. Shame but that is the way things go in the cooperate world. New is nice and I need some new...
I know I have a few spent M1009 axles and I still have a brand new one in the crate. The 3:08 gears in the rear are the same as 3:08 civilian rears. I had an 85 pick up with a stick shift trans that had 3:08 gears and I used a military crate axle in it so I had the locker. I probably have the...
WOW I am glad this is rain and not snow. We would be snow bound again. I found a box of General Motors books I forgot I had. They are from my GM dealership days and I have the 6.2 GM manual and the 6.5 Liter V8 Turbo Diesel manual. They are GM STG manuals. Service Technology Group. Forgot I even...
As I was cleaning and sorting parts in my second floor barn area I came across 2 temperature fast idle switches. one is AC Delco/GM 10154649 and the other is the Standard Auto Parts TX 47 sensor. The AC Delco I see on line is over $100. and I see used ones listed for $60+. I looked up the...
Let me chime in on my experience with head gaskets on CUCV's. I have changed many. I changed them because they were bad and I changed them for something to do because I was bored. Truth be told I never pulled an original set of heads and found a perfect head and head gasket. I pulled them and...
Today it reached 60* and we had massive snow melt. I still made it home by dark. I have made a promise to show something I found while doing some barn cleaning. I had the carpeting removed from my living room and dining room. I had hardwood floors put in. I wanted to save the carpeting since it...
This is after Mondays 6" snow. The piles are higher than my truck. Today brought 60* weather and a massive melt is under way.
The CUCV M1008 spreader truck has a broken main shaft in the transmission. It would go in gear but no power was transmitted thru the transfer case. I removed the...
If you want to keep it stock and simple just replace the ballasts on the firewall. I read one time where it was an excellent design and after 35 years I still am convinced the system works. If its broke replace the broken parts and drive on. No need to redesign the system. It worked this long...
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