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Awesome. Glad to hear that.

I had to replace the shaft in mine earlier this year, but I don't remember having any issues like you describe. Where does it seem to be binding? At the bolts, like they aren't aligned? Could be paint too thick in the bolt holes making it tough to keep the bolts in line.

Those "things" are axle clamps for the tow bar. They wrap around the axle and the tow bar attaches to them.

Did the oil seem thin or smell like diesel? Assuming that it wasn't just overfilled, the injectors could be leaking fuel into the cylinders. This can cause the cylinder walls/rings to get washed down. The lack of oil would then lead to piston/cylinders wear. Also, the diesel will thin out...

https://www.gearvendors.com/index.html At one point, I was looking at doing a similar build to what you are. I found the gear vendor's unit that looked promising, but never got much farther on the concept. They claim to be good for up to 2000 hp engines and for 25,000 pound rvs. Would need...

I assume that you are planning on putting the 205 t-case or auxiliary gearbox/brownie box between the new transmission and the original transfer case?

The 816 falls under the 809 series of trucks. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/tms-for-m809-series-5-tons.121483/

I believe that the sprag is actually comprised of 2 one way clutches and is air operated. When you shift in to a forward gear it slides to the one clutch, when you shift to reverse, it shift's to the other. Should hear a clunk when doing so. If the sprag has failed, it won't engage the front...

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Welcome to the site. I'm sure others will chime in with better answer's soon, but I think there is a governor to keep the rpms down some when running the wrecker part. I believe there is a lever of some sort in the wrecker controls that must be disengaged to go back to normal. And the...

Dog house. Just a fake shell. Could be built around a in-bed type transfer tank or a 55 gallon drum on its side. Hinge the top, and/or end, for access. Would look normal/decorative to match the house.

You might try spraying it down with soapy water to locate the leak. If there's a leak, it should still give some indication, even if you can't hear it leaking. Slow leak usually gives more of a foam vs. bubbles. I'm not very fluent in CTIS, but might check at the bearings also. Depending...

The M51 falls under the M39 series of trucks.

Engaging in one direction and not the other sounds like the one way sprag clutch could be damaged. I would check your air lines going to the transfer case for leaks. I had one split there before.

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Even if you can't take it on, it would a shame to let it get junked. If you have the capability to move it and the space to hold it for a bit, I'm sure someone will jump on it.

The way it's set up, I kind of expected to see gin poles. Or at least provisions for them. Especially with it being an oil field truck.

I like it. What size tires are those?

Welcome from Kansas. These things are a lot of fun and a lot of work. (and a lot of money, at times.) I recommend taking your time and finding the best truck you can for the money. And do lots of reading The forum here contains a wealth of knowledge and real-world experience. The TM's are...

That's called "percussive maintenance". Also known as "hit it till it works". I don't know what effect, if any, it will have, but never hurts to try.