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No personal experience with this particular problem but the way Rusty Stud described it, the spring setup has one u bolt on one side of the spring and then two bolts going into the "pumpkin" to hold the other side down. on the pumpkin side the two bolts go into a blind hole in the pumpkin that...

Great to see it earning its keep. Built simple and tough. Hydro steering upgrade in her future?

Still a pretty cool vehicle and all of the green iron will keep you busy. Sounds like your set up to tow anyways. Changing engines will give you a good shot to inspect, lube r&r other things as well. If it ran it might be too tempting to road it before you went thru it thoroughly. Keep us...

From the photo it looks like you have an auxiliary radiator behind the cab. Oil cooler? Does it work well? I suppose the fifth wheel sits just below the frame rails so you can drop the bed back on when needed. Rusty Stud has a good point. That location might also affect the trailer kicking...

Good catch Rusty Stud! The stud suggestion sounds pretty smart too! Hmmm-theres a joke in there somewhere!

Howdy and welcome from Colorado! Very good looking truck. Got any plans for your project?

Howdy and welcome from Colorado. In terms of preserving things I suppose the desert is a lot better then the coast. But the heat/cold/sun can still do some damage. Looks good though and they are pretty tough, easy to work on!

Howdy and welcome from the other Livermore!

Howdy from Colorado and welcome to the site!

Nice build and tribute!. I live just south of Laramie Wyoming by about 20 miles. Not sure where in Laramie County you live but would like to see your truck when your done. Maybe next parade or event you go to.

That is so cool! Looks like a 2 way blade. Please keep us posted on your work on that beauty with photos. I would love to have one. Any more hiding in the weeds up there?

Good thing you were as thorough as you were. Whats next on your list? Or is that a separate thread you started?

By the way, in my experience it is rare that a grease zirk gets rusty. it is more common that it gets smashed and does not work anymore. Have you tried just squirting grease in it before you go to all the trouble of replacing it?

I would imagine you could buy just one from an auto parts store or maybe a blister pack with a couple in it. Why not give NAPA or your favorite auto part supplier a call and ask a few questions.

If your considering a quantity production, I would be down for 2 to 3 sets. I appreciate your doing all this leg work!

I have an M105a2 and saw the difference in the two support legs on that popular auction site. At first I thought it must use the same support leg. After reading some manuals on the M101 I could see what the correct one looked like. Another interesting thing I learned was what the real...

I recently acquired an M101 and even though the paint is rough it has many years of life left. I, as well, am slowly going thru it and doing long needed maint. I think mine was modified by someone over its life. When I acquired it the last duty station it had was with the Colorado Forest...

I would be surprised if there is a bearing in it. As infrequently as this was designed to "pivot" it might not even have a bushing. Zerks are easily replaced and inexpensive. Remember this is not a high speed axle it is just a pivot. so even a little rust would not doom the part to failure...

have you thought about replacing the gaskets in your steering box while you have it so accessible? Once you have it all buttoned up it would be a pita to do later and the gaskets are not too pricey.

also a waterproof grease axle/bearing will probably be a bit cheaper than trying to load your grease gun with anti seize grease. you can buy tubes of it at the auto parts store that will just slide into your grease gun if you unscrew the end of it. I'll bet the guys at NAPA will show you how...