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    CV Joint Question - Smooth Motion?

    Are the outer cv joints supposed to have any friction when rotated around (when off the vehicle)? The inners seem smooth.
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    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    I bought our Hmmwv for my wife. Wondering if I made a bad decision.
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    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Installing seat posts for fold down, 5-point harnessed, MRAP seats.
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    I bought a 1998 Plan B M998 yesterday

    Definitely interested seeing how PlanB vehicles work out. Did you consider Predator in SoCal or Florida? I went to their shop last week to find out what they do on prop shafts. As far as a Hmmwv shop, they do it right. They mainly do H1s but there was a 998 two-man troop that they were sticking...
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    Frustrated with Half Shaft Parts (or the lack of them!)

    Had the originals in mine just like in the video. What this tells me is that if the sh* goes down and you break down, you're stuck unless you have spares.
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    Frustrated with Half Shaft Parts (or the lack of them!)

    I think I got my answer. Folks don't rebuild these, they buy new - at least for now... So much for all of the web articles and folks saying they rebuild now....
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    Frustrated with Half Shaft Parts (or the lack of them!)

    Half the folks in this forum say "Go eBay", the other half say rebuild. Well, I pulled apart the right front (the one I had a split boot on), discovered that there was no retaining ring on the inner, a tiny aftermarket clip as well on the inner. Ok, so what do I do? Start looking for...
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    Aluminum vs Steel Hard Kit Top Pros and Cons

    I am a very basic welder but not a great one. After a discussion this AM with mine, we're going to roll the edges of the roof and weld sections together. The pillars all line up (curves, lines). I'll post build posts of it and the MRAP Troop seat install when I have time. That has been a bit of...
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    Aluminum vs Steel Hard Kit Top Pros and Cons

    Cool, a question. Can you share some detail on where the roof meets the doors? From the inside?
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    Pre-Buy jitters, Reliability nightmare horror stories... Please Help.

    Gotta get me some of those tars!!!
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    Pre-Buy jitters, Reliability nightmare horror stories... Please Help.

    Juan, not that I would ever do it but I'm still trying to figure out how you got 69 mph without bouncing off the road! IBID for my limited experience. Go for it. We are 7 months into ours and my wife finally drives it to the store once a week. Its hers anyway. Everything is hers for that matter....
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    I'm pretty sure I've got the Vampire Issue.....

    Read this with a great deal of interest. Does anyone have any photos of the "u-turn"? Just a note: If I can remember (and sometimes I don't), Turbo400 trannies required a fluid check when in gear. I could be wrong and frequently am.
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    M998 rear bumper with tire options

    Got the steel for the bumper this week. $100. I did a parts estimate on a Rhino clone (which I do not like) therefore, I am going with a winch. All in for $250 + my labor. As for pricing on the Air lift, you make a choice. You go original and pay (after extensive searching) or you make up your...
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    DLA inspector general notice

    I received my EUC last week and the letter this week. They must have automated the process a bit.
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    Rear Airlift Bumper - dimensions

    Really nicely done! So the PDF posted earlier was correct? Next project for me. I have the inner brackets already.
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    Hydraulic Control Valve for Fan Clutch

    Just been reading TM 9-2320-280-20-1 and saw the following on page 69: HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE - Directs hydraulic fluid to provide required pressure to actuate fan clutch as required by engine temperature. Hydraulic pressure supplied by power steering pump. Which I assume means extended...
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    EUC time frame chart...need your info...

    Date Auction Won: 12 Dec 2016 Date EUC Sent to GovPlanet: 24 Dec 2016 Date EUC Sent to Battle Creek: 29 Dec 2016 Date Approved EUC came back: 14 Feb 2017 Item Purchased: Two HMMWVs Location of Item: Yermo, California
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    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    Thanks for the post. Would you know the brake, running light #s from Superbrite?
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    What have you done to your HMMWV today/lately

    would love to see pictures of the install and what you did to it. Got the delete stuff ok... (and THANKS)
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