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    P6 thrust bearing dodged a bullet…

    Yep, Aluminum… Whats it going to do, void the warranty:) the Allison part looks like a fiber re-enforced thermoplastic, probably popped out of a injection mold machine run by Chinese slave labor for .50 each… There is nothing I can find in this design that forces the clutch carrier back...
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    P6 thrust bearing dodged a bullet…

    Yes it costs that much… it took me a half hour to cut a blank out of aluminum plate with a pair of hole saws and about a half hour to turn it into a bushing on the lathe…
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    P6 thrust bearing dodged a bullet…

    Yep, I also think roller bearings probably don’t like being repeatedly accelerated by random contact and then released… this doesn’t bother plain bearings either:)
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    P6 thrust bearing dodged a bullet…

    Now that I have had a chance to look at the setup with my own 2 eyes, there is nothing I can see that would push the carrier race back against the thrust bearing. The P6 piston pushes the disks forward and away from the thrust bearing, so the only possible effect would be to hold the carrier...
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    P6 thrust bearing dodged a bullet…

    it depends on your vehicle... I believe you must drain the transfer, but that's the easiest part:) . You don't need to drain every last drop, just till the flow slackens near the end and put the plug back in, maybe 3.5 gal. (clean 5gal bucket, 3/8 drive ratchet or breaker bar, about 5...
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    P6 thrust bearing dodged a bullet…

    All transmissions prior to ~Feb 2011(need to check s/n on the bulletin) are potentially affected by this... Here is the basic chain of events. In the 90’s they produced with a particular p/n bearing, lets call it A. I think they knew about issues then, because even the military A0 LMTV manuals...
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    P6 thrust bearing dodged a bullet…

    Sort of:)
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    P6 thrust bearing dodged a bullet…

    I am very glad I did this! Looked great inside, popped off the outer clutch pack snap ring and lifted out the clutch pack and carrier, discs and spacers look great. Center tower bushing, springs and piston look great, roller bearing looks OK until I try and lift it out.. The front/outer race...
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    Trans / T-case temperature gauges

    The A0 plumbing only sends engine heat toward the trans untill the trans becomes a heat source. Thats why it takes so long to warm up the 3116 it is basically connected to a 3000# heatsync that dissipates all the heat from the bypass coolant that should be flowing back into the engine to get to...
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    LMTV rough idle on startup?

    Yep, everyone should check this. It is the foundation of diesel operation and a VERY common point of failure. Since all the system from tank to lift pump is under constant vacuum, and the return line is downhill and has no real restriction(no pressure buildup) any leak only sucks in air and...
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    Trans / T-case temperature gauges

    “Do you think the thrust bearing gets damaged from shock loading during a specific shift?” Perhaps. the P6 carrier and plates appears to just be free floating in there. You know that 2-3 shift that tries to bounce your eyeballs off the back of your skull? That might have something to do with...
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    LMTV rough idle on startup?

    Well find the pressure sample port near the main fuel filter alongside the head(not the water separator with the primer). It should be a T fitting before or after the filter in the hard metal piping that feeds fuel thru the filter to the front of the head to feed the fuel gallery...
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    LMTV rough idle on startup?

    What year truck? with diesels I always start with primary fuel supply. A loose fitting or filter seal, or pinhole in a line will allow the fuel to drain back out of the system and cause hard starting, then the pinhole will feed a steady supply of air that causes baseline fuel pressure and...
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    Trans / T-case temperature gauges

    I added engine and trans oil temp gauges to my dash but have not added the sensors. i was also looking at utilizing the oil sample ports as the trans port is on the cooler supply line so overall trans output oil temp. the engine sample port appears to be post cooler but it is convenient:)...
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    LMTV Volt Gauge Readings

    yea I am fairly convinced that the only thing S&S could wire to spec is an electrical fire…
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    Do I need this??

    well the one that is plugged in, is the water separator bowl heater. The other one may be the low oil level circuit, which lights a lamp in the idiot panel below the low oil pressure idiot light(looks like it has a weather plug in it). they put the low oil level circuit in the A0 wiring...
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    Sitting for 5 years. Help me get it running?! Please!

    The part number from the 24p manual is 29507766
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    1998 LMTV Hot transmission - No drive

    The trans goes out thru the bottom. Go to the manuals section from the steel soldiers main page, present conflict vehicles lmtv you will find all the M1078 manuals loaded by Ptracy. I think it is the -34.1 or -34.2 manual that has the trans removal procedure. There are also plans in the...
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    LMTV Volt Gauge Readings

    yep, if you are setting in the seat, the power panel should roll right out and lay upside down onto your knees, takes about 2 minutes to pull the top and bottom screws that hold it in the panel. I show this in one of my youtube videos for adding/repurposing the work light relay in an A0 into a...
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    Size or part # for fuel-filter housing plug?

    It is probably a SAE-4 or -6… you have a bunch of -4 adapters all over the truck on the hydraulic system(Jic-4 to sae-4). Probably the easiest one to reach is on the spare tire crane Or the hand pump Unscrew the hose end fitting then remove the adapter from the cylinder or pump port(-4) and...
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