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Also finished the oil cooler fins. Took a while. Back still hurts! Then I put a rubber shim under the Cadillac valve to help with the hissing noise some of us have. And a few little things, like lubricating the accelerator cable and such. I am going to tackle the steering pump next...

Hissing noise was indeed the Cadillac valve, whatever that is. I loosened the hose clamp and tucked a large folded up rubber band under it and tightened it back down. Noise dissipated over the drive to work. Thanks Patracy! Bulldogger

Thanks! I did NOT enjoy doing it, but am glad I stuck with it since it should help the old girl stay cool. Lots of little things to do left. She seems to be running OK now, and accelerates better. The power steering pump is leaking and I think the hissing noise I hear when in the cab is from...

No guns in this post Finished the oil cooler fins. Took three evenings and a lot of hunching over. Glad to be done. Bulldogger

Bled the injectors. Can't say for sure that any were experiencing air blockage, but now I'm certain and that helps me feel better. We'll see how she runs tomorrow morning after cold startup. Also continued straightening oil cooler fins, about halfway done now. Bulldogger Update: seemed to run...

Congratulations! Sounds like you got a good one. BDGR

Straightened some cooling fins. Managed to not skin my knuckles too much, but Oh! My achin' back! Bulldogger

Topped off the brake fluid, cleaned the tires a bit and embraced my inner OCD to straighten some cooling fins. The small trans cooler was easy. The oil cooler is in worse shape and is very tedious. Had to stop when I lost the light and when my back ordered me to. Bulldogger

Well, I've finished all the hubs and am now more confident to take her up to roadway speeds. Drove to a friend's farm in Waldorf yesterday and everything was fine. I can now cruise at 55MPH and am no longer worried about some mystery hub issues. I like knowing when the maintenance was done...

I was able to source an 85" cable off the auction site and it fit perfectly. I couldn't find anything readily that said whether 85" is the older shorter cable or the newer longer cable. Well, I can tell anyone who is curious that 85" is the older shorter version. The cable I pulled off is a...

Finished RnR on the last hub late yesterday. Painted this morning. All four are done now. Only one that had lost seal for sure. Now to to tackle the sluggish throttle response and begin doing cosmetic and cleaning. Will take my my son off-roading soon! bulldogger

Refurbished left rear hub. Was easier than front hubs. Not as dirty and hadn't lost seal/gasket integrity. One hub left to go. Bdgr

Thanks for that added detail retiredwarhorses. I did some searching and bought an NOS cable off the auction site. Listed as 85". Is that the new or old style? If new, I'd appreciate a description of how it is supposed to be run, as my long later cable is definitely not run correctly. Bulldogger

Well BLK HMMWV wins. I traced it to the speedometer. Why that cable needs to be two and a half feet longer than needed I don't know. Rather than remove and lube it as planned, I'll probably just replace it with a more correctly sized one. Bulldogger

Thanks BLK HMMWV, I thought speedos generally went into the transmission. This is definitely in the transfer case. I will trace the line and also get a picture of it tonight. Bulldogger

joeberg, definitely not an antenna. All my antenna and radio power cables have been cut and this cable enters the transfer case. BLK HMMWV, definitely not a vent line, I found those. Gunzy, I didn't think of that. I'll look at the TM again, or just walk the cable forward. It could be that...

I was under my HMMWV last evening looking for the source of the intermittent grumbling/rattle (I feared it was from the transfer case due to the position and this pained me to think about). Underneath the beast I spotted what looked like a long black sheathed cable coming out of the top left...

Action, Interesting question. For some reason I thought they were to be tightened to 35 foot-pounds. In reviewing the TM again I see you are quite correct and they should only go to 15 foot-pounds. So the mistake was mine. I hope this means my torque wrench is okay, I suppose it does. I...

Drained, filled, replaced seals and repainted left front hub. Took some extra time because I broke a couple bolt heads on the cover plate when torqueing them on. Bought new bolts and they had indications of the same problem. Turn out my Harbor Freight torque wrench loses calibration over 20...

Thanks gents. I appreciate the encouragement. The paint is Krylon Rust Tough in Black Semi Flat. I've used it for years to paint my Harley tins, in straight Flat black. Easy finish to blend later after minor repairs :-) I intend to paint all the undercarriage starting with hubs. 'Spray as...