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Driving down the paved road two days ago I noticed the steering was binding a bit. It's most noticeable when I am making small corrections to the long turns of the road at speeds greater than 40mph. What I encounter is that there are distinct moments of resistance to my turning the wheel. the...

here's a bunch of questions I encountered very quickly while changing the first tire. first of all, In preparing to install new tires, I found out that I have the older style 12 bolt rims. As I understand it they have a tendency to not align well and so three centering washers(per wheel) need...

I'm thinking of making some PVC beadlocks to replace the runflat when I change out the tires. What size PVC is best? I'm thinking either a Schedule 40 18" which has an inside diameter of 16.8 or Schedule 80 18" which has an inside diameter of 16" (not sure if this one will fit on the rim though)...

I'm waiting for new ball joints. In the mean time I'm looking for the best tool for the job. in consideration is a ball joint separator from HF -vs- a pitman/pickle fork. can anyone tell me from their experience which of these is a better option for these ball joints? And importantly, What...

driving a few days ago I had a motorcyclist pull up along side me and tell me that my rear wheel looks like it might have some loose lugs because he saw irregular spin from behind. I pulled over and checked. lugs were tight. When I got back to the garage and grabbed the rear left corner of the...

My truck(1993) rides very high in the rear and a bit low in the front. are the stock rear springs the same as stock front? any issues with swapping them(front-rear, rear-front)? Would toe alignment be significantly changed with the change in ride height?

ok, to start off. My temp gauge seems to work quite accurately. when it reads 200, the hottest part of the block that I can find(Using a laser thermometer) is at 206, just above the exhaust manifold. I just flushed the coolant. lots of tap water(high volume garden hose) with the thermostat out...

i’m doing a coolant flush. already drained coolant twice and disposed. now just trying to flush out sediment. when i disconnect the hose going into the top of radiator, and turn engine on, there is no water flowing (radiator full). is this normal? also, i can’t seem to get any water coming...

just drained my coolant. only about 4 gallons came out. Had bought 7 gallons of coolant(diesel spec) because I read that the 6.2 HMMWV takes 6.5 gallons. should there be more coming out? do I need to disconnect hoses? the coolant that came out is a deep bright green, looks pretty nice. was...

Anyone notice this in their truck? when the engine is cold in the morning, the power steering level sits nicely at the "cold" fill line. however, when the engine is at normal operating temp, the level is then below the "hot" fill line.

just thought i’d post this since it took me some time to figure out. the problem started when i brought the truck in for alignment, the “mechanic” was not able to get the adjusting sleeve to tighten. there was no rust on the sleeve/rod. just a bunch of that marine undercoating. they even used a...

what are the current opinions on these two tire models? wear, UV resistance, grip on ice, mud, pavement, etc.. bfgoodrich baja 37x12.50R16.5LT goodyear wrangler MT 37x12.50R16.5LT

does anyone know where in the TMs(or elsewhere) i can find info on shims and specifically how much change in camber the different thicknesses will produce? ive searched a bit but haven’t found any info on it yet. only toe adjustment so far

planning to have alignment done. Expensive! However, should I replace my front right half shaft before having alignment done? been putting it off for a while, outer boot is torn. I'm guessing from the looks of it("seems" simple) that I can remove the shaft without touching any alignment...

I've been running the engine for about 15min about once a month since autumn. been too busy to get it ready for inspection. it's been a long winter here in the northeast.. Anyways, today as I always do, I checked the oil level but also coolant. The coolant seemed low so I opened the fill cap and...

I've searched but haven't really found any substantial info about installing a manual transmission into a stock 1993 6.2 M998. What manual transmission would fit with the least modifications required? Any threads out there that describe a swap like this in more detail? Thanks!

The glow plug light won't go off and cranking shows no sign of firing. the batteries are relatively new and up until today the engine has started on the first crank. The only thing I can think of is that I was messing around the batteries(cleaning) and accidentally shorted the positive terminal...

Does anyone know where I can get full width beadlocks at a reasonable price? Other than PCV ones. Something like this:

I recently installed matching tan X-doors. Made strikers on my CNC plasma table, EXACT match to ones I borrowed, 9/16" round bar... The question is about fitment, it seems that the soft-top doesn't allow the doors to latch completely. the latches catch the strikers but only as far as the first...

Anyone know/have pics of original "factory" tan paint scheme for the HMMWV M998? mine is currently completely tan except for evidence of the windshield having been somewhat masked off. I'm guessing that the entire suspension/undercarriage as well as rims, radiator screens(but not grates), side...