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Yes the felt was facing out. I assumed the shield went back on the rear as that's how a lot of 4x4s are set up. However the shield is bottoming out on the housing before reaching the specified pinion nut torque. This confirms the shield is OE. I had no idea the lip of the Speedi sleeve could...

Hey guys, I'm here with another issue. 1952 Dodge M37 for reference. I pulled the pinion flanges off when I removed the differentials to inspect, clean, mask, sand blast and repaint. Removed the old seals, cleaned up the machined surface and drove in new style double lip seals. I procured two...

https://www.vintagepowerwagons.com/products/nos-m-37-running-board-left-cc1277525 easy enough to buy some spare ones and cut them to shape. A good fabricator should be able to join the material together seamlessly to exceed the original width where needed.

Hey guys, Separated my PTO from my transmission to start teardown to repaint the cases. Single front output early style DH unit. Decided it would be easier to mask the PTO's mounting flange if I removed the idler shaft and gear. When I removed the cotter pin and tried to unzip the castle...

That straightened me out. Just went and checked. Found the shaft bushings from the axle still stuck on my front axle shafts where I tucked them in between the studs of the garage wall. The pocket they go on led me to believe I had already pulled the oil seals- guess what I found still hanging...

Hey guys, Assembling the front axle from my 1952 M37. Tore it down for blasting and painting last summer. Finally back to it hoping to get it off jack stands and back on wheels in a few weeks. I'm having issues with the front axle oil seals. Unfortunately I believe I've tossed my old ones...

First place I looked before asking here.

Hey guys, My plans for a nice and straightforward reassembly were once again crushed. Got home from work to use a break in the constant rain to sandblast my rear axle housing. I noticed only at this point that one of my brake shoe guides is snapped off just above the rivets and has been...

Could anybody explain to me why the design choice was made to use a solid bronze cone instead of a second tapered roller bearing in the steering knuckles on these trucks? During the teardown of my front axle I cleaned up all bearings, races and shims before measuring them, recording part...

Is it backfiring through the intake or the exhaust pipe? All that cranking and not starting is dumping that fuel somewhere. Where it ends up is a good indicator of what's happening. I'd say to eliminate the tank and bad gas variables get a 5gal plastic boat tank and put fresh gas in that...

Well, I'm chewing deep into rebuilding both axles so I can get my frame back onto jack stands instead of leaning against the wall wrapped up in poly sheeting to keep the *ahem* kinetic disassembly dust from accumulating on it. I just got the rear axle hubs torn down, everything waterboarded in...

I stated that the backlash FELT like 0.020 by just holding the pinion flange and rocking the ring gear. I didn't have my dial indicator with me until last night when it averaged 0.035. I have no prior experience with these differentials, so I'm not as familiar with what they prefer. I'm used to...

Spec'd out at .035" BL Page 490 of the same TM: "341. General The repair and rebuild standards included herein give the minimum, maximum, and key clearances of new or rebuilt parts. They also give wear limits which indicate that point to which a part or parts may be worn before replacement, in...

I'll check page 497 then- that's an excellent point I almost overlooked that detail.

I'll be doing the work myself. Five days a week I'm a restoration mechanic at a company that exclusively does old vehicles for guys with more money than brains. I'm tired of building millionaires beach toys. This M37 is my pet project to keep me sane

Do you have a multimeter that does continuity? You can hook up the things you know, pin out the contacts and label what rings back to a switch terminal or connector.

Original 230. Been sitting 25 years. Ran like a top when my dad bought it. I was in kindergarten. I remember an awesome summer riding around in it. Basically it was my first experience with a beater truck with a stick shift. I was devastated when the brakes failed, the wiring started arcing out...

https://jeepwillysworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TM9-8031-2_power_train.pdf On Page 496 Ring to pinion backlash setting range 0.005"-0.010" Found it. Just updating to help anyone else searching in future.

I'm not planning to change the BL spec on worn in gears. I want to know if this slop is the correct setting or if I'm going differential hunting. If it is somehow an acceptable backlash setting I can proceed with CSI: Third Member and figure out where the roller carnage came from

Hey guys, I'm in the process of doing a frame-off restoration of my father's 1952 M37 that's sat in his garage for 25 years untouched. Tearing into the axles right now. Got the shafts pulled and my buddy and I wrestled the rear diff out of the housing. Felt around in the residual oil and found...