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Anybody looking for a steering changeover deck cover? Years back, Bill Watson started working on reproducing these covers and had all the correct latch hardware made, but never got around to putting everything together. John Emery inherited the project and several of us who need covers are...

Nick, glad you have that mule tied down good!

Link to Bill's obituary: http://www.news-record.com/obituaries/watson-william-bill-j/article_d57955d9-e2d8-5eb0-8ae8-c969576e74e7.html

Bill Watson passing Just received an e-mail from friend John Emery informing me of Bill Watson's passing this morning. Apparently Bill's recent surgery was a success, but he developed some other abdominal complications. My condolences to Bill's wife, Freda, and his family. I understand that...

Yes, that is the correct spacer. Your mule is an M274A1 that has been converted into an M274A4 by the installation of the AO-42 2-cylinder engine kit. The conversion was done by Kaiser Jeep Corp. under contract No. DA-33-0190-ORD-4051 sometime in 1964/65. If you are interested, I have a brand...

I can't figure out how to post photos and edit photos on this board, sorry. I'll just go back to where I came from.

That is definitely a magnesium deck, and the hole for the steering looks correct, the cover looks like it was cut from a piece of deck, which is not unusual, those steering covers are almost impossible to find. The data plate is installed with pop rivets, which is incorrect, and since the plate...

Are you sure your mule is an A5? The A2's were the only mule with a mechanical hour meter, and they are also 4WS. Is your bed magnesium and does it have the steering changeover hatch to the right of the driver's seat? The magneto should have a vent line that runs to an elbow on top of the air...

The ground wire connected to the original magneto condenser using a rubber Packard connector. The hour meter also connected to the ground wire using a Packard "Y" connector.

It's not an ignition wire, it's a ground wire. To kill the magneto, you have to ground it. The ground wire connects to a condenser that is held in the mag cap by two screws. Unless you are lucky enough to find an origonal condenser, the only ones available now are from the magneto on the...

Actually, the correct tire is not an NDCC, but a NDMD, but nobody's every been able to tell me what that stands for! Coker Tire has the correct tire, and you can get a set of 4 through Summit Racing with free shipping right now. Myself and several other mule owners here and on the G503 have just...

Should fit with no problem, but you won't have the 4-wheel steer access hole on the A5 bed.

John Emery and David Kelone both have, or had, them. Last I got were from Bill Watson and all his stuff went to John Emery.

We are working on having the late A5 Brunswick Corp. data plate reproduced. Currently, only the Baifield A5 data plate is available. I need several good clear photos of a Brunswick Corp. plate for the vendor to work with. If you would be interested in a reproduction late A5 Brunswick Corp...

Toe-in is 1/8" front and rear, see TM 9-2320-246-20, page 2-58 for several ways to set and adjust.

Grega, you'll probably be OK with the grease on the axle joint, I assume you just gave it a good coating. Next time you run it and get everything warm, drop the oil out of the drop axle housings and refill with gear oil. borky51, I usually retard the mag one gear tooth, 4 seems a little...

When I'm replacing dust boots and have everything clean, I will pack a small amount of grease on the axle joint, just to make sure it gets lube, but to fill the housing, I use 90 wt gear oil. Also, if you have installed new boots, make sure to go back and check the oil level later, as it will...

DO NOT PUT GREASE IN THE DROP AXLES! Should be 90 wt or 85-140 gear oil. Use of grease will lead to a failure of the drop axle gears and bearings.

I would not put too much stock in the MVM article, as the person doing the swap did not change the oil pan, windage tray or oil lines. Plus, there is a discussion about the "oil cooler and lines", which the AO42 does not even have, suspect he is talking about the oil filter.