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    Pinion brake?

    You can do whatever you want, all you need is a welder and some imagination. Popsicle sticks wouldn't hurt either. It would be a bit of fabrication but I'm sure a pin would lock the driveline. If you slam that pin in during ANY motion, I bet that rotor shatters like a grinding wheel. I'm trying...
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    Pinion brake?

    I see this thread is going in a different direction. But, for what it's worth, I run a pinion brake on the rear of an off-road buggy/rock crawler (rockwell 2.5t axles). As most of you implied, it would not make a viable service brake for on-road. Braking power is amplified by the gearing of the...
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    Failed valve retainers and bent valve

    I'm sensing a strong tone of engine replacement. I enjoy wrenching on things, but repeated engine failures will take the fun out of that in a hurry. Thanks again guys, your input is appreciated. ..... Anyone got a motor near Buffalo NY? Lol
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    Failed valve retainers and bent valve

    Hello all, first post to the site. I've been very impressed with the knowledge and willingness to share. I finely bought my first MV and could use some advice. I bought a 65 M35a2, with a Hercules LDT-465 (I think). Previous owner had it for almost 20yrs. Last year, he fired it up and it...
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