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    FMTV Highway Speed

    It's one grand experiment, that's for sure! Let's just say I won't be getting rid of the other gears right away. Another benefit is it slows down drive shaft speed, which is a known issue for our trucks.
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    FMTV Highway Speed

    Well the taller gears will put the transmission range into where it was designed to operate mph wise (off the shelf product meant for highway trucks), therefore making the lower gears more useable on hill, so in fact hill pulling speeds may increase. Just like when you put bigger tires on the...
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    FMTV Highway Speed

    Over priced auction site indeed. A tool to set the gear lash in ambloid gear reduction hubs. The tool will actually hold the gear pack in place so the actual lash can be measured, vise going strictly by measurements and hoping your gears were machines to spec. The center sections I got are...
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    FMTV Highway Speed

    Got shims from the evil e site. Cutting up the cover to make a tool to set gear lash with. You can do it per the TM but Steve6x6 has come up with a better method. Had to buy an entire hub rebuild kit for the hub cover to modify. You have to pull the front hubs to pull the axles out enough...
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    FMTV Highway Speed

    Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I can finally get my gears installed. Center sections, check New seals for front hubs, check Seal drivers, check new u-joints, check u joint tool, check hub nut socket, check shims for setting gear lash, check modified hub cover for setting gear lash...
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