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We have an active National Guard facility in Carson City that has 30+ trucks, and most are LMTV's. I'm thinking of going on the community forum and doing an advert for 'Help Wanted-3116 project' and see if I can snag a mechanic, if it gets to that point... Pointman

Smike740, Thanks for replying. The cam gear appears to be a press on arrangement. I may try and use a gear puller and heat to remove it to avoid without pulling the radiator, and all the valve gear. I do not have the special tools required to reset the fuel timing and that is scary just...

I just printed out all the TM's required to do the repair and it is daunting to say the least. I wonder if anyone has direct experience in replacing the gear case with the engine in the truck, feel free to chime in. Pulling the cam gear while leaving the cam in place would be a huge plus. TM...

I puled the nut off of my compressor today and meticulously cleaned it and the shaft with acetone before reassembling it with Red Loc-Tite. A couple of shots with the air impact and I feel good about the prospects of it staying put. Should have the beast back one the road this week. Next...

Awsomeness, Yes, well there is no one more sorry than me that I did not read those posts before setting off on our latest 'trek' to OE18'... Lets be clear, 'I' did not break it. These trucks are perfectly capable of self-breaking. I could have caught this but didn't, so my bad. aua I did get...

Yes, I had both front and rear driveshafts rebuilt and re-balanced. Now looking forward to installing my 3.07 gears. Darn house remodel has gotten in the way of any forward movement on the 1078... Pointman

After returning from OE18, I gave the beast a through wash down. On a short trip to the local dump, I noticed a small oil leak that was found to be loose flange fittings on the small oil 'pipe' between the head and the fuel governor. Closer inspection revealed this... a cracked front gear...