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Anyone ever run a steel chicken shield on a 10 series turret ring/bearing assembly? I welded up a pintle mount to install my shield, but I quickly realized that the turret assembly becomes too front heavy once the shield is installed. The turret still turns fine without any binding, but the...

Aaaand we’re back to a functional state with the components in the front of the truck: - caliper to diff mounting bolts re-torqued with red loctite - diff output seals replaced - star seals replaced - flange lock nuts replaced - brake pads replaced - new nord lock washers + loctite on halfshaft...

Lol I’ve got all the parts ready to go, new lines, new fittings, new spin on filter adapters, just missing a new pump from Fass. Been putting it off too long :P Definitely got a backlog of projects, at least my 1043 is almost where I want it hehe Got an 1151 in the works I’ll likely start a...

On today’s episode of how not to use your tools, I present: Removing The Old Axle Seals The only way to really get these out was to start with a small wrench wedged behind the seal (13mm) and work up to a 17mm whilst hammering the other side of the wrench to pry everything out. I’m sure there...

Embarked on a quick little side project while I wait for brake pads and diff seals. Also re-torqued the caliper mount bolts to 140ft lbs with the diff flanges off this time and used red loctite. Made myself one of two ammo can holders that will be on each side of my coupla, figure it’d bulk up...

Noticed that my front right brake caliper had become loose during an inspection, so here I am now: - Front right caliper loose - I noticed the half shaft was wet and smelled of gear oil after removing it - Decided to yank both sides of the differential completely and just replace the star seals...

Definitely, every part of it was covered completely. Was sitting there scraping it for a while to all of it off and clean.

Ah I see what you mean, yep that’s a good tip. Thank you both. My deuce has had a dead lift pump for a while too, takes a while to start if it loses prime.

It’s odd because when I first got the truck, I drained a bunch of old gunk out of there through it with the truck running, didn’t shut off. This was before swapping the filter and IP. This time when I did it, bone dry and not even a drip. Does the drop in pressure going into the IP when...

Well this is funny, I took it for a drive around the industrial park, noticed some power surging when it was cold. Then it went away after a few minutes. I get back to my parking lot, decide to sump the fuel in case there were any contaminants/water in the filter housing, truck dies as soon as...

Finally have the doors, came in on Monday and more details can be found here: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/hmmwv-doors-tops.212672/post-2493231 Also got the turret back on. Spent an entire day just sealing the bearing assembly, made a real mess with the urethane caulk stuff, hopefully...

Yea that’s pretty much what I wanted to avoid by going to one of the typical stores. I’ll yank some of the existing lines and measure the IDs. Looks like Amazon has a few common sizes of gates transmission cooler hose available.

I’ve noticed some light leaks around some of the power steering / transmission cooler lines. I tightened up the hose clamps for now but I want to replace the lines as they’re probably due anyway. Are the hose-clamped lines any special type? Or will the same diameter hose from the auto parts...

Anyone need X doors? I’m starting up a premium hand crafted production line. EDIT: I’m not actually producing and selling cardboard doors :p

Got the coupla test fitted and it’s perfect :P Going to fab up some ammo can holders for the sides and a cup holder for the inside of the turret assembly. Final steps are doors (I’ve been told they should be shipping this week), a paint job, then a few other small cosmetic and mechanical items...

Yippeee, finally have the ring finished and in its final place. I've got the hatch mounted up to test fit, spins freely and my ring takes the weight without issues. This took a good bit of measuring by the seat of my pants, test fitting, fabrication, and welding, but the end result is fantastic...

All new Bajas are installed, I’d like to say that the ride feels smoother and you don’t feel as much of every small bump on the road. I’ve been letting the belt wear in some more and it has certainly also gotten quieter, few more hours of runtime and I think it’ll be shut up again. Also -...

So I looked very very closely with the truck running, and realized that the new belt has wore itself a tiny new path on the idler pulley. Can see it as the thin black line compared the rest of the pulley being rust colored. The belt doesn’t seem to slide around or be coming off track anywhere...

Adding that to my list of things to check, I'll look closely right after startup as well while the start box is pulsing and surging the generator load. I think I have the mount system in this post, as I recall seeing that thick curved bracket...

Well the funny thing is that this is in fact a new belt, old one didn’t do this and this one just started doing it recently after I got the AC working. Maybe there’s a little more drag on the compressor now and that’s whats causing it? (It does happen with AC both on and off) It was pretty...