89 deuce front end probs

[89deuce]

i have just bought a 89 deuce but it does not have the front wheel drive switch on the dash, my drive shaft spins but tires dont pull, i lifted one tire at a time and turned it and it turned the driveshaft so that telling me i dont have a broken axle is their something im missing if so please let me know

 

[Chevytruck]

are you sure this is a Air shift truck or a SPRAG truck?

if its a sprag, it might be worn out, an air shift you need the switch to activate the front.

 

[89deuce]

not sure how to tell the diff is their and way to check the sprag and were it is

 

[emmado22]

Was it BUILT in 1989, or REBUILT in 1989? If it was built in 1989, it should of been a USAF truck. 1989 built trucks have airshift transfers, not sprags... see my thread below on ID'ing a late model USAF M35A2C...

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/18225-later-model-usaf-contract-m35a2c-spotters-guide.html

 

[JDToumanian]

Look at the lower front of the transfer case, a few inches below and toward the passenger's side from the speedometer drive adapter...... If there's a little cylinder there with an air line coming off it, you've got an air shift but are missing the switch. If there's a lever there with a linkage going to the transmission, you've got a sprag. If it's a sprag, I don't see how your truck could be an '89. More like a '69!!!

Jon

 

[89deuce]

maybe rebuilt in 89 i dont know on my title it says 89

 

[larrystg2]

All the 80s trucks I have seen were air shift. It sounds like it is an older model sprag shift that is not working.

 

[FMJ]

Your title is wrong. . .

Please post the VIN, it should be on the dash on the passenger side, or on the frame inside the drivers side front fender well. . .

 

[m16ty]

Your title is wrong. . .

Please post the VIN, it should be on the dash on the passenger side, or on the frame inside the drivers side front fender well. . .

If the truck dosen't have a air shift I doubt it's a '89. Post either the VIN number or the registration number and I can tell you if it's really a '89. If your front end isn't pulling it sounds like you have a problem with your sprag.

 

[89deuce]

here is the vin

 

[emmado22]

Looks like a Rebuild to me from the dataplate.

 

[jasonjc]

by that vin # that truck is '66-'67 not an '89

 

[jimm1009]

your truck ??

It looks like a '68 Kaiser-Jeep but double check the frame too.

There are two possible areas for the VIN on the left front frame area.

Just behind the steering gearbox and near the upper shock mount.
and the stamping should be about the center of the frame.

I highly recommend using paint stripper to gain access to the numbers.

I started to use a wire brush and damage the numbers ever so slightly.
There may be several layers of paint so it may take a while but keep going.
A wire tooth brush will help with the paint stripper.

You may also find a "Frame Heat Treat Date" near the VIN. That is when the frame was completed and since they did not sit long, would be really close the truck build date by a week or two.
I cleaned the stripped paint up reapplied everywhere except right over the numbers, and then shot 3 coats of clear enamel over the actual numbers in case I need to refer to it again or prove the VIN during the initial police check.
Jim

 

[m16ty]

by that vin # that truck is '66-'67 not an '89

It's got a "01" lot number which would be the first run of Kaiser Jeep trucks.

 

[wsucougarx]

my 1966 had the 0125-XXXXX. Sorry man, not an 1989