Noisy transmision solved

[Stretch44875]

Was doing some heavy hauling with the M35 and trailer when the transmission started making noise. It started in 5th, and by the time I was done the only quiet gear was 4th. Lot of fun driving 30,000lbs with 4th high and 4th low.

So finally pulled truck in garage to tear it down. Everything looked nice with the cover off, and no pieces of metal in the bottom. Pulled the main shaft while in the truck, nothing there. So dropped the transmission, pulled the input shaft, and found the cage for the input bearing had disintegrated. Luckily none of the pieces made it back to the inside of the transmission. So looks like replace bearing and I should be back on the road. Might do the main seal while I am here.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Dennis, did you ever fix the M108?

 

[gimpyrobb]

Not yet.

 

[Stan]

Your names not Dennis.

 

[gimpyrobb]

I figured since I have been told I would be helping fix it that I could take part in the conversation! He'll just have to make sure someone else puts the oil drain plugs in.

 

[Stan]

The reference to drain plugs sounds like another story.

 

[doghead]

Did you miss the thread yesterday, where Gimp did an oil change(and turbo) on I 75?

Half the oil change, he didn't even pull over for!

 

[panshark]

I searched the main page, and couldn't find Gimp's excitement. Could you please post a hyperlink to the thread? Thanks!

 

[doghead]

Sure, and to make this a lesson in searching, I knew the word "peanut butter" was mentioned in the thread. So that's what I searched, and it was the 3rd thread in my results.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/military-vehicle-road-trips/83548-louisville-ky-bound.html

 

[kipman]

 

[spicergear]

I have a picture posted on here somewhere with a front bearing failure that I had to drive about 30mi on to get it home. Yep, 4th gear was the only gear being 1:1 that was semi-quite as that wasn't trying to push the gears apart. Momentum and timing are your friend when driving an 18,000 truck (my crane truck) with one gear.

That was the transmission that was full of water when I got the truck and still lasted me like 8 years!

 

[Recovry4x4]

Roadside wheelbearing changes, roadside turbo changes, roadisde oil changes...... We should pave you a short section of road in your yard so when working on the truck, you will feel right at home. Maybe a slight incline in the dirt beside the drive so that you can tip the truck to access the bottom too.

"Honest Gimpy's Pre-rolled MVs" Tell your friends fantastic roll over stories at no personal risk with vehicles bought at "Honest Gimpy's"

 

[panshark]

ahh, peanut butter. the missing link. Thanks!

 

[Stretch44875]

Wow, that was a derailment of a thread! Now I need to pull a bearing out of the spare tranny, and put it all together.

M108 is resting in the pole barn, it has yet to move. Been gathering some parts. I would love to fix it, but house, cars, and garage keep getting in the way. Maybe after Haspin.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Quit wrecking into stuff and that list will shrink!

 

[Stan]

I had missed the drain plug adventure, thanks for the heads up DH.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Wow, that was a derailment of a thread! Now I need to pull a bearing out of the spare tranny, and put it all together.

M108 is resting in the pole barn, it has yet to move. Been gathering some parts. I would love to fix it, but house, cars, and garage keep getting in the way. Maybe after Haspin.

There are parts you need that Gimpy doesn't have?

 

[gimpyrobb]

Nope, I have parts at his place too. We can rebuild it, bigger and better.

 

[Stretch44875]

Really need to get the heads pulled, and see if the bore is trashed. I'm thinking it is. We have gimpy's wrecker LDS with the bad crank, and I have a white with loose head bolts in unknown condition. Also a set of LDS piston's/sleeves. Between the three motors should get something good.

I would really like to get the original engine up and running, it was a new engine when installed, and had great oil pressure. Or take the LDS or white apart and fix.

 

[gimpyrobb]

I have a crank to put in the LDS at Stretch's, I think that would be the easiest route. Time to start ripping motors apart!