Another Ahab
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What are the o-rings needed to mount the tires?
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What did you do to your deuce this week?
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I did the fdc bypass, remote brake reservoir, greased every zerk! Adjusted the E-brake, installed new light switch, started fabbing my new hardtop.
texas30cal
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I'm guessing the o-rings are different on different types of wheels? All 20" bolt together split rims don't use the same o-rings?
Another Ahab
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So the o-ring serves like a bead between the wheel and the tire (like a BIG o-ring)?
texas30cal
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Since it's a tubeless tire it seals the two halves of the rim together, there is a depression in each half kind of like a groove that it fits in.
winfred
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nchittendon
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So if it comes time to order them up from someone, just telling them you have the aluminum 2 piece MRAP's with 11" centers doesn't mean squat. These orings were way off. Sending the set back, along with the one I removed so he can compare them and send me the right ones. He's close enough that if I send them today, he'll have them tomorrow, and I should have the replacements Thursday at the latest.
winfred
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i ordered mine off a google search of the number on the original o-ring, the diameter should stay the same for a 20" rim, the only real variation is the thickness or round vs triangle, 4 outta 6 of my steelies were new and 5 had triangle rings, one has a round ring, my new rings are round that i got when one decided to leak, i'll check my phone and see if i can find a trace of the number i ended up with, if i do i'll post it right back, if not i'll post the info from the package of the spair ring at the house after work.edit this is what i got, don't remember the original number but it was short and simple, when i tried local tire stores they wanted to sell me 22 or 24" rings and to cut and super glue the ends together
edit edit, when i look closely that o-ring you have looks like the right size, it doesn't sit on top of the flange, it goes around the barrel of the rim and sits on that step below the bead, i greased up mine with a thin coat of silicone grease
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Didn't do much to the deuce, but did some painting and in the process of doing so, created some interesting MV yard art!
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Another Ahab
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It's hard to tell if that gun ring is painted gold or OD. Gold would be something!
That IS a gun ring, isn't it?
That IS a gun ring, isn't it?
Yes, and it's OD. Just looks different under fluorescent light. My buddy said the same thing.
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Removed the stock oil canisters and filters and replaced them with John's JATonka spin on oil filter set up, drained the oil and refilled with a diesel synthetic oil that was on sale at wally world.replaced my air controller for the windshield wipers.
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Another Ahab
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Not my deuce, but a local one. Pushing the starter button would engage the Bendix but the starter wouldn't spin. It would zap all the power and spark at the batteries. We removed all the extra wiring and jumped directly to the starter and it did the same thing so we pull started it and drove it to the yard. After installing a new (used) starter and battery cable everything seems fine.
Another Ahab
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Ouch, those gear teeth are pretty beat up.
What kind of prep work was necessary before you painted the gun ring? Did you have to disassemble it in the process? I'm planning to do the same thing.
Prep work you ask? Well...
You could probably get by with just taking off the top cover, the one with the machine screws and back pad...hit both with a wire wheel and then shoot some paint and primer...but mine needed a tad more TLC. It was demilled by Uncle Sam and sat in a yard for a while and tossed around...it was cut and dropped and turned into a oval. But she works again. Spent a good few months of Sundays fixing it. Not fun but hey a gun ring with legs and a M2 cradle for under $1000.
I wouldn't suggest taking it completely apart unless you have to. And if you do, flip it over while the entire thing is supported by blocks and remove the 2 inner revolving rings and all the 100 bearings and cages.
Once schools out (I'm a teacher) I'll do a complete refurbish thread on this. Been swamped lately.
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