Dont' forget those M101/M010a2 trailers. They use the M37 drums as a parking brake. As a result, they don't wear out like regular brake drums. Pick up a trailer off GSA and swap you truck's drums for 2 trailer drums - then either sell the trailer or use it. As only a parking brake, a worn drum is fi...

open diff - the rear's tires spin opposite directions when on a lift.
Posi/locker - spin same direction.

It is good to see many of the names still around from the Big-E. Typically people fall off web boards when their vehicle is "finished" and they move in new directions to tackle other projects. IMHO, the MV/Power Wagon folks are an especially great bunch for helping each other out.

I MIG welded mine after it snapped. Almost 2 years on it w/o a problem. I did clean out the housing to make far less resistence for it when I did the repair - why I think it snapped in the 1st place.

If you lack the ability/tool - mail the inner shaft to me in PA to weld.

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The manual I saw for the M24A3 installation instructed that the spare mount on the driver's door be obtained and the spare tire moved to it rather than remain in the bed. IMHO: The spare tire in the bed would likely get in the way of the gunner.

First truck was an ex-PA DOT truck - well worn out.
Second and current M37 - ex-NJ pine barrens brush fire truck. I still have a wad of unused fire incident paperwork (incident reports) in the glove box from the FD.

This was covered a bit on the PW forum - over the last few days. There are a few methods with Paul's and the postal Jeep column swap being the most common.

Assuming you used a NP435, what slave cylinder manufacturer and part # did you use? I'm having trouble finding the proper part. Thanks. As far as m/c for the clutch - most folks use a 3/4" bore m/c from what I saw on the web. Any old single line brake or clutch m/c with at least 3/4" bore ...

This is a good time to buy the M101 trailers - prices plummeted since last spring.

Used the dump on mine - the front mounts on mine stuck - so wen I backed up to dump, the wheels skidded. Looks like the army rarely used the dump feature on mine. I need to reduce the friction on the brackets - I used a pry bar to get to dump and had to jump on the trailer front to get it to go down...

The input shaft was not avail from AB nor VPW as of 10/2008 when I rebilt my t/c. VPW - had rusty input shafts which they let me know were not worth using after I placed my order. VPW discovered the problem when they went to ship the input shaft and called me. You'll need to get another used input s...

Nick, I have the same ? shaped early pick up tube. For a strainer, goto Advanced Auto parts and look through their fuel tank strainer box. It contains about 20 different sprainer types. Pick a long strainer that slips on to the tube end - and fab/zip-tie a method to keep it in place. I ran the unive...

Why are most of the 11.00 x 16 tires showing up in FL and CA?
UVT getts some 11.00 x 16 to sell (at a decent price) - while the famly does gmynastics, I could walk across the street and get some replacment tires:)

Regular gas is $2.35 in Harrisburg, PA today.