Which technical manuals do i need?

[isaac_alaska]

wanting to read up on differential rebuild, as well as winch rebuild. I know there are a couple of technical manuals that cover these (the diff, less so) but i am not sure which manuals they are.

thanks!

-isaac

[Elwood]

The four basic manuals are:

ORD 9 SNL G-741 List of All Service Parts of Truck, Cargo, 3/4-Ton, 4x4, M37, et al

TM 9-8031-2 Power Train, Body, and Frame for 3/4-Ton 4x4 Cargo Truck M37, et al

TM 9-1840A Ordnance Maintenance Engine Dodge Model T245 and Clutch Borg and Beck Model 11828

TM 9-8030 Operation and Organizational Maintenance 3/4-Ton 4x4 Cargo Truck M37, et al

I much prefer the paper versions over the CD ones, as the CD scans are missing or have garbled text. For the paper copies, I like the ones sold by Canham & Sons Books (http://www.themanualguys.com): he prints them on standard 8-1/2 x 11 paper, and then will either three-hole punch or comb bind them. Both work well for use out in the shop.

Other manuals of interest:

TM 9-1826A Ordnance Maintenance Carter Carburetors (includes the ETW1 and the governor)

TM 9-2520-232-35 New Process NP420 Transmission (If you have a truck with the later NP420 transmission)

Dodge Service, Power Wagon Advertiser, http://powerwagonadvertiser.com/service.html (Additional info on axles, differentials, and brakes)

There are lots of other publications that will have info relevant to the G-741 series, depending on what your interests, problems, or needs are. Some of them are listed here: http://www.g741.org/Manuals.html

This forum is one of the best sources of info. Using the search function (and being creative with the search terms) will unearth a great deal of knowledge and experience, especially from some of the professionals who post here. I've been doing that since I joined, saving and printing out the applicable topics that apply to whatever I'm working on, and now have six large binders full of information to supplement (or substitute for) the original military manuals.

[isaac_alaska]

thanks for that info! i agree there is a ton of great information here on the forum. i will look into a copy of TM 9-8031-2 for starters.

[Elwood]

thanks for that info! i agree there is a ton of great information here on the forum. i will look into a copy of TM 9-8031-2 for starters.

That's the one I use the most, too. It's sort of the heavy repair (depot level) for everything except the engine, clutch, NP420 transmission, or electrical.

The parts catalog is good not only for listing everything that should be there, but in what order things go together.

[Jess]

Isaac, there are a few manuals available that have been posted by others. I don't have the links on this laptop, but will try to find the links and post them here. A few here are from Steel Soldiers
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread ... or-the-M37

For your LU4 winch and front knuckle rebuilds, go to this site, and look through the list. Each section has a link to more detailed information. Lots of other interesting stuff here for a good read. http://imageevent.com/moosecreekmaple Thanks to Paul from over on the Powerwagon forum for all this good information.

[isaac_alaska]

I found this link, which seems to be the correct manual, although it must be a copy of the CD version as most of the text has been computerized. The advantage is that it is almost entirely searchable by text (using CTRL+F) and the disadvantage, as has been noted, is that some of the fractions show up as % signs. The TM number doesn't seem to match what you supplied but did give me a much better picture of what can be expected during a diff rebuild and some of the tools that would be necessary.

TM 9-8031-2

Great articles at the moosecreek site! hydroboost brakes might be in the near future. i want to add power steering anyway, and with the parts from that link and write-up, adding a brake booster will only add a few hundred dollars.