When I changed the bearings in My M211 it dripped for a week. I had oil in
my ears, and that is not fun. I done it in the winter time and when I would
craw under it I would fire up a space heater to keep my ass warm. Then the
oil would heat up and start dripping.
BjP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Pantano" <truks@cs.quik.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, 29 August, 2001 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Knock with good oil pressure m35a2 woes
> The pan is a breeze to drop.. Pull off some main caps...have a look for
wear
> on the bearings..then pull off rod caps and inspect for wear...You can
have
> the pan off and inspect all the bearings in about 2 hours.. Worst part is
> draining the oil and then being dripped on for the 2 hours..!! We did it
all
> the time down range for training. The vehicle was then drive for the rest
of
> the maneuver.. The engines are pretty bullet proof and "soldier" proof as
> well. Bearings are easy to get..I get them from a local engine shop..they
> are called "military standard" engine bearings..the back side will tell
you
> what size they are..!!
> Gene...
>
>
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