you, Ron, are my hero......
Henry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron" <rojoha@mediaone.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 2:57 PM
Subject: [MV] M35A2 Brake woes resolved (?) (Next in an occasional series)
LONG
> My Thanks to all the responses from listers in regards to tips,
suggestions
> and the like.
>
> Last straw was when I went to assemble a brand new,in box,, but never
> opened, 1.5 year old Craftsman (Special Purchase) 4 inch by 36 inch belt
> sander to take off the high spots on the various NEW pads as evidenced by
> scuffing. Motor barely turned. I nutted out. Now using it as a chock.
> Pulled off all of the NEW pads and put on all of the cleaned, old pads
> (as suggested by Dr. Deuce). Marked new pads as they came off and will
play
> with them further next spring. When I put the old pads back on and tried
to
> adjust the brakes per the 361 series manuals...no joy. Ended up using a
mix
> of 209 series manuals and Kentucky windage and eyeballing the spacing
> between the pads and the drums. Buttoned up hubs, started truck and ran on
> stands to check for dragging and overheating and ability to stall engine
in
> 3rd, 4th and 5th gears. Put wheels back on and went for test drive. Seems
to
> work and stop. Longer test drive to come tomorrow.
> When the beasts run, they are the greatest. When they don't, they suck
> worse than an Electrolux.
>
> Things learned:
>
> 1) If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
> 2) If it seems like a good idea, Reconsider, cause your missing
> something.
> 3) See 1 above.
> 4) See 2 above. Repeat as necessary.
> 5) The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
> 6) If it's a Craftsman 'Special Value' power tool, open immediately
and
> make sure it works. Even though it's new in box, without a sales slip and
if
> it doesn't match anything they are pushing this week, you are SOL.
> 7) Some vendors sell off shore parts as NOS, NIB parts. Don't know
what
> country is surplusing Chinese, Japanese or Korean parts manufactured in
the
> last 3 years for their M35A2s, but they must...
> 8) Your local truck parts store counter man is not necessarily your
> friend, nor will he go out of his way to help you.
> 9) Note the direction of the opening in the spray nozzle on the brake
> cleaner can before you spray. If you note you can see the opening clearly
as
> your finger starts to move....
> 10) Air tools at the end of two fifty foot lengths of 3/8th" air hose
> don't work all that well when the temperature gets close to 35 degrees.
Nor
> Do I.
> 11) Heavy Duty Reynolds Wrap is very handy in the garage. If you take
> it from the kitchen, do not leave it out in plain sight when the missus
asks
> you if you know where it is, or sneak it back into the kitchen with
Pennzoil
> Premium Red High Pressure Wheel Bearing grease all over the box and then
try
> to blame the kids.
> 12) Do not scratch your nose when packing wheel bearings.
> 13) Do not put rags on top of your parts trays, for they will
invariably
> cover parts needed at the initial stages of reassembly, but not found
until
> everything is reassembled, torqued and siliconed and you pick the rag up
to
> wipe your hands and spy those 2 washers and 'C' clips that should have
gone
> on the brake anchor pins...
> 14) If the reassembly is moving right along and you find yourself
> whistling, STOP immediately, cause you've probably forgotten something.
> 15) Soldiers A and B were never around when I had to remove tires or
> brake drum/hub assemblies. I think the manual tech writer read too many
> Beetle Bailey comic strips.
>
> Plusses:
>
> A) I had (to have a justification, and this job worked) to purchase:
> 1) An 8 point socket for the axle nuts
> 2) 2 Craftsman micro torque wrenches (250 ft lb range and 50 ft lb
> range)(watch out for 90 day warranty).
> 3) A new roll around seat, since the old ones casters were too small
to
> roll around the lunar landscape my driveway resembles.
> 4) 3 sets of 6 ton jackstands.
> 5) A Snap-On 3/4" drive combination Budd socket....neater than sliced
> bread.
> 6) The BADDEST pair of brake spring pliers I have ever seen, with a
> corresponding price to match. Absolutely necessary if you plan to play
with
> the brakes on your deuce. If you're young and strong,or reasonably bright,
> you might get by with the regular size ones, but when you find your self
in
> the garage looking for pieces of pipe to fit over the handles..... DANGER,
> DANGER WILL ROBINSON.....
> 7) Various plastic buckets, drain pans, parts and tool trays.
>
> B) I got to rediscover the Zen like experience of hand packing
bearings
> with grease. Over and over and over ....
>
> C) My 12 and 9 year old daughters now know how to jack up, support and
R
> and R the rear wheels of a deuce.
> The 12 year old also now knows that if you are pushing down on a 6
foot
> steel bar on a fulcrum with a 9.00x20 tire and wheel assembly on the other
> end, and you suddenly feel the wheels weight disappear, do not let go
until
> your Dad says "OK you can pull the bar out." It is a lesson that just
can't
> be learned by hearing "Pay attention to what you're doing" over and over.
> "Shiner" is no longer a meaningless word.
> Both now understand levers, fulcrums, open and box end wrenches, air
> tools and the importance of scheduling things away from the house if the
> Deuce is in the driveway and tools are all over the ground around it, and
> Dad is mumbling to himself about fornicating male off spring of female
dogs.
>
> D) Neighbors have learned the importance of having the right tool for
> the job, as evidenced by the colorful language and learning curve of the
> army truck nut next door. Brake spring pliers into forehead created an
> especially colorful example of talking in tongues and the heritage of him
> and his truck in general. They also believe that he is not very bright and
> raised roosters with a straw, or something like that, since they could not
> hear him too clearly when he was bent over, holding his head, screaming at
> the ground...
>
> Now, if the darn thing will stay running long enough to get it to it's
> winter quarters in a nearby farmers field, I'll be thrilled.
>
> Ronzo
>
>
>
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