You will like the air shift front wheel drive a great deal better. It is
either locked in or out. The sprague clutch will disengage when all the
wheels are turning at the same speed. Kind of unnerving when you are coming
down a mountain road in the snow and want the front to pull full time.
Randy Orpe
----- Original Message -----
From: Rikk Rogers <rkltd@swbell.net>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] M-35 - Conversion to air-shift front axle
> That's interesting, however.....
> I actually use mine, in Hwy driving I have never had a problem and don't
> expect to.
> But in driving to lunch, once in a while it pops, and in REAL use it hops.
> In the sand 2 weeks ago the sprag tried to engage on every round and the
> truck felt like it was jumping 6" on every turn of the wheel.
> I found, in playing with it, to would move, but only if I kept the RPM at
> near stall.
> The front end would not engage and pull, in the places I got stuck the
winch
> pulled me out.
> In moving around, every time the sprag tried to engage it created enough
> loss of power (to the ground) in going into hop mode that it would stick
if
> it was above "Near Stall" in RPM.
>
> I have followed the manual on trying to adjust it and according to my
> understanding (poor at the best of times) it is adjusted correctly.
> I look forward to David's info in Army Motors, I have hope that it will
make
> it a bit clearer on just exactly how to get the adjustment right.
>
> But, according to info I have from this list, the change over (to air) is
as
> simple as changing out the assembly on the front of the Xfer and putting
in
> the air controls.
> True or not?
>
> TIA
>
> Rikk Rogers - RK Lion LTD.
> (580)762-3157 rkltd@swbell.net
> http://home.swbell.net/rkltd/
> -M35A2- -M38- MVPA -22345-
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> Behalf Of Joe Shannon
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 2:30 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] M-35 - Conversion to air-shift front axle
>
>
> I agree whith David, there is really no trouble with the sprag as long as
it
> is
> adjusted properly and driven properly. I have three trucks with them and
one
> of
> them I have driven probably 6,000 miles on the road to shows and have
never
> had it
> "wind up"
>
> DDoyle9570@aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 12/19/01 6:00:47 PM Central Daylight Time,
> bwbody@epix.net
> > writes:
> >
> > << Considering a '75 M-35A2 w/out air-shift.
> >
> > What's involved w/ upgrading to air-shift? Pros/cons of converting?
> >
> > What parts required, availability, & estimated prices, please.
> > >>
> >
> > Article in Military Vehicles mag (out in few days) touches briefly on
> this....
> > Parts needed, lever in cab, copper air line, air shift transfer case,
> readily
> > available, expensive, and probably not worth it.
> > The adjustment of the original sprag type transfer is not difficult, and
> > properly maintained lasts a long time, and works reasonably well.
> Improper
> > operation and adjustment are more often at fault than actual transfer
case
> > trouble.
> > Hope this helps,
> > David
> >
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