From: Bill Kealey (cwkealey@charter.net)
Date: Wed Nov 12 2003 - 21:17:07 PST
Hi Gene in PA,
I can't be much help as to the tire questions as I found it pretty
reasonable to just take the duece to a local tire shop and have them rotate
tires and repair as needed.
The fitting under the right side of the dash is not civilian standandard but
the threads that it uses are. Standard "Milton" fittings will work fine and
are available in at least two different styles (length of tube, I believe)
at most autoparts stores, hardware, Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, etc. and you
should not have any problem with this. At least it worked for me. I keep a
50' length of hose and some air tools with mine all of the time.
I have never worked with the rims either and assume that the "rivited" rims
that you mentioned are the "split rims" so popular on these trucks. I am
probably wrong but have the understanding that you don't want to mess with
these as they can go bang and ruin your day when you let the tire pressure
get down then try to fill them up incorrectly. I am not sure if this is
correct and others on the list will be very helpful in setting the record
straight.
Hope that at least the air fitting part is helpful.
Bill K. (in MD)
MVPA #24623
1954 USMC M38A1
1972 US Army M35A2 non-turbo w/winch
1985 USAF M105A2
----- Original Message -----
From: "enallin" <enallin@bedford.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 11:56 PM
Subject: [MV] more newbie deuce questions
> Hi all and thanks again to all who responded to my previous posts. The
deuce
> now has a Pa. antique plate, starts, runs, and stops! I found that one of
> the inner rear tires wouldn't hold air- tube probably dry rotted. Two
> current questions-
>
> 1) The wheel I just removed, and one other still on the truck, appear to
be
> riveted together. All the rest seem to be welded. I assume the riveted
> design is older. Any problems with these riveted wheels?
>
> 2) Sure would have been nice to use an air wrench on the lug nuts! I've
seen
> comments on using the air valve in the passenger side of the cab to power
an
> air wrench. The current fitting there does not seem to be standard NPT.
> Adapter? Change fitting?
>
> Thanks again and God bless! Gene (I noticed at least one other Gene posts,
> so I will be Gene in Pa.)
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