From: Jon Shoop (shoop19@brick.net)
Date: Sat Feb 07 2004 - 23:48:49 PST
deep water is a nightmare....truck or tracked vehicles.....
Deep water cost me drive sprocket bearings and seals....the time and $400
worth of parts.....
hardly worth it..
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Cole" <DavidCole@tk7.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] some deep water there fella
> I believe the last time I read the manual for my 5 ton, that it said
> something like remove and repack all of the wheel bearings?!?! The axles
> are not pressurized when fording, correct? So I would have to assume that
> a lot of water could make its way into the axle bearings.
>
> Repacking wheel bearings on a 5 ton is a multiday job!
>
> Dave
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .
>
> On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 11:24:34 -0600, everette <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
>
> > And if you read the manuel about deuce you will see there is a lot of
> > work
> > the military says to do both before and after submerging truck -- key
> > word
> > "lots"
> >
> > Everette
> >
> > "Duty is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all
things.
> > You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less." General Robert
E.
> > Lee, C.S.A.
> >
> >
> >
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> Dave
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