From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Wed Mar 03 2004 - 10:04:00 PST
You can remove the two front drive flanges, temporarily, to tow on the front
wheels. Irrelevant whether the truck is air-shift or sprag, if you do it
this way. You need a 3/4 inch socket and a left-handed hammer to remove
them.
apb
m35products.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <ke6myk@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] M35 question posted 03/03/04
>
> "Jim Zehr" <jeeperjim@cox-internet.com> wrote:
> > 1976---M35A2---s/n 032511522
>
> I'd guess that it's an AM General truck, based on the year and the
> format of the serial number.
>
> > If the fuel shutoff lever or cable broke wouldn't the injection pump
default
> > to a run position rather than a cut-off position? I assume that it has
a
> > return spring mechanism of some sort installed.
>
> The engine stop plunger on the injection pump is spring-loaded. If the
> stop cable broke off, it should generally pop into the "run" position.
> However, it could be gummed up, or the stop cable could be binding. I
> don't recall from your first post exactly how it ended up where it is.
> Did it suddenly die and get left there, or did the owner stop there on
> purpose, and then he couldn't get it started again? If it's the
> former, then I doubt it has much if anything to do with the engine
> stop control, because I can't think of a likely way for that to
> suddenly fail in a manner that stops the engine.
>
> > Can these trucks be towed for a short distance with the back up rather
than
> > the front ( 1 to 2 miles slowly )?
>
> A more knowledgable list member may correct me, but I wouldn't
> recommend that.
>
> For towing with the front wheels off the ground, determine whether the
> truck is an "air shift" truck (i.e., the front axle is engaged by an
> air valve), or a "sprag clutch" truck (i.e., the front axle is
> automatically engaged by a sprag clutch in the transfer case). If it's
> an air-shift, I think the truck can be towed without dropping the
> driveshafts. If it's a sprag clutch truck, then I believe that the
> driveshaft should be disconnected before towing it. The tow truck
> drivers that I've worked with have generally dropped the shaft in
> either case to play it safe.
>
> An air shift truck will have a valve lever mounted on a sheet metal
> bracket under the dash, near the center. There will also be an
> indicator lamp on that bracket.
>
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