From: Ida Heath (spike@defuniak.com)
Date: Tue Jun 15 2004 - 19:30:12 PDT
I agree with you Glenn, I plan to take out my rear drive shaft, and adjust
the toe in and air pressure but I do not believe that it is necessary to
start replacing springs, shocks, tightening up wheel bearings, etc on a
truck that is 20 or 25 years old with fifteen thousand miles on it. Heck,
you would be spending your life working on it.
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: Glenn Shaw <mpmutt@mtaofnj.us>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Bjorn's recipe for long front tire life (M35)
> The MAIN thing with these bearings is as you said they should have some
> measureable play not zero. They should never be run too tight. I think
> we all agree on that. We wouldn't want to burn out a roller bearing on
> a long trip due to having it be adjusted too tight. The problem
> sometimes with bearing adjusting nut locking systems is sometimes when
> you snug it up and then back off it is a little looser that you want.
> But if it's a choice between too tight and a little loose go with loose.
> I ussually try to use the first locking location when backing off the
> nut from the tight position. M151's are famous for ruined bearings from
> overzealous tightening. When properly adjusted there is ussually enough
> play that you can feel it when shaking the tire, but that's normal. If
> you go one more position tighter the bearing can be toasted. By the way
> on my 5 deuces I have never got less than 12000 miles on my front tires.
> I did watch the toe in and keep an eye on steering components for wear.
> The rest of it isnt worth talking about on a deuce in my experience over
> 35 years with them. But I do enjoy reading all about all these fun
> efforts to save on tires and diesel fuel with them. Its part of the the
> fun of owning these things I guess.
>
> Glenn
>
> MVPA
> MTANJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bjorn Brandstedt [mailto:super_deuce@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 11:01 AM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] Bjorn's recipe for long front tire life (M35)
>
>
> I probably should agree with you, but the procedure in my -20 manual
> suggests 1/4 turn, which translates into about 15 thousands of endplay
> (based on the pitch of the tread). The play adds to the toe and camber
> errors.
> I agree that the bearings must never run hot. Just a matter of fine
> tuning,
> that's all. Some references suggest an endplay of 5 thousands max. Bjorn
>
>
> >From: "Glenn Shaw" <mpmutt@mtaofnj.us>
> >To: "'Bjorn Brandstedt'" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>,"'Military Vehicles
> >Mailing List'" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Subject: RE: [MV] Bjorn's recipe for long front tire life (M35)
> >Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:40:59 -0400
> >
> >Hi
> >
> >Of course this is not true for every vehicle. The bearing should be
> >tightened snugly while turning the wheel up on the jack and then the
> >adjusting nut backed off to the first locking location. The bearings
> >should not be run too tight. The procedure in the TM should be
> >followed. These are tapered roller bearings not ball bearings and
> >therefor they will always tend to self center as they run.
> >
> >Later
> >Glenn
> >MVPA
> >MTANJ
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Bjorn Brandstedt [mailto:super_deuce@hotmail.com]
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 7:12 AM
> >To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> >Subject: Re: [MV] Bjorn's recipe for long front tire life (M35)
> >
> >
> >
> >Correction: The wheel bearing adjusting nut should be tightened 1/8
> >turn
> >
> >(not 1/8 inch)./Bjorn
> >
> >
> >
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