From: Patrick Jankowiak (recycler@swbell.net)
Date: Wed Aug 18 2004 - 18:09:01 PDT
The axles are coupled together. I have heard that if I remove the
interaxle shaft, I must use new bolts when putting it back. Grade
8 fine pitch I assume?
I think my next long run will be with the shaft removed, to try
it out.
All the rear tires are brand new 1100x20's, same make and model
T-hawk 363. Still have 900x20's up front, so I never engage the
transfer or hubs for now.
Thanks,
Patrick
Bjorn Brandstedt wrote:
> Pat,
> Based on the speedo adapters, the difference is about 7%. (0.187:1 vs
> 0.200:1).
> Do you have the rear axles coupled together or not?
> To see how much the tires drag, remove the short drive shaft and mark
> the tires with dabs of paint. Notice how the marks are matching up
> before and after a drive. The amount of "drag" is indicated by how much
> the marks are moving relative to each other.
>
> Cheers,
> Bjorn
>
>
>> From: Patrick Jankowiak <recycler@swbell.net>
>> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> Subject: [MV] M35 adventures
>> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 22:15:25 -0500
>>
>> ]]]]]]]]
>>
>> just some highway MPG tidbits first:
>>
>> On the turbo diesel M35A2 with S-280 shelter (2700 lbs),
>>
>> 57.75mph, 167 miles, 23.3 gallons, = 7.17 mpg
>> 47.25mph, 133 miles, 16.6 gallons, = 8.01 mpg
>>
>> about the speeds:
>>
>> Since I have 1100x20 tires instead of 900x20, the speed is 9% greater
>> than normal due to the greter circumference.
>>
>> Since the speedometer is reading 4% high due to its slight inaccuracy
>> (as measured by police radar at 50MPH), the overall speed is not 9%
>> greater than indicated, but 5% % greater than the speedometer indicates.
>>
>> ]]]]]]]]
>>
>> Deuce ran great.. as usual quite sluggish and slow-down-ish when
>> climbing grades, but that's ok.
>>
>> The spedometer cable is making noise now and at low speeds the speedo
>> needle jerks.. I think the cable is jerking as it turns in the casing.
>> Can I fix this easily somehow? Oil it maybe?
>>
>> ]]]]]]]]]]
>>
>> I pulled into a rest stop.. as i usually do, I feel each hub and kick
>> each tire. Outer rear drivers side was soft. 10 lbs. Never noticed it
>> while driving. Used the glad hand and the hose to air it up on the
>> spot. I consider that the hose has just paid for itself. The hubs on
>> the rears: The driver side ones were quite warm, uncomfortably so. the
>> passenger side ones were cooler. Is it normal due to the gear
>> arrangements inside the axle? any reason for this, maybe the tire?
>>
>> ]]]]]]]]]]
>>
>> The cause of the drive was Texas Guard annual training. HOOAH (and
>> OORAH for my former Marine buddies) It was great, especially when a
>> tarantula crawled up my sleeve onto my heck. Good thing my buddy saw
>> it and knocked it off. I didn't even feel it. I caught it, and took it
>> over to the SGT Major, (he appreciates such things) told him I had got
>> a little pet. He said he was going to have to charge me for it, as it
>> was government property. I said it was issued here, and I am returning
>> it here..
>>
>> Saw another deuce there, very nice, white lettering on hood, dark semi
>> gloss OD green. Whistler, sounded sweet. Didn't get the guy's name, as
>> they were leaving.
>>
>> Also a couple of personally owned HMMWVs. I was overseeing the como
>> nets and simultaneously rewiring the como system in my own truck and
>> pulling 18 hour shifts all weekend so I did not get to recreationally
>> interact much.
>>
>> Talked to a SINCGARS on 50MHz ham band using an RT246. There was
>> supposed to be some PRC-77's on 30.30 but I must have missed the action.
>>
>>
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