From: Steve & Jeannie Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Thu Aug 19 2004 - 03:42:45 PDT
I "killed" one rear axle on my CCKW and found that I got stuck going
out of my driveway when the truck twisted a bit to get onto the hill I
live on at the time, a paved public road.
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
----- Original Message -----
From: "everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 1:06 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] M35 adventures
> Patrick You wrote ""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."""
>
> Do not have answer to bolt question, however, please let me add this
> comment.
>
> The only hazard that I see in doing this is that in soft ground the dead
> axle could hold pulling axle up so that you cannot get enough traction on
> powered axle to keep from getting stuck. In addition I have been told it
is
> possible in rough terrain - as in crossing high curb - for dead axle to
hold
> powered axle up off ground enough to loose traction.
>
> It is my understanding that most commercial tandem axle trucks have a
device
> call a -power divider- that causes rear axle to become non-powered, and
> further there is switch in cab that driver can engage to make the rear
axle
> be powered should need arise. I have no actual experience in either of
> these sanitations but I am sure there are people on list that do have.
>
> To take one step further I have also been told that some commercial trucks
> have air-bag suspension and the driver can with flip of switch pick
> unpowered axle up off ground - same for one of the two axles under rear of
> trailer - to stop tire scrub when cornering in city streets.
>
> Everette
>
>
>
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