I have heard that it works good but that it can cause some wear on the pinnion gears and bearings..... Thought this is what I have heard, maybe it was false or specific to a certain setup IO dont know but I would investigate further
From: Marc Strangfeld <mjstrangfeld@yahoo.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Subject: Re: [MV] M35 series brakes-pinion brake
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 02:13:01 -0700 (PDT)
This is the first time I've heard of the pinion brake
setup. It's genius! I'll have to put one after I
finish my other projects.
Marc
--- m35products <m35prod@optonline.net> wrote:
> Many enthusiasts of the M35 find that the initial
> joyful ownership reaction
> eventually fades into a more sober realization of
> the
truck's true
> personality.
>
> The M35 class (actually, the M44 class) has lots to
> be desired. It steers
> like a brick, and accelerates like one, too. Once it
> gets up to speed, which
> is a velocity not too impressive, it takes quite a
> bit of stomping and
> cursing to stop it.
>
> At my little company, we sell after-market widgets
> to make ownership a bit
> easier to rationalize.
>
> We sell power steering to make it turn, and lockout
> hubs to make it go
> faster. Now we sell a pretty nifty disc-brake
> accessory to make it stop
> better.
>
> The pinion brake can be added to any or all of the
> three axles, depending
> upon how quickly the driver needs to stop.
>
> We recommend that at least one be added to the
> rear-rear
axle. The cost is
> around $400, and installation takes under an hour.
> It will make the truck
> stop, period.
>
> See www.imageevent.com/moosecreekmaple/m35a4 and
> click around until you see
> the rear pinion brake picture.
>
> A P Bloom
> www.M35products.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Zehr" <jimm1009@yahoo.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
> <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 9:25 PM
> Subject: [MV] M35 series brakes
>
>
> > This weekend there was a show on that showed Disc
> > Brake kits for the Rockwell axles used under the
> M35
> > series trucks. The brake kit manufacturer is
> > Differential Engineering.
> > The axles being modified were not use
on a Deuce
> but
> > never the less it seems like a good thing if the
> rest
> > of the sstem could be worked out.
> > How do stock M35 "true-military" brakes work when
> all
> > components are in optimum condition?
> > Thanks,
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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