From: Bruce C. Beattie (bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU)
Date: Wed Jan 04 2006 - 20:27:48 PST
Very good point Joe!
Bruce
Joe Foley wrote:
>Nah, before you do anything!
>
>Get a wire brush and clean off the END of the studs so
>you can verify the rotation of the threads. They will
>have left and right hand threads, they MAY be mixed on
>a hub or from side to side.
>
>Joe
>
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>--- "Bruce C. Beattie" <bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU>
>wrote:
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>>Hi Mike,
>> A good thing to have is a torque multiplier. I
>>know they are made
>>for the 5 Ton trucks and it is probably the same for
>>the deuces. It is a
>>geared assembly. I have no idea if it will work
>>directly with a CCKW, but if
>>the lug nuts are the same, I don't see why not.
>>Bruce MVPA 23824
>>
>>
>>42Ford GPW wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Well, I finally found myself recently wanting to
>>>
>>>
>>take two outboard
>>
>>
>>>tires off one of my CCKW's to temporarily put on a
>>>
>>>
>>BenHur trailer. I
>>
>>
>>>wound up not being able to loosen any of the lug
>>>
>>>
>>nuts
>>
>>
>>>with any of the conventional tools I have....
>>>
>>>what are the tools ( and methods ) of choice for
>>>
>>>
>>removing lug nuts
>>
>>
>>>from the bigger trucks ??
>>>
>>>It looks like I need to "upgrade" into the proper
>>>
>>>
>>tools for the job.
>>
>>
>>>Any advice would be helpful !
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Mike Curtis
>>>1942 GPW(2) 1943 WC-52
>>>1942 MB 1943 WC-56
>>>1944 MB 1951 M37
>>>1951 M38 1963 M37-B1
>>>1955 M38-A1 1968 M35-A2
>>>1972 M151-A2
>>>1942 OPEN CAB LWB CCKW
>>>1942 Closed Cab LWB CCKW
>>>1942 M3 Halftrack
>>>FORD GPW SPARE PARTS/BOXES/TAGS, ETC.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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