From: V SCHWARTZ (vsaws@optonline.net)
Date: Sat Feb 04 2006 - 17:03:30 PST
Kurt,sounds like its time to adjust the front brakes on the ole duce. Might
need to go aall the way around while you're at it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "k, d, j, m, and a" <thisoldhouse1@verizon.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 6:12 PM
Subject: [MV] oiling my M35 brakes
> hi.
>
> A little while back I posted a message about air leaking off the
> air-hydraulic cylinder of my deuce. I received a lot of good advice.
> A quick and simple possible solution was to add pneumatic oil through
> the plug on the back of the cylinder. I did this and it decreased the
> air leaking off. But I noticed that the same brake pedal pressure didn't
> have as much effect slowing the truck.
>
> Yesterday, I bought new pneumatic oil (Marvel? brand) and put some in
> through the plug. Took the truck for a drive and the brakes are much
> better. For kicks, I drifted the truck down our asphalt driveway and with
> decent pedal pressure could lock up all but the front drivers wheel.
>
> So... from my experience, don't forget to drain air tanks regularly and
> add
> oil through the air-pac plug to keep brakes up to (down to?) speed.
>
> kurt
> M35A2 w/w w/12 volt lights w/wooden hubs
>
>
>
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