Bobby Joe Pendleton II
1953 XM211
MVPA#17657
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Leffler <leffield@yahoo.com>
To: <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 09 June, 1999 12:36 PM
Subject: [MV] M211 Front axle setop
> Knowledgible Listers,
>
> I have been having trouble with the front axle of my
> M211 not engaging while working in mud. Yesterday I
> ripped into the axle and found the problem to be a
> broken axle shaft. The sad part is that the shaft
> broke exactly at the point where it passes through the
> bearing outboard of the third member destroying the
> bearing and the preloading nut.
>
> Has anyone out there ever had to set up one of these
> thirdmembers? The manual that I have does not cover
> this very well, it there another manual that is more
> detailed concerning driveline repair?
>
> Also, does anyone know the proper name for the
> cone-shaped fittings that go around the bolts and
> press into the recesses on the hub flanges? At first
> they look like lock washers because you can only see
> the very top, but in reality they look and act like an
> overgrown swagelock or compression fitting.
> They do their job well as it took much straining and
> aggrevation to get the hub flanges loose. Are M35's
> or CCKW's equiped with these?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Brian
> Wounded '54 M211
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