Mark

Richard/Kewelde :whistle: I forgot to mention that there is a slight weep on both rear axles on the inside of 3 very slight which led me to thinking my last post.

HoooooooRah!!

Welcome back mate :bow:

Done some work on the truck today removed the breathers for the axles and found them to be well and truly blocked (hard), now if I am thinking correctly this would not have relieved the pressure in the axles after/during a run and therefore the pressure would release from the weakest point which would be the seals.

Am I thinking straight. :dunno:

Thank you both.

David please could you send me over a copy, much appreciated and just click on email by avatar.

Many thanks

What was BATUS?? and why paint MV's this colour.

Excuse my ignorance

WOW thats unreal, it must be an American staging point, we dont have that much stuff do we?

 

 

Yes it is just waiting to be deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq, just goes to show how much equipment is used.

Well Jack as Degsy says there is only one way to find out, I will have to take the wheels off and have a look and ascertain where the leak is coming from.

Oh well.

Thank you Richard and Chris, Oh! so quick.

This is only on one axle though, surely it is not too full of oil.

Thanks

Degsy they have been ordered and on their way just waiting for the postie.

Is it safe to jack a jimmy up on the axles due to the weight :shake:

Told ya it was a good'un

 

 

Oh and I wired up the horn too. A 6v horn with 12v through it is very loud :-D

It will not be loud for long :whistle:

Hi Folks

Since bringing the jimmy home I have developed a leak on the middle axle, the oil seems to be running out from between the wheels and over the outer tyre and it is parked on a slight slope towards that side, now when I had the Reo one axle leaked like this until I cleaned the breather nipple on top of the axle as it was not releasing the build up of pressure?

My question is, could this be the problem here or could the seal have gone and are they hard to change, I have seal kits so that is not a problem assuming they are the same for all axles on the truck.

Any ideas please.

regards

Tomorrow 31st December 2007 is the boss's 40th Birthday :dunno: I would like to take this oppotunity to wish him many happy returns for the day and for next year he has to tell us his real age.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK

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Looks like his "crackers" :whistle:

Thanks go to Tootallmike for this information listed below

GMC build dates:

Series: Dates: Model: Chassis no.: Engine type:

I Oct ’40 – Feb ‘41 CCKWX 353 001 – 13187

Feb ’41 – June ‘41 CCKW 352/3 13188 – 41188 3063

II June ’41 – May ‘42 CCKW 352/3 41189 – 87613 3148 / 3168

III May ’42 – Mar ‘43 CCKW 352/3 87614 – 213651 3199

IV Mar ’43 – Feb ‘44 CCKW 352/3 213652 – 321077 3230

V Feb ’44 – Nov ‘44 CCKW 352/3 321078 – 394576 3431

VI Nov ’44 – May ‘45 CCKW 352/3 394577 – 538372 3731

May ’45 – final CCKW 352/3 538373 - 562750

nb. these are build dates, not delivery dates.

Vehicle designation codes:

A - 1939

B - 1940

C - 1941

D - 1942

(design year)

C - standard (normal control) cab

F - forward (cab over engine) cab

U - amphibian

K - Front wheel drive

W - Rear wheel drive

X - special extra-lwb chassis

352 - swb (dual spare wheels & fuel tank behind cab)

353 - lwb (single spare & fuel tank under body)

A - cargo body w/o winch

B - cargo body w/winch

C - stake wagon

D - fuel tanker w/o winch

E - fuel tanker w/winch

F - van body

G - water tanker w/o winch

H - dump body w/winch

L – dump body w/o winch

1 - split axles

2 - banjo axles

Chassis number format is e.g. "CCKW 353 30338 A1"; to be found stamped on chassis above front right road spring.

Cab codes:

1574 – closed cab – 41188 built

1608 - closed cab – 154791 built

1619 - open cab – 366771 built

Sources:

1940 - 1945 GMC CCKW 352/353; Becker & Dentzer; (publication info not given)

The GMC 6x6 and DUKW A Universal Truck; Boniface & Jeudy; Haynes 1990

Nice going Sean god to hear that it is moving again, well done.

race next year in that then :coffee2:

Yes you can

Paul just google Op Banner and there are shed loads of pics on it, then just right click and copy/save. :-D

Like this Paul

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Well Paul there is one helper already

Ok thanks fella's mind is made up, I have just looked on the CCKW site and in 90% of the pictures they have the extra nuts on as well, so that is what I am going to do, plus it will not hurt to go that route.

Regards

Mike I do not envisage ever having to put double wheels up front (I only have one spare) so as it is now it might be wise to put the extra nuts on and be doubly sure that they are safe :dunno:

It's a thought