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aforests Member
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Bretto Member
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Looking good man! _________________ Brett
'51 M38
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wesk Site Administrator
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brimac Member
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Looking nice and clean. I had so much snow and cold weather I been snowed out from working my M38. |
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DanS Member
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Maybe a photo issue, but it looks like you have the longer brake pads on the back of the axel? The longer pads should face the front of the jeep. Just trying to help.
Dan _________________ Dan Schultz
MD20035 9/1952
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K38 Linemans Trailer 4/43
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DanS Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:25 am Post subject: |
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I would do it. The brakes on these jeeps are marginal, even when everything is proper. The installation was a design feature that I feel is not worth compromising. It is not a huge a job, like others said, it is all clean.
Dan _________________ Dan Schultz
MD20035 9/1952
MC70324 dod 6/52
GPW 14944 dod 4/10/42
K38 Linemans Trailer 4/43
M100 Trailer 01177488 dod 8/51 |
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:58 am Post subject: |
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M38 brakes are the non-servo type. That means the big shoe goes on the front and the reason for putting it there is to reduce wheel hop when braking.
The servo-type brakes found on later jeeps are a floating assembly (not rigid anchored at the bottom) and they use the big shoe in the back so that when brake is initially applied the bigger shoe being dominant has a tendency to force the brake assembly to a tighter engagement earlier on.
So I would suggest following Dan's suggestion and always make sure the two big safety items, STEERING & BRAKES are done right and reliable! _________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
Mjeeps photo album: http://www.willysmjeeps.com/v2/modules.php?set_albumName=Wes-Knettle&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php |
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