New Member New Jeep and Lots of questions

bamaj · Post by **bamaj** » Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:53 pm

what about this?

Xamon · Post by **Xamon** » Sun Oct 06, 2013 6:54 am

someone else asked about one of those not long ago. can't seem to find it now. it is something to do with radio kit though if I remember right.

evanso1975 · Post by **evanso1975** » Sun Oct 06, 2013 8:57 am

It's for the small square loudspeaker for the radio sets (LS-7, LS-166 and LS-454 are typical examples). They look like this:

http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/ftw_ls_166u.html

bamaj · Post by **bamaj** » Sun Oct 06, 2013 10:26 am

Ok what about the hinge is it a bubba mod.

evanso1975 · Post by **evanso1975** » Sun Oct 06, 2013 11:49 am

From what I can see, that looks like a latch bolt. The arm of service added those to the M38 jeeps to stop the passenger seat jumping forward and having an unfortunate interaction with the windscreen.

I thought the M38A1's had a spring retainer fitted to the body panel side?

Post by **wesk** » Sun Oct 06, 2013 12:05 pm

The barn door sliding bolt latch is a field addition per MWO ORD G1-W50 Dated 4 OCT 56. The M38A1's produced from about 1965 and up had the spring type catch for the pax seat on the right side.

Balvar24 · Post by **Balvar24** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 10:32 am

My latch was actually brass-tone, just like you'd put on a cabinet door.

Post by **wesk** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 11:06 am

The Army MWO actually had a part number and that latch was steel.

Balvar24 · Post by **Balvar24** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 11:09 am

Mine was steel with brass-tone finish.

Looks like someone went to the hardware store and bought whatever was available.