Re: [MV] 5-Ton Air Brake Conversion

Mark:

[url]http://www.militarytruckparts.com/airbrakes.html[/url]

73, apb

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark J. Blair, NF6X" <nf6x@nf6x.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 5:17 PM
Subject: [MV] 5-Ton Air Brake Conversion

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> I've often contemplated replacing the brakes on my M543A2 5-ton wrecker
> with conventional air brakes and spring parking brakes. I don't entirely
> trust that single parking brake on a little ol' deuce, and I think it's
> really inadequate on a 34,000 pound truck in hilly terrain, even if it's
> in good shape and properly adjusted.
>
> Do any of y'all happen to know if there are any standard, off-the-shelf
> air brake components that would bolt on to the axles and hubs in place
> of the hydraulic brake backing plates? I just don't have the experience
> with civilian trucks to know whether the axles and hubs are unusual, or
> have common bolt patterns and dimensions that are compatible with parts
> for common civvy trucks.
>
> --
> Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x@nf6x.net>
> Web page: [url]http://www.qsl.net/nf6x/[/url]
> GnuPG public key available from my web page.
>
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