Looking for Canadian M151A2 Pictures....

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Scott

Thanks for sharing, your not the first person to have this happen to or the last, so the lesson is a good one for the rest of us. Think about those keepers, wheel cotter pins etc. I've been using stainless steel cotter pins but now you make me wonder and make me think about all the critical torque locations that I've used them.

Speaking of keepers has anybody found a source for off the shelf nut keepers for CMPs. I'm getting tired of cutting out keepers out of sheet steel, little easier now with a plasma cutter but still takes time.

Cheers Phil

[Grant Bowker]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Speaking of keepers has anybody found a source for off the shelf nut keepers for CMPs. I'm getting tired of cutting out keepers out of sheet steel, little easier now with a plasma cutter but still takes time.

Am I correct that you are talking about the sheet metal parts shaped like an overgrown star washer placed between the axle locknuts with one (or more) tabs bent against one nut and another tab bent against the other? If so, years ago when I went looking for them for the M135 I owned at the time they were readily available from a large truck parts dealer (they specialized in drivetrain parts but I'm not sure if this is critical).

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by Grant Bowker

Am I correct that you are talking about the sheet metal parts shaped like an overgrown star washer placed between the axle locknuts with one (or more) tabs bent against one nut and another tab bent against the other? If so, years ago when I went looking for them for the M135 I owned at the time they were readily available from a large truck parts dealer (they specialized in drivetrain parts but I'm not sure if this is critical).

Hi Grant

Yes those are the critters, I've never found ones that had the hole diameter and tab size and are big enough to fold up and down on the nuts.

Cheers Phil

[Eric B]

Hello Scottie

I know i have a photo of my 42 GPW being towed as well. A brand new oil line blew.

I just obtained a demilled Vinson KY-57 encryption box. On this site somewhere is a side photo of a M151A2 with with mounted on top of the 524 radio set in a doghouse.

Does anybody have the installation instructions for the Vinson?

I have the regular radio instructions for mounting on the regular tray.

Thanks
Eric

[Scott Bentley]

If you ever need a good workout, try removing ROPS Feet from the ROPS. What a colossal PITA!! I was lucky enough to have the complete ROPS and Feet out and easy to manage. I can't even imagine how hard this must have been with them still mounted in the vehicle.

They are finally off for the installation of the straighter "Un-Cut" ROPS.

Needless to say, I will be slathering the Feet sockets with Anti-Sieze when I reassemble.

Scotty

[Scott Bentley]

So, a bit of background since this thread is spanning nearly 6 pages.

I built one good M151A2 from 2 x Demilled Units. Essentially, I used the Power Pack and components from one out of Gagetown, and the Body Tub from another from Calgary.

Mike McKinley was gracious enough to provide me with the Data Plate for the Gagetown unit (CFR 09782 from 403 OTS).

The other had no CFR or Serial Number provided. It did however have the original Odometer and TAC Markings which indicated it was C/S 9A from 1 Service Battalion. Scouring the paint did not reveal any other covered over markings. For all intents and purposes, it was a one VMO, one C/S Vehicle.

I spent a few hours on EDR Viewer, and was able to narrow down to a single M151A2 from 1 Service Battalion which had last maintenance entry mileage within a few hundred miles of where it is now. There was little evidence that it had been driven at all, since it was scrapped from the CF. Previous owner never had it running, and none of the others from 1 Service Battalion came within 5000 miles.

So, I think I may have found the origin of the Body Tub:

CFR 74-09195, Serial Number 43813

One last thing I was thinking of doing was comparing the Mod History of this CFR to the list of M151A2 CFTO Mods. I can visually verify if the Mods were done. Heres the hold up, I have the list of completed mods from EDR, but I don't actually know what the Mod Numbers mean.

Here is list of completed mods:

30010000CF003,
30105000CF001,
30105000CF003,
30105000CF004,
30105000CF005,
30105000CF006,
30105000CF007,
30105000CF008,
30105000CF012,
30105000CF013,
30105000CF016, and
30105000CF017.

Thanks

Scotty

[rob love]

30010000CF003: This was a common mod to the SMPs. It was either seatbelt installation, or else modification to the distributor cap for the autosense diagnostic computer. I am leaning towards the distributer cap mod. The autosense was the "state of the art" automotive diagnostic system we used back in the 80s. About the size of a chest freezer, it was rarely to never used on the SMPs as first line army units weren't entitled to one.
30105000CF001: Installation of the radio power cable
30105000CF003: Modification to door rods (cotter pin) to prevent loss while driving
30105000CF004: Battery box cover insulation (rubber sheet glued into battery box cover to prevent shorting)
30105000CF005:Installation of hasp to tool box cover...allows mechanics access to batteries without access to tool box
30105000CF006:Installation of new footman loops to back corner of body...holds tarp over body instead of at body.
30105000CF007: Drilling hole in top of radiator baffle to allow proper reading of radiator level
30105000CF008, Installation of fuse protection for turn signals
30105000CF012: Installation of grill type radiator guard
30105000CF013: Installation of lap belts
30105000CF016, relocation of rear view mirrors onto fenders
30105000CF017: Installation of roll bar and safety (seat) belts

These were all very common mods to the mutts, and some could easily be removed through normal maintenance and operators changing things like doors between each other.

Too bad service Battalion doesn't have an archive of photos from back then. You could possibly find a photo of this jeep on a parade.