I was a mechanic and recovery vehicle operator in the US Army for 20 years, spent thousands of hours doing this service. Don't forget to check the oil in the geared hubs, the small reduction gearboxes at each wheel. They do not hold much oil, so even a small leak can lead to a catastrophic failure. Love your channel, keep up the great work!!!
Yeah I caught that too. They did pretty good, but missed the hubs. I’d probably of checked the fuel filter on the firewall for water too. Army 63b and recovery, 12 years👍🏼
That brings back memories. Days upon days spent in the motor pool under a scumvee taking a nap because we had already pulled daily, weekly, and monthly PMCS. All you are missing is a drip pan, a chock block, and the pioneer tools and rack.
That´s a very early Humvee. Hints are the remnants of the early one-armed mirrors in front of the windshield, and the vehicle data plate on the outside rear left fender. Only very early Humvees (say ´85 or ´86) had those plates. I´m pretty sure the gunner protection kit on the turret was later added on, as it was usually only used on later M111x or M115x Humvees. Great episode, as always. I just posted a link into our Humvee owners group.
Its amazing that the museum staff just happen to have all these spares ready to hand and know what substitutes can safely be used. Most impressive - as usual.
Thank you for explaining everything that is going on and the "why". Have no idea about engines but love Workshop Wednesday and feel like I learn a lot. Salutations :)
Kurt's fascination with everything is so cute. I imagine i was the exact same way when i used to work on stuff with my uncle. Also, the guys explaining everything so nice and clear as well, all nice!
What a job, park an 80 year old panzer in the morning and perform detailed maintenance on an old battle wagon, then take it for a ride. Great video. Thanks!
I love how you maintain the vehicles,and am a mechanic and still find that soothing to watch.Find your channel very informing,keep up the great work that you do...
A Day in the Life of a Tourist visiting "The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum", and the sign at the door states we have a new Tour - Kurt will lead you around all exhibits and discuss the maintenance of each vehicle, his 'specialty' is the HumVee.
5:22 a pretty simple and effective way to clean those is to make an adapter (basically a piece of round wood with a hole for an air hose in the center) and put some pressure on it outside (not much, you don't wan't to rip them open tho). You can do an even better cleaner if you have vibrating base to sit the whole thing on. Dust just falls out of the stuff.
I love these videos. Australians always seem so nice and friendly. Then you see them play their football and you realize that inside they're crazed lunatics. 😲A foreign power would be nuts to invade their country. 😀
It amuses me how ordinary mechanical objects and procedures excite KOERT so much 😁. Good on you for sticking your hand up, not all of spent their life crawling under and in vehicles trying to keep them running 😁
hiya, Nice video; thank you all. Great seeing a bit more of a modern fighting machine. A complete walk-through of it and its capability would be good. That 88 looked sad sitting in the middle of the parade ring, slowly rusting away. It was always my favourite Airfix kit, well, that and the British Grayhound. The SAM? Stay safe, Steve...
The M1025 (the one in this video) was used before Desert Storm, the Humvee variants you’re thinking of are the uparmored M1113 ECV series, which was developed further during the GWOT. Slant backs were issued far more than just to MPs as well.
I own a Humvee M998.. I love these Humvees...Just to let you know... Those bushings do not use a 27 mm socket... Every nut and bolt are ASE Sandard ... Those bushing bolts are 3/4 inch ... The oil drain plug is 9/16 ... The same that General Motors used for over 60 years ... Wish I could be there to give you hand ... These Humvees are very special to me.. And my business Sincerely, Captain Ron Naples Florida
This was a really great video. I remember talking to a person I knew who was in the National Guard. He told me that Humvees were simple to repair to a regular car engine. I knew he was full of it when he told me that, but this video confirmed it.
As a mechanic and a Qc there is few things I see here. The end of the clamps an the air filter housing should be under the air filter housing guard. The right side mirror is useless in this way you can not see anything in the mirror. Not mounted correctly. Its in the manual along with many useful information
Thanks Sooo much for your Workshop Wednesdays. I look so forward to them. Most Guys would proberly find a simple service to a vehicle BORING! but I was fascinated by the detail these guys attentend to a vehicle. Keep it up.
As a humvee owner in Brisbane, nice to see. Definitely don't forget the spindle locking nuts. What model slant back is it? It's an A0 truck as it still has the early mirror brackets and what looks like the 6.2 v belt, or could be the mid 6.5 v belt. Look forward to seeing it when I visit.
I served 11 yrs in the U S Army and reported to my first unit in 1986,shortly after the army started replacing the M151's with M998's.I noticed that the example that they have is an earlier version with the brakes mounted to the differentials. Something to be aware of is the tendency for the bolts holding the calipers on to back out and start hitting the bolts holding the half shaft to the flange on the diff. I experienced this issue several times and started including checking them in my pmcs and tightening them periodically.
to check the clutch fan operation you can disconect the electrical line that is near the black box on the drivers side engine bay. when the line is disconnected the fan kicks in. something i picked up from AM General back in the day. Used to start the engine with WD8 wire as a jumper on the test connector but i cant remember which spots. only used it a few times when the ignition switch went out.
Little trouble starting, typical. Inside every US Army Humvee is its dispatch book, a green plastic book to keep papers for the vehicle. Almost every one of them you will find a perfect circular soot mark on it. If your Humvee has trouble starting you take that book and place it over the exhaust pipe blocking the exhaust and the Humvee will fire right up. Don't know why this works but on most the Humvees I was assigned this was the only way to start it.
wow.... Why can`t you find out history of this humvee? Ican see Beau and work on Stug in the background :-D . At 19:19 I see 88mm will you restore them? Greetings from Poland 🙂
DROVE m1044/45 SERIES tow HUMMVEES AND THEN m998 tow RIGS AND FINALLY THE m1114's from 85-07 lots of hrs on them to go over the dash 10. I loved em but i would make a few improvements to them
