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Well, I guess we never narrowed the issue down to just the axle. When something broke, we couldn't drive it normally, but if we put it in 4WD, the front wheels would pull it. So we knew the problem was in the rear end. I think one of my uncles said it was most likely the axle that broke, since this ...

No I haven't tried that yet. So if I do that, then if theres a broken axle the diff gears shouldn't move, while they will move with an unbroken axle, right?

Thanks for the tips! Back when we fiberglassed it, the hole was pretty small, but it was surrounded by a lot of rusted, rotted metal, so I think it's pretty bad. I've never done any metal repair work, so I think I may just take my chances with one of the reproduction tanks.

I did look inside the ...

Hey all, I've been getting back into Jeep work over the last couple months, so thought I'd post an update here.

The last couple years weren't too kind to the Jeep. I didn't have a garage, so it sat out in a parking lot with a tarp over it through an entire Georgia winter with a ton of rain. After ...

Thanks for the advice, getting the wheels on the ground did the trick!

I bought the wrong puller for the hub though, so I'll need to wait for a new one to come in

Okay great, I'll try it today with the wheel still on. That's a great idea.

I also might have to get myself a cordless impact wrench, depending on how difficult it is to remove. It'll probably also help tremendously with other aspect of my jeep rebuild.

Oh sorry, I wasn't clear with my initial post. It does spin the axle and the hub/drum.

The problem is that I need to hold the drum while removing the nut, as you said. Do you have any recommendations on how to hold the drum while removing the nut? I'm thinking I could try clamping the drum to the ...

Small update: tried to remove the broken rear axle today, but had no luck. I couldn't figure out how to remove the shaft nut because the axle with nut spun every time I tried to loosen it.

I posted a question about this in the technical skills forum.

Hello, I'm trying to remove a broken rear axle from my M38 with a D44. I removed the wheel and the dust cap, but when I'm trying to remove the castle nut, it just spins with the axle, so I can't get any torque on it. This makes me think that I'm doing something wrong because the manuals just say to ...

As promised, here are some pictures!

First some old ones, back in the 80's

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Here are some new ones. Its condition has deteriorated, but not as ...

Hey everyone! My grandpa was an Army mechanic in WW2 and ended up starting a shop after the war. He was a big collector of old military vehicles and ended up with about 30. So, I grew up around a bunch of different vehicles (mostly M38s and M38A1s).

Fast forward to high school, one of the M38s that ...

Hello, could I please have access to a personal photo gallery? Thanks

Regardless though, I did find a few topics about raising the gear ratio. Thanks.

Hey, I'm not really sure how the search works. I searched for 'highway speed', but when I looked through the first few topics that popped up, I didn't find 'highway speed' anywhere in the thread. Am I missing something?

Hey all,

I'm looking to rebuild my '52 M38 over the next few years. My goal is to make it a daily driver for when I graduate college. It's currently almost running. The rear axle is just cracked, but other than that it runs okay. I want to rebuild or replace pretty much everything on it.

I do ...