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Unread post by Mark » April 21st, 2010, 11:03 pm

hey, do any of you guys remember what a p-38 was? We called them john waynes for why, it beats the heck out of me on my mutt went to change out the left front half axle u joint, well the u bolt was rusted in the flange thing connected to the wheel, well I got one leg freed up, but not the other so I cut the u bolt in half, twisted the free one out of the hole. then I cut the other one flush with the flange thing, now can't hardly see the outline, (thought I could use a punch to knock out the piece from the flange but no) so I guess I take the wheel apart to figure out how to get the flange by itself to drill out the broken u bolt, what a nightmare, the needles in the u joints were bone dry, rusty. well I hope I can fix it if not, I'll have 3 wheel drive.
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Unread post by David » April 22nd, 2010, 12:17 am

The plane, the pistol, or the can opener?

Good luck with your mutt

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Unread post by moose53 » April 22nd, 2010, 1:59 am

the john wayne was the can opener... no good soldier was ever without one....

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Unread post by rickf » April 22nd, 2010, 5:47 am

moose53 wrote:the john wayne was the can opener... no good soldier was ever without one....

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You got that right, who remembers it's big brothers name?


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Unread post by cstaup » April 22nd, 2010, 6:41 am

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Unread post by Ralph Fuller » April 22nd, 2010, 7:01 am

The P-38 I carried in Vietnam hangs on a dog-tag chain from the rear mirror of my M151. At a car show the other day (near Fort Benning, Georgia), three different guys were still carrying a P-38 on their key chains.
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Unread post by Francis Marion » April 22nd, 2010, 8:59 am

I carried one around on my key chain for years but got tired of getting stabbed by it. I've still got a couple around here somewhere.
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Unread post by rickf » April 22nd, 2010, 9:35 am

And what is the P-51's big brothers name?


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Unread post by toptiger » April 22nd, 2010, 9:39 am

I got mine still on a raw hide string on the sheath of my Randall model#18
never noticed there was a bigger, P-51 version.
At a reunion of my unit two years ago we gave out a p-38 {bought surplus on eBay} to everyone during the final dinner banquet, over 120 people and most wanted two!
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Unread post by cstaup » April 22nd, 2010, 1:00 pm

rickf wrote:And what is the P-51's big brothers name?


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Unread post by rickf » April 22nd, 2010, 1:03 pm

Well you got me on that one! I never saw that thing. My next choice was a M7.


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Unread post by toptiger » April 22nd, 2010, 6:06 pm

An it is HUGE- looks like it is almost 90 inches long!
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Unread post by Mark » April 22nd, 2010, 10:08 pm

Oh ya, glad the p38 brought back the memories, I thought I'd mention that punch in p-38 on google or where ever I did, well it brought up all kinds
of info, I don't know if it was issued with the later field rations, I just saw it with c rats, actually it was a very useful device for other than opening cans, aw, you all know that, ya I forgot that there was a pistol, an airplane. And I didn't know there was a bigger version.
I got my flange with the broken u bolt removed ,(took the nut off the shaft that holds the wheel bearing on, and pulled it out from back of the
wheel, pretty simple to my joy, aw, you all know I am not a good mechanic and I hate learning stuff the hard way, but lot of stuff with these military vehicles seem ingenuity with the allowing for the people who mess with them that it ends up being a simple fix, if you know what I mean.
Well gotta go, I've had a couple of beers so I hope my sentence / thought idea was got across ok , you guys help me out alot and I wish the best for you all.
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Unread post by Cobra5 » April 22nd, 2010, 11:07 pm

Hey Ralph,

That's a nice trophey on the hood of your A-1. I didn't know you were such a good bowler. :lol: :lol: :wink:

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