I remember our mat techs replacing a few fenders back in Cypress. Of course, that was in 89, and the trucks were only 4 years old. By the time we finished our tour, the Iltis in Cypress were replaced with the Pajero. The Iltis were cracking as a result of the rough Cypress roads.
I personally replaced a body complete while in MooseJaw. A couple of the militia guys in Dundurn decided to play chicken between a MLVW and the subject ILtis. They got their lefts and rights mixed up, and the MLVW creamed the complete left side of the ILtis.
The manual called for 90 manhours to replace the body...I did it in 32. There were a couple of hangups. Both the rear corner body mounts broke when I tried to remove them. Also the replacement 15A circuit breakers provided were the wrong size (I found some aircraft ones that fit proper). After all that , the vehicle sat for the next 5 months waiting for a speedometer. Apparently they were out of production, and the CF had to wait for them to be special made.
By the time I finished, the truck did indeed look brand new. It was returned to the Sask Ds, where they used it as the COs Iltis. Of course, 6 months later, it went on for it's half life improvements, which weren't really neccessary on a 6 month old body, but since the repairs were already paid for, off it went.
Boy, I do ramble, don't I? Have I ever mentioned how much I hated the ILtis?
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09-01-07, 05:16
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