M4A3 Sherman Restoration (Removing, fixing/restoring, and installing rear idlers).

This Restoration of an M4A3 Sherman is being done by the Museum of the American G.I. located in College Station, Texas.

This video shows how we remove the rear idlers and eccentrics, clean and restore them, and replace them back on the tank, good as new.

The Museum of the American G.I. is a living history museum in Texas, and the President, Brent Mullins, has built the collection of WW2 Military Vehicles into one of the finest in the United States. With a passion for authenticity, he makes sure the restorations are accurate, and done to the best possible standards.

Please view the other restoration videos on my list, and thanks for viewing!!

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[goarmy979]

i have a tank in my bigass backyard but im not sure what the hell it is it looks like a sherman but its not a sherman and i had so many people get mad at me for not restoring it they even offered me a good amount of cash but my dad wont sell it becouse my little brother and his friends like to climb on it and stuff like that but i can make a video if you want to see it i just have to find a camera lol

[agwrangler]

@goarmy979 yeah man, show me some vids or pictures!

[goarmy979]

@agwrangler i had some one already look at it and he said that he thinks its a firefly tank becouse its got the gun he said and i looke it up and it looks exactly like it but is it rare to find a firefly

[agwrangler]

@goarmy979 well man, if you can email me some pictures, i can definitely let you know what it is. Rebel_ag05@yahoo.com Thanks man!

[ArcticRain]

@goarmy979 If it really IS a Sherman firefly, it's worth more than the property it's sitting on. Do something about it.

[Raven63000]

I want a Sherman Tank

[agwrangler]

@Agomongo1235 No they didnt. The engine in this tank is the original. Its a GAA, which is not found in cars. The other type of engines they used in shermans were radial (airplane) engines, or detroit diesel engines. You ARE correct that some tanks did run on smaller cadillac engines, like the Stuart and the Chaffee, but not the Sherman.

[Agomongo1235]

@agwrangler i know it was a joke but in real life shermans did run on car engine

[agwrangler]

@Agomongo1235 it is surely NOT easy to find the engine for this tank. There isn't a car that I know of that hasan 1,100 cbuic inch GAA inside.......

[agwrangler]

@JPacheco91 yes, it surely is. :)