Recent content by MrJJ

Have replaced the kingpin springs an cups this weekend, in compare to the new springs the old ones did shrink ....the differences where about 3 and 4 mm smaller than the new ones. Steering is a lot better now as it evver was, but still after hitting the brakes a few times harder at higer speeds...

The problem first started a short time a go in the back......after removing the drums and finding the left drum smeared all over with a kind of dust mixed with oil.... i cleand it out and sanded the drum and shoes ....have to replace the drum seal for that......after the rebuild of the rear...

Tie rod ends are replaced one year ago did had free play, have had a check up last month are perfect now

Think after doing some further reading the problem is more than just the break. It looks that the car has the death wobble, so going to replace the kingpin springs and cups. And if possibel at once all the front bushings of the stabelizer and spring, they look after 28 years like granny's Have...

It are not the wheel cylinders thats for shure , have replaced them a good year a go they are dry and the fluid level in the main cylinder is perfect. So think it is the drum seal that is leakiing. Now about 3 weeks a go my front tires are changed can that give trubles when braking at high...

Dismanteled the reardrums today, the right one was totally clean The left one was full of a kind of grafite like grease ....but it issend that Could it be that the drum seal is leaking and that it mixes with break dust? After cleaning the breaks /drum i made a test run with the first brake the...

Did read that thread, but think this is realy breake related. all did work fine until a few day's ago.... the car begins shaking from right to left in the back like a idiot at higher speeds when hitting the brake pedal. After the stop the car moves normal again. Going to remove the drums...

Since a couple of day's my m1008 with S250 shelter with grc122 instalation, is shaking heavelly in the back when braking at speeds above lets say 40Mph. The shaking stops when the car stands still, at lower speeds in town there are no problems. I have checked if the drum run free and the...

After a phone brainstorming chat a bout the problems with Willem (us carparts) he had a idee and now: PROBLEM SOLVED :-D.... the whole problem of the bad running engine was the retun valve on the fuelpump. That ... littel basterd was cloged. In the return nippel on the pump lid there is a smal...

Hi There , time for a update. I have removed the tank cleaned it, removed the outside rust painted it with hammerrite, cleaned/repaired the tank filter who was fallen apart endfilter was lose and the valve was stuck with diesel flakes , replaced the fine fuelfilter. in the mean time replaced...

All cucv's have that drain pipe. I own a 84 M1008 and have just yesterday released my tank from the truck . He had stand still for 2 years the engine started ok , but now runs bad at idel and will not excellerate top speed 35Mph. Wanted to drain/clean the tank. It was a good idee tank was full...

Well you should think it would standing there but no :s,,,,,I had last week the same problem. getting the studs out is easy...getting them back in needs a littel more force. a nice site with info over rebuilding the dana60 front is here...

I have drained the water seperator for about 3mins drained i think a good galon but it gave not the result. (but i knop now that the low pressure fuel pump works) engine still stalls at idle. will try to get a fuel filter after the weekend hope this will help. will also check the governor of...

I think i have to see to get a fuel filter and try this and see what is hapening. The first day's when i started my m1008 it has run on diesel witch had sad in the tank for 2 years but it started and drove well. At the moment it still starts well the engine just gaining no power to keep running

The aircleaner looks ok , it had some rust on the place at the intake further it is verry clean. Befor the paticel test they have trown in a bottel of cleaner to make the engine come better thru the test, could this give problems for a filter?