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The truck doesn't know which style pressure plate you are using, as long as the dimensions are the same it'll work .
However, in heavy truck and heavy applications a 3 finger is stronger and more longevitous IMO
I put it to work, we were on the Applegate fire for a week, old boy did good .
Needs rear springs very much badly tho
Here's a few pics, nothing exciting
I do not, I tried to scratch the paint off a sticker on it, but all it said was "owning a modern dodge can be hazardous to your mental health"
It is a Torklift model, and I can tell you it took a fair amount of work to make it fit, alot of cutting, welding, reconfiguring and I'm still putting...
It wouldn't have to push directly in a linear fashion, you can make a bellcrank and use anything that pushes or pulls .
I've had a lot of different ideas for Deuce brakes bounce around inside my cranium over the years, some similar to this .
But the first thing I would do is eliminate the weak...
No kidding, have you thought about asking them if they'd consider adopting you, or just give you the farm outright so that you don't have to move them at all ??
I cannot help you with this problem, I can however tell you that your future self will thank you when you have finally had enough of attempting to make an old wacky system work that had a multitude of issues from start, and you eliminate your CTIS .
My analogy of troubleshooting a CTIS is like...
It shouldn't make any difference as long as the seal is still riding on the seal surface of the spindle, which I can pretty much guarantee you it is .
Often times this can give the seal a new surface to ride on anyway instead of the same spot its been riding on for the last 40 years, so it's a...
M931A2
I insured it thru Hagerty yesterday for $298.
Never used them before, phone call was uncomplicated and fairly quick, although I don't believe they're actually insuring the truck I think they're the middleman, just like when Progressive uses Artisans insurance .
Matters none to me .
Also...
Having done much axle work over the years I can tell you this:
Moog and TRW are both chinee junk at this point unless you just happen upon some old stock .
Spicer parts are what you want, they make "lifetime U-joints" that I recommend, and the original spicer parts in the red/white boxes are...
Sounds like you have a short on that side, so it is a supply problem if you asked the bulb .
Which is dimmer the front or the rear ?
Whichever is dimmer your short is on that end .
You can also feel for some heat in the wire, whichever one is warmer is going to be where your problem is, if...
Like the one guy said take a medium Sledge and give that lock ring some love all the way around, it likes where it's been it may have been sitting on there for 50 years and stuck and does not like change
Some PB Blaster or some other Lube in there wouldn't hurt either
It's not an airplane it...