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  1. rosco

    M105A2 brake part #'s

    The MC is a wagner lockheed, 1&1/16" bore w/NAPA # shown above. Usually you can locate the proper part # for a MC by using the casting # on the side of the MC. Its the same for the Bolster Trailer
  2. rosco

    torque on wheel nuts

    When I was a Kid, there was an old time mechanic, that I learned to respect, as he was very knowledgable. He said that torque wrenches were for amateaures!. I learned to respect that. Meaning that they are not "foolproof". Ie, depending on wether there are clean, new, dry threads, or wether...
  3. rosco

    torque on wheel nuts

    Kaiserjeep - you put them on till they POP, period. Long before air and torque wrenches were promenent, you torqued wheel nuts till they poped. The industry rolled on that axium! Fatigue and probably a prior air wrench was the cause of your troubles - stuff happens. You didn't want that...
  4. rosco

    M35A3 Air Pressure Relief Valve.

    What is the pressure, that its blowing off at? It can be the governer, or the unloader valving, in your compressor.
  5. rosco

    torque on wheel nuts

    If your putting them on by hand, with a cheeter pipe, tighten them till they POP. That was the industry standard, before air wrenches. You won't break them, and they won't come off! It takes a 5' cheeter pipe, 1" schedule 80, so you won't bend it! You might have to bounce on it, to get the...
  6. rosco

    M105 Worked Great Today

    I made a three point hitch mount for a receiver, and usually leave it on the tractor with a pintle hook, for all sorts of stuff. But I don't have hills steep enough to cause the hitch to raise up, as described. Basically, one needs to go cautiously when using a farm tractor, pulling that kind...
  7. rosco

    Crane air brakes

    The service brakes, should still work, if the cans are caged! The portable air compressor is a good trick. Just keep it hooked up and have somebody walk the hose along with the truck, as it is unloaded.
  8. rosco

    Patching a metal air line

    You can braze weld it. Usually the rubbed area is more extensive, extending each side of the pinhole. But often, it not possible to braze it, in place, due to fire hazard, so you have to remove it. You also need to be pretty good, to braze, brass on brass. If you do, build it up good...
  9. rosco

    Mep 3 help

    Maybe I didn't say it exactly right. Doesn't the outlet of the Aux pump, connect to the tank? Its inlet, going to the Aux fuel source?
  10. rosco

    Mep 3 help

    I suspect that the missing fuel line is to the pump for the aux fuel source. It goes to the day tank, just keeping it full. The Set always runs off the day tank. The Aux Fuel setting, just keeps the day tank full, using a float system. Thus giving the operator a chance to change fuel...
  11. rosco

    Oxy/acet or mig

    You will need both! But the first is the torch outfit. You'll probably have both forever. For torches, I'd really try to get the small Victor torch outfit& regulators. You can get them in a small outfit (forgot the name), several gas welding tips, along with a couple of cutting tips. Then...
  12. rosco

    sf-97 help ASPA plz

    No title - No Sale! There are lots of good trucks out there, with no hassels, no heartburn!. Get one of them!
  13. rosco

    Air Dryer for an M35A2

    The snifer is all that you need! Drain your tanks daily. Go to a heavy truck shop and get the "Pull Cord" type drain cock, so you don't have to crawl under there. The only modification to the stock Deuce snifer, is to wrap some duct tape around the jar and the metal top, so that jar doesn't...
  14. rosco

    Air Dryer for an M35A2

    The only trouble fre air dryer is the alcohol snifer. They are adequate for all weather conditions, even the extremes that we encounter here in the North. The one that often comes with the M35A2 is adequater and trouble free.
  15. rosco

    m211 intermediate duals trouble

    Wow, now I see that we're all ihere, n the far north. Those are real good trucks. They just need their share of TLC!
  16. rosco

    m211 intermediate duals trouble

    Let's see - its been years..... So what happened when you backed into the drive? What was happening, or not happening? Before you pulled those axles, you should have just pulled the fill plug and stuck your finger in there, got lube on it, and looked to see if you have metal filings on it. I...
  17. rosco

    Front Tire Camber.....Question

    You can't check this stuff, with it up in the air! You need weight on it, to get it right! On a good flat floor, lean a Framer's Square against the tire. A quarter, to 3/8" space at the bottom, is just right. That is from the top of the tire, to the floor! Unles you have wear, you can't...
  18. rosco

    mep-002a ground post

    Welcome to the site! I suspect that you mean Neutral. This site is full of great informatipn on these generators, and the best thing I can say is to do a little searching and a lot of reading, since a proper hook-up is imperative. If you don't have a good meter, its time for one. The meter...
  19. rosco

    Fire Extinguishers in our MVs

    DOT requires a minimum of a 5# ABC extinguisher, in all commercial vehicles. Sometimes extinguishers don't make it through the extreme cold here, and they loose their charge. I took one to a fire products store to re-charge it. They didn't want to do that because over the years, there were...
  20. rosco

    Fire Extinguishers in our MVs

    DOT requires a minimum of a 5# ABC extinguisher, in all commercial vehicles. Sometimes extinguishers don't make it through the extreme cold here, and they loose their charge. I took one to a fire products store to re-charge it. They didn't want to do that because over the years, there were...
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