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    All 5-tons: Heavy Duty Torque Rod Ends

    torque rod ends Simp is a great source, my 2 cents is the HD all metal joints are super expensive, and the rubber ones lasted 30 yrs, so not sure the metal means longer life. one thing i read while i was selecting what to do with mine. the metal are actually hyme-joints if i understand it...
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    M1061A1 leveling jack question

    update on leveling jack, got it off the trailer (yes its heavy, managed to not drop it on my foot...LOL). first thing i then noticed is the square end of the shaft that you put the handle on, is a pressed on piece. mine was spinning on the shaft. so looked for a shear pin or other means of...
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    Wreckers: Do people buy them for hobby or use?

    I have a M936A1, as stated above its fun. i use it for hobby logging. over all its does what i need safely and lets me recover logs of more or less any size. relatively cheap to buy (compared to commercial trucks in the same condition), less so to operate. down side is, its a lot of stuff to...
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    M1061A1 leveling jack question

    I have a M1061A1 trailer and one of the leveling jacks appears to not be working (mine has square legs), handle turns but the leg does not retract or extend. the manual TM-9-2330-376-14 only shows the leg as a unit and no interior details as to how it works. So two questions: has any one...
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    Couple of questions on a MEP831a

    Dav5 - good to know, i have a 240 3/4 hp deep well, never tried it on my 831 (need to do the math but bet it exceeds 3kw inrush current ability), because when it hits my 14kw generac generator it notices the load at start. my 831 will run a dewalt 7 1/2 circular saw with no issues plus a box...
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    Couple of questions on a MEP831a

    and 1500$ is average going rate for a good one, they have been going up at the auction sites. also if it has the solar charger - nice extra.
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    Couple of questions on a MEP831a

    i have 831, it is fairly quite, fuel efficient, I have used it to run a 7 in. circular saw, block heater and lights out in a remote shed for my 936 (not all at once). as stated above it is a little on the small side for "whole" house and would recommend looking at the 5 or 10 kw units. it...
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    unidentified part in my hub

    axle washer in hub The following maybe old news for the veterans, but for novice first timer's to hub maintenance (me) this was not obvious and took a couple of tries. When installing the axle washers it is critical the washer is fully seated (which is hard to judge) in the hub land. at least...
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    wheel stud replacement

    FYI for other 5 ton'ers - tried to replace a damaged stud on my front hub, based on what i pulled out of my front hub it appears somewhere in the trucks past a rear hub was put on the front. Mike of Big mikes did a little research and determined the bearings are the same, so they appear...
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    poormans hub seal driver

    Been doing hub PM's and did not have a nice "soft" seal driver big enough for the hub axle seal. probably not the first to dream this up but --made this up out of PVC 3 in drain pipe. and you can make it long enough to easily drive the seal home with no risk of dents and can tap it in square...
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    wheel stud replacement

    Question, what is the best way to remove a damaged wheel stud? hub is already off the truck. hit it with a BFH? (and tricks to this technique?) press it out ? Other? and for future learning reference where would this be covered in which TM? I seem to only have parts and operation...
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    unidentified part in my hub

    just re-pulled the driver side axel (after completing the PM) and the thrust washer is missing. so will try and find one, oshkosh is out of stock, have a request in to big mikes. next related question - when i did the drivers side i thought i "knew" which way the inner seal was to be...
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    unidentified part in my hub

    nope... sadly i didn't know to look for it. took everything neatly apart and put in the new seals and boots etc... repacked the bearings, and back together. no extra parts at the end...LOL well now that I've done it - it will just be a pain but should go pretty quick. lug nuts will be the...
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    unidentified part in my hub

    Simp5782, thanks, so it appears that was missing from my other side then. guess I need to get one and re-open the hub up and put it in. but on this side, this copper seal seems to have bonded to part 31 (part your friend boggered up) and or to the seal behind it. not sure which, but it is...
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    unidentified part in my hub

    am doing my PM's on my front hubs (M936a1) and have finished one front wheel. started to pull the inner seal on the other and broke my seal puller. then realized this side does not look like the other. it has a big copper washer - ring seal that appears to be in front of the normal inner...
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    Fuel Gage M939 not reading

    work smart not hard... good point. those things are heavy.
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    Fuel Gage M939 not reading

    tank sender i have a m936 and you have to pull the tanks and work around the out rigger, just pull the out rigger out, about half way if i remember right, then you can slide the tank out a bit and back around the out rigger. the sender is located on the frame side of the tank, so have to pull...
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    5 ton front shocks

    thanks, was wondering if the added weight would mean I should up size.
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    5 ton front shocks

    shocks simp5782 -- how have the meritor/gabriel shocks worked out? and since i dive very few miles would the monroe's work just a well? thanks
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    do i have a brake issue, leak on spider?

    I have solved my issue with a bit more searching on SS - and an old post by Floridianson - 2015 - had this link ...good link.ftp://38.106.177.129/gopettibone/for...20no.%204r.pdf the link is a vendor manual on the spider - tells each part and what it does, and has a section on maintenance of...
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