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Thank you! But trust me, you can’t look very close. That’s about as save of a distance to be at ;) Door handles broken off on both sides CTIS disconnected and most likely not working ABS light on No front lights Broken Front Windshield All three left side tires loosing air slowly circuit...

YES! You are absolutely correct. Thanks to Ronmar, that was something I looked at as well. I am not attempting to pretend this was my doing at all. I have gotten it going only because of this forum and the members contributing to it. Ronmar’s comment was just as valuable and turned out to be the...

Problem solved!!!!! - Driving it! - DMV does not give me license plates! Yesterday was a good day fellas! After one year of having all kinds of hurdles, I have been driving it down the road! It feels GREAT! Thanks to every single one of you guys to keep coming up with solutions, ideas and...

OK! I GOT IT! Sorry for the confusion, I think my brain just got locked up in believing one thing and.. well..:???: Work has been rather ‘hectic’ lately and I am dying to get back into it and to finally resolve this issue for once and for all. Also, I am still in the ‘tool-collection’ and...

I completely agree! Yes! I came to the same conclusion, hence I didn't see the need to dig into the air chamber and pull the wedge. I am happy to be confirmed on that. Thank you!

My assumption was, if one plunger moves, the wedge SHOULD be working by looking at the drawings. Yes! Moving backwards when in Reverse.

2nd Update! - Possible not a brake issue?! Hi folks! Thanks to help of a lot of members, I have gotten very far and been able to eliminate a number of questions. On the flip-side, I have created more questions. Quick re-cap: Air lines are free and sealed; Brake pads are free to move; Plungers...

I DO live in the US. Not in the continental US, but in the US. ;-)

This is AWESOME!!!! Thank you! Very interesting. Now I wonder whether that Pawl has been installed incorrectly!? Thank you Floridiansan!

After I removed the wheel and drum, and seeing what is going on, or not going on - I believe you might be onto something here. Hard to believe that someone would adjust too tight, but I don‘t know what and who is working on those trucks. I believe that the oil leak comes from the wheel hub. It...

Update! Sunday‘s progress! I got the truck on blocks and took the wheel off. Using a long thin pry bar, I was able to push the one brake pad back some, enough to be able to pull the drum off. Surprisingly, the drum came off rather quick, with the help of a big sledge hammer. Here is where it...

Alright! I didn‘t know about the FB group! I have to investigate that. Thank you!!!

thank you!!!!

I completely forgot to check that when I had a buddy come by. Darn! From the sounds of it, I will be taking off a very heavy wheel tomorrow, and I am kind of excited and nervous about it. It really seems that this is the only way to get to the bottom of this. Wish me luck!

Any way to tell whether that‘s the case without taking the wheel off? Not that I could fix that without taking the wheel off, but it sure would be a nice motivator if!

You have definitely a point. From the little I know so far, it would be my most preferred solution for the stuck brake shoe and evidence of leaking fluid coming from the wheel. I am just not too excited to open up a perfectly tight air line/system to go after an unknown problem.

Yes. I have come to the same conclusion after looking at the setup from above and the engine side. Getting that wheel off with one brake shoe being so tight against the drum will be next to impossible I am afraid. I might have found the reason why this truck got ditched?! I am going to put the...

I have the CAT 3126 engine. I do have a air brake can. I won‘t get to the truck before a few hours but will attempt to take a better picture. It seems as the lower part of the wheel is leaking only.

It certainly appears that way. I am still in research-mode on that. On another note - I have found and downloaded more than one dozen of TM‘s, but came to realize they are for the 1083, and NOT the 1083A1! Any pointers in the right direction? I assume that the ABS light is directly associated...

They do not! I will go after the plunger mechanism (hopefully today)! Thank you!!!!