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  1. Mullaney

    Your 5 ton, The spring brake tank and RUST - My M936

    Strange. I know that on the 40's vintage duces I have worked on, the mounting is a little different too. A lot of them have something that looks like a muffler clamp that the tank sits on. All the same - finding that (factory mounting) tank on the horizontal metal plate - and rusted through...
  2. Mullaney

    Your 5 ton, The spring brake tank and RUST - My M936

    It wasn't for me either, but with the truck off and "shop air" plugged into the truck - it made finding the source a lot easier. What surprised me was the design. A "metal tank" bolted down onto a "metal plate" with two U-Bolts. No rubber bumpers, no cushion at all. Obviously it was a pretty...
  3. Mullaney

    Your 5 ton, The spring brake tank and RUST - My M936

    Well, in the grand scheme of things I can't say that it surprised me when I found a little spot of rust was the problem... I have had an ongoing battle with the stuff! I had a persistent air leak that sounded like it was under the drivers side step. There is a wad of air lines in the "box" in...
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