I love the belt tensioner set up you have! Can you please share details on the parts you used to rig up the belt tensioner?
McReddy
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Andyrv6av8r
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Display at the Military Appreciation Event at a neighboring town's Farmer's Market.
Another Ahab
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That's a fine looking rig, beehumvee, nice!
Spain is a big place.
My grandfather (mom's side) was from Valladolid. What part are you from?
Spain is a big place.
My grandfather (mom's side) was from Valladolid. What part are you from?
No problem I used this parts from McMasterCarr
one RH ball joint https://www.mcmaster.com/60645k16-60645K161
one LH ball joint https://www.mcmaster.com/60645k16-60645K162
and two of these screws https://www.mcmaster.com/91259a709
The middle pice is a 1" hex steel bar. It looks not perfect but it works pretty good at the moment and it's very easy now to get to the right tension of the belts.
How long is the 1" hex steel bar? Did you thread the ends yourself? What tools did you use to thread the ends?
McReddy
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Hey! This is in fact where the lady is, in valladolid!
Another Ahab
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Drained the transmission and dropped the pan. Replaced the filter and replaced the kickdown solenoid.
Seemed to drive a little better during the shakedown ride but no kickdown near as I can tell. Troubleshooting continues. I know the switch on the throttle linkage is good. Will trace the wires next.
Bulldogger
Seemed to drive a little better during the shakedown ride but no kickdown near as I can tell. Troubleshooting continues. I know the switch on the throttle linkage is good. Will trace the wires next.
Bulldogger
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Hey, Bulldogger, a little warm but otherwise nice day for a drive.
Where'd you go? Ever head down to George Mason's place?
No need to test drive. Turn the truck to run, engine off. Test light connected to the transmission kick down lead. Mash the peddle to the floor with no peddle interference, ie carpet, mat, insulation, squirrel nests. Light should come on.
Another, if engine fan has kicked in and running, Mash peddle to the floor. Fan should kick off for 20 + - seconds. Same switch circuit.
Check light first before chasing tail. CAMO
Another, if engine fan has kicked in and running, Mash peddle to the floor. Fan should kick off for 20 + - seconds. Same switch circuit.
Check light first before chasing tail. CAMO
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Another Ahab
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Another Ahab
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Ooooops...caption is missing:
- "As long as you're up, can you get me 50 gallons of water?"
I plan to test the kickdown switch wire circuit for voltage next, yes. My truck is a M998A0, so the fan will not kick off with WOT signal.
I'll get to it next weekend, too much to do this week.
She drives, she's just a little more sluggish than a normal A0.
BDGR
M998 A0 didn't have clutch fan system with the Cadillac valve and TDM??
Inquiring minds want to know, CAMO
Inquiring minds want to know, CAMO
Wire Fox
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Got my Pitman Arm and Idler Arm replaced yesterday. That pitman arm did NOT want to come off the steering gear with the help of penetrating oil, hammering directly on the puller bolt, or anything. What finally did it in was dropping the sway bar, them setting the impact wrench in it to beat on it for multiple tankfulls of air. After a long while, it finally gave in and let me get on with the job. Took the opportunity to bleed the power steering since the wheels were already off the ground, then set everything back down.
Only sore part of all this is I think I was sold knock-off parts. The castle nuts were way too sharply machined, plus the idler had the wrong zerk fitting on it (and when I tried to replace the zerk, the bolt head stripped). Wish I noticed the abnormalities on the parts before I started the install, as I would have sent them back. In the meantime, since I'm stuck with these parts for a while, I'll just inspect them a little more often for play or damage, and I'll grab myself an angled grease gun coupler (if they make them...) since the idler zerk points straight at the sway bar right now...
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Only sore part of all this is I think I was sold knock-off parts. The castle nuts were way too sharply machined, plus the idler had the wrong zerk fitting on it (and when I tried to replace the zerk, the bolt head stripped). Wish I noticed the abnormalities on the parts before I started the install, as I would have sent them back. In the meantime, since I'm stuck with these parts for a while, I'll just inspect them a little more often for play or damage, and I'll grab myself an angled grease gun coupler (if they make them...) since the idler zerk points straight at the sway bar right now...
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there are a few variations of Pittman and idler...one way to tell is the angle of the zirk fitting.
but yes...many many knock offs on the market.
there are a few variations of Pittman and idler...one way to tell is the angle of the zirk fitting.
but yes...many many knock offs on the market.