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I didn't think that's what "breaking in" a truck meant.....
You going to make the parade here Friday?
Cheers
You going to make the parade here Friday?
Cheers
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I can't learn to fix it unless I break it firstI didn't think that's what "breaking in" a truck meant.....
You going to make the parade here Friday?
Cheers
Looks great! I wish I had someplace to store mine in doors.Hi,
after i repaired my alternator, I paint my trailer in green like the Lmtv.... I love it.
Hi,
after i repaired my alternator, I paint my trailer in green like the Lmtv.... I love it.
It's going to be sitting outside until I can get the brake parts removal figured out. I cannot budge the lock ring off the canister. I'm guessing the last person who had it off forgot the part in the TM saying to use "anti-seize" on it.I'm in for a barn raising!!
A second to the motion.We need pictures of the other toys in that garage!
Mark,It's going to be sitting outside until I can get the brake parts removal figured out. I cannot budge the lock ring off the canister. I'm guessing the last person who had it off forgot the part in the TM saying to use "anti-seize" on it.
Heat was my next option. We've been getting a fair amount of rain the last couple of days (over 2" today) so I've been putting it off. I'm pretty much done with events for the year so I've got until March to get it fixed If I can get them off I can swap one from the trailer onto the truck so I'm able to drive it but it's a matter of getting those stinking lock rings undone. I haven't decided if I'm going to try and rebuild the old one or just look for a replacement.Mark,
Have you tried a bit of heat? Sometimes the hot wrench is the best option for loosening stuck parts. I know we are potentially dealing with rubber seals and such, but it sounds like you may be rebuilding all that anyway... Sometimes judicious application from a small propane torch can help loosen corroded parts. I can recall working on my Chevy 6.2L in OH as a teenager. I had to heat, soak in penetrating oil and bang on everything I took off that truck. I'm thankful I now live in TN instead of the rust belt where I grew up!
On another note, have you been able to devise a temporary shelter for the work space? I've thought of using a small tarp to keep outside work area protected. I'm going to have to pull the driver's front hub soon to check the spider gears for excess backlash.
What happened to Keith-J? Haven't heard from him in a while?Keith_J came by this afternoon and we finally got things switched out. The trick seemed to be, for mine any way, to remove the wheel and brake drum to be able to get a good angle on whacking the ring with a drift. Keith had a nice 1" square drift compared to my tapered one so put more meat on the ring when hit. Still it took considerable encouraging to get it off. The chamber came off fairly easily after heating it up a bit. We checked for leaks in the driveway but it was getting too late for a road test so I'll be doing that tomorrow.
New wife (well a couple years now) and new job. He's able to stop by very rarely and on here even less.What happened to Keith-J? Haven't heard from him in a while?