1990 D250 to W250
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This morning I called found a battery shop that will make up new 00 cables with spade terminals on both ends for $25.00 apiece. I am going to go that route with a group 31 battery. I can get the battery and cables cheaper than replacing the stock cables let alone the battery.
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A battery. Shop ???
Wow. Haven't heard of or seen one of those in a couple of decades.
Wow. Haven't heard of or seen one of those in a couple of decades.
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I started to do the 1 ton brake conversion and found new 3/4 ton shoes and wheel cylinders. I also found really bad wore out wheel bearings and cruddy everything. Some people!
Sort of a disappointment as I was thinking all I would need were seals just in case. Since this is our "big bill paycheck" I have a couple weeks to get it all cleaned up and ready for bearings. I did manage to get the drums turned and pick up some needed supplys to clean things up paint.
Just buying a new truck one piece at a time
Sort of a disappointment as I was thinking all I would need were seals just in case. Since this is our "big bill paycheck" I have a couple weeks to get it all cleaned up and ready for bearings. I did manage to get the drums turned and pick up some needed supplys to clean things up paint.
Just buying a new truck one piece at a time
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I had a 601 Jonsered chain saw that I ran almost daily for years. It lost it's goody over time and I tore it down to see what was wrong. I replaced all the gaskets and crank seals, and put it back to work. It literally wore out the crankcase gasket. That saw was a screamer in it's day.
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I had a 601 Jonsered chain saw that I ran almost daily for years. It lost it's goody over time and I tore it down to see what was wrong. I replaced all the gaskets and crank seals, and put it back to work. It literally wore out the crankcase gasket. That saw was a screamer in it's day.
I just was messing with "T"Man Really. my truck is in pretty good shape aside from the known Dodgeisms But we all have those
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I got my rear brakes put together today. I can't get the automatic adjusters to work right though. It appears the tabs that engage the adjuster are too high and just skipping across the teeth. I think I can fix that though.
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Once I swapped them around I also found that they wouldn't hold the star adjust tight...they were worn out. So bought a couple new ones and they work great now.
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There are left and right sided, and can also be installed backwards. Really look at them and think about how they function...I had the same problem, and once I figured out how they worked, I discovered i had them on the wrong sides...which was the sides I pulled them from, so previous workmanship.
Once I swapped them around I also found that they wouldn't hold the star adjust tight...they were worn out. So bought a couple new ones and they work great now.
Once I swapped them around I also found that they wouldn't hold the star adjust tight...they were worn out. So bought a couple new ones and they work great now.
They are on the sides that are marked on them. they just aren't low enough.
I played with them for a while and got them to work manually so something isn't quite right. I am going to try the old tabs when it quits raining. It looks like the cables are just a little too short or the tabs aren't made right.