mknittle

I remembered reading A thread here someplace that several guys said their brake adjusters didn't work. I figured I better check them.

Once I figured out why they didn't work. Moving the hole seemed like the easiest solution.

j_martin

Typical Homerism butchering of a good addage.

To try risks failure.
Not to try guarantees failure.

NJTman

My wife is a propnent of this, except she mostly succeeds at failure, by not trying at all because of fear of failure, vs trying and failing. Very successful at failing, either way..

mknittle

My wife accuses me of that. but sometimes I can see failure coming and the only way to avoid it is to avoid the the whole situation in the first place.

mknittle

My wife accuses me of that, but sometimes I can see failure coming and the only way to avoid it is to avoid the the whole situation in the first place.

mknittle

Today I got the new rear wheel bearings, seals, drums and axles in.now to turn it around and start on the front.

mknittle

Not truck related but this morning when I went out to check on a couple rat traps. I got two rats in one trap.

NJTman

What did you win ?

mknittle

Two for the price of one. Half the peanut butter twice the prize.

mknittle

This morning I stripped the outer parts off my front axle to do the king pins. One cone was a real PITA. I ended up heating the knuckle up pretty hot before it popped loose.
now to go take out the lower bearings

Diesel_Dawg

Mark - This has been an informative thread for me and I have enjoyed following your progress. Keep on truckin!

mknittle

Thank you much. I try to help wherever I can.

mknittle

while dissembling this mess I noticed the drivers side bushing was missing the retainer that goes between the spring and the bushing was split and deformed. good thing I am one of those "while I am in there" guysI started to replace a stub axle and bearing.
The king pin kit I ordered didn't have the retainers either. But I need to order a slinger for the stub axle anyway.

mknittle

This morning I found that the axle seals are leaking So the carrier comes out. always something

MrFusion

Man, you're gonna have a new truck by the time your done!