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Old 07-06-2022, 07:46 AM
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I finally got around to replacing the king pins in my Cummins RamCharger. I should have done this 10 years ago when I built this truck from the remains of a 1993 W250 and a 1991 RC.
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That grease doesn't look much like the crimson red grease I use...Yuck
Should be good to go for years to come now.
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Old 07-06-2022, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by oliver foster
BHD,
That grease doesn't look much like the crimson red grease I use...Yuck
Should be good to go for years to come now.
Oliver,
After I did that job, 90% of the front end vibrations disappeared!

That rust brown grease is native to Appalachia....
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Old 07-06-2022, 01:30 PM
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Just what I needed right after lunch! 4X4 ****!
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Old 07-06-2022, 05:12 PM
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Just what I needed right after lunch! 4X4 ****!
Ha! You're welcome!
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That grease looked more like chocolate pudding.
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Yesterday, new multi switch, volt reg, air cleaner and a tear down and cleanup assessment of the gauge cluster for next steps. I will get it apart later to change the fuel gauge, get new OD gears in, and paint the needles. Bench test showed speedo fine so I went underneath and changed out the almost new sending unit on the T case; bad on my for once again trusting new senders and jumping to the conclusions.

Today (or maybe tomorrow), valve adjustment and oil change.
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Replacing the tranny heat exchanger.
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New automatic belt tensioner and drivers side door lock mechanism; it was a long wait for one of them. Good to have a door that shuts right and doesn’t make a hassle to open after being locked.
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Was the old heat exchanger leaking?
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Was the old heat exchanger leaking?
Yes sir, took out my tranny.
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I took out a tranny once. A very bad experience!
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I took out a tranny once. A very bad experience!
It pays to check under the hood first......Ben
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Waiting on a few hard parts, then all goes back together.


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Got my truck back from the shop with good brakes the other day. They bled the system with a pressure bleeder and got any air out of the system. Now just need to get it paperwork legal and inspected then I can finally drive it again.
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