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I believe he removed the center axle to rear axle driveshaft. And the tcase to center axle driveshaft was freewheeling without mode being on.
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YES!!!! Inter (between) Axle Differential. All modern 18 wheelers have it and a pneumatic lockout on the dash to control it. MTV has it but engagement is automatic.So is there something special about the divider gizmo on the intermediate 6x6 axle that allows it to have a differential between the two rear axles?
I was more concerned with the fact that with the truck in neutral. The rear drive shaft removed. And the air brakes released the truck drove itself up hill almost 6 inches before he stopped it with the brakes. My driveway slopes down to the street and it tried to go up hill in neutral.Not strange at all, that is the interaxle differential, Wes is not familiar with those 'cause his old school 5 ton doesn't have one.
Thanks, I wasn't sure which of the three axles it was "inter".YES!!!! Inter (between) Axle Differential. All modern 18 wheelers have it and a pneumatic lockout on the dash to control it. MTV has it but engagement is automatic.
Left rear rear and the passengers front tandem.Are you guys able to isolate which two tires are out of balance? I swapped drivers side front and rear on that side thinking that was the one giving an issue. Maybe try the same on the passenger side.
I’ve sent Recce01 a personal message on the rear driveline issues. I was not aware there was such an issue and plan to help with costs incurred today. Most important thing is to get home on the road enjoying the truck on his trek westward!
Did you do Synthetic in just the one axle with the Power Divider Box (Intermediate axle)? Did you hear from anyone if the Intermediate Axle typically will have higher temps than the others?....before I forget, intermediary axle temps are down to 180, thanks to suprman and simp recommending the synthetic gear oil. Little more expensive, but 40 degrees less!!. ...
i did just do the intermediate axle, and I did not hear from anyone what theirs runs at yet. I am pleased to see a temp drop anyway!Did you do Synthetic in just the one axle with the Power Divider Box (Intermediate axle)? Did you hear from anyone if the Intermediate Axle typically will have higher temps than the others?
Thanks for the advice, pretty sure I came to the same conclusion last night... RE balancing.Please remember you are driving an empty 5ton truck with tires aired up to handle maximum load. IMHO you will never get those tires to run smooth even after high cost of balancing. The issue is probably out-of-round tires, not specifically balance. They are all out of balance, CTIS and all.
If you unplug the CTIS and drop tire pressures it will smooth out. The rears have low load and I personally would drop pressure significantly until a little bulge shows. Same with fronts. You might end up with 25 psi in the rears. Just check tire heat when you stop.
As for all the other work done, have you really found anything wrong? The intermediate axle splitter might be pressure actuated clutch-type like the transmission drop box uses, and will warm up. There's a big difference in how a 5 ton MTV operates compared to the old trucks.
I will try to air down a bit this AM, then I will swap out the 2 tires most suspect, I have 2spares with wheels on board. Thank you!I think trying to get the 395s balanced is a hopeless endeavor especially over the thanksgiving weekend. Army never did, Stewart & Stevenson never did either.
being it’s my first voyage, and probably the first trip of this length for this truck, I’d hate to be stuck somewhere with someone else’s goods on the back, though in the future (pre-RV build), I’d be happy to do it!Not trying to being an a$$. But pick up a load. It will probably ride like a dream. Just like most big trucks.
thank you big block 88!Balancing a tire of that size is nearly impossible... the goodyear at2 and mtv are made inherently unbalanced so they will harmonically balance at speed im not sure about other manufacturers tires though
You are wasteing time and money on trying to get them balanced. I would recommend getting/finding/buying something that weighs a couple tons to put over the rear axle and it will calm her right down.
I am going to get on the road this morning, find a valve core remover and a tape measure. Thanks for your help Suprman, and thanks for the advice yesterday.The 4x4 trucks have a much more compliant suspension. You don't have to have weight in the bed for them to ride ok. The 6x6, especially the the tractor, do better with a bit of weight in the back. I have had a few 1083s and they all rode ok on the highway to 55mph without significant vibration. I would put my best 2 wheels on the front and the worst ones on the middle axle. One of the biggest causes of highway vibrations is front mis alignment. You can use string to measure the distance between the front of the front tires and the rear of the front tires with them set straight. It should be equal. If you don't track straight on the highway that's another indication you are slightly off in the front.
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