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    New Mexico members check in here!

    Farmington NM
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    Plumbing trailer brakes

    The red splits at that valve one goes to the back of the truck for a trailer hooked to the pintle hitch and the other red is for when a trailer is hooked up to the fifth wheel each end has a on and off valve by the glad hand . there are no brake release buttons in the cab just a manual...
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    Plumbing trailer brakes

    marked with the yellow tape is where the air line comes off the hydraulic booster and goes to the relay valve .The red tape lines go to the rear of the truck glad hand and to the glad hands for the fifth wheel trailer the green tape marks the air line from the hand brake control by the...
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    Plumbing trailer brakes

    I can take some pictures of how my truck is set up and post them in the morning .
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    Would you attempt to flee wildfires in your 5 ton?

    If I have to flee it won't be in one of my vehicles I'm taking what ever the people next door have that is full of gas escape vehicles always get trashed .
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    Dang it, dang it, dang it!!!!! Harmonic balancer broken.

    Balancer Pictures there is no grove where the seal rides it is smooth .
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    What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

    I used the gin poles on my M52a2 to turn a trailer over to work on it they scope out another 8 feet and pin .
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    Widow maker rims

    This is the split rim on the first picture it looks like a modern wheel the split is hidden when on the truck unless its the out side duel .
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    Front Axle swap (Claw and Ball to UJoint)

    #1Empty box to throw grease rags in #2 a box of clean rags #3 a bucket of soapy water to keep washing your hands in .
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    Electrical Connectors for Tail, Marker and Lollipop lights?

    I see these on Ebay some times .
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    Brake Bleeding w/ Remote Master Cylender

    One of these kits from Harbor freight turns brake bleeding in to a one person job and can be done without running the engine .
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    What did you do to your trailer today.

    Finished working on M131 replaced landing gear on left side with a used one from salvage yard - replaced one of the type 30 brake chamber and one set of new shoes and brake drum adjusted all brakes and bleed them .took off 11 22.5 tires and replaced them with 1100 -20 fixed the front marker...
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    M51 removing brake drum

    I 'm working on a military M131 the brakes are the same as your M51 after getting the hub back on I was having trouble turning the hub and wanted to just remove the brake drum .I then removed the 11/16 nuts and put a jack under the back of the drum then put some pressure on it and shocked...
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    Rear hub oil leak

    I would take it apart and clean it and go back with new seals and check the vent on that axle .
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    What did you do to your trailer today.

    Working on a 1967 M131 that is used to haul water . Both tail light housings had heavy rust out torque rods replaced brakes adjusted and more to do .
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    Rear hub oil leak

    That a good size leak that been there for some time are you leaking any brake fluid ?
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    Mack endt 673 upgrade

    The trailer is a 1954 M 269 wrecker lowboy with S cam air brakes I added the ramps and beaver tail . This picture was taken when I used a M211 to take a set of trailer axles off with a tow bar. I have looked for other transmissions and the non overdrive 5 speed when using the transfer case to...
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    Split/locking ring removal from the wheel on the 1952 M211. Inner tube replacement.

    The soapy water lets the duck bill slip in between the ring and bead of the tire to separate them and push the tire down so the rim can be removed , Wire brush and file any rough marks left by the buck bill and wire brush locking parts. When taking the rim off the tire stand it up were the...
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    Mack endt 673 upgrade

    Thank you The Mack 673 I put in my M52a2 runs about 40 mph with 11.00 20 tires . I have been real happy with it .
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    backup in low

    In some oilfield trucks grinding a ring around the axel to make a weak spot extra axles where carried and easy to change .
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