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If packing the bearing by hand force the grease in the big side till it comes out the little side so it flows in between the rollers and comes out . You can cover the race and out side of the bearing with a thin coat of grease but the only grease that counts is the grease in the bearing...
Making a spring pad from a peace of scrap it all ready had a hole in the center and I did not even try to dome the top the mounting it in the lathe several different ways I'm learning '
The Mack Truck with the 290 Cummins did have the 7041 ( 2 shafts ) at the time other trucks had the Spicer 4 speed with the 3 shafts . mostly pulled a 3 axle lowboy hauling oil field equipment 80.000 plus + I don't remember any problems with the running gear or truck .
I have Put some miles on Ford single axle gas engine with a 5x4 transmissions it had a power tower on the 7041 to run the winch and a Mack with a 290 Cummins and 5x4 also had a power tower for the winch . The power tower mounted on the top held up so much better then the 8 bolt PTO both...
The sockets bolt to the truck and the spades are held and a pin is put through hold them I think I have never used them these are off of a model M 816 wrecker I sold the truck and the buyer left them here because he did not want to hear them bouncing around in the back of the truck .
Right now they may need only grease and on the side of the road they will need more then just grease or even loosing a wheel in traffic would be pricey .
I have worked on and drove oil field trucks in the70's and 80's that had wedge brakes only on the front axle mostly Internationals with 14.00 x24 tires or what was call a G 20 on the front axle . The wedge brakes would not lock up the the wheel like the S cam brakes would and when...
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