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Super job. That Truck is turning out nice. Sent from my SM-G991W using Tapatalk

When I rebuilt my LDS in 2016, I remember looking into this and the head studs (two different lengths) and nuts were available from ARB with the specs from the original studs (length, diameter, thread, not by search for a model). Yes, the studs have two different threads on them. I did not go...

Very cool! Loved how she cleared her throat when she came to life! :-)

Passenger foot well and @Guyfang 's gladhand have the advantage of a shutoff valve to be able to disconnect the hose and keep the air in the truck; if you plumb into the air tank, you need to plumb a shutoff valve also in order to have that feature.

The quick and dirty method is to unscrew the drain cock on the outermost air tank (1/4 in NPT) and screw in an air connection to hook up an air hose. Theoretically, the air connection in the passenger foot well at the firewall should also work and backfeed air into the rest of the system, but I...

All wrenches that are offset will require to do some calculating for the actual torque values! https://www.tekton.com/blog/how-to-accurately-use-a-torque-wrench-with-a-crowfoot-wrench

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It is not unusual for the head gasket to seep a little. You could consider a retorque of the heads. The nuts on the head studs can become surprisingly loose; far from the torque specs they get tightened to when they were installed. I did not believe it until I put the torque wrench on mine. If...

As @smoke said, wash the area down with de-greaser and a hose, check the nuts on the exhaust manifold studs for tightness (the nuts may be corroded in place but the stud can be backed off), take the valve covers off (what a great time to set valve lash!) clean and rejuvenate the valve cover...

My understanding of the geometry of the rear suspension of the Deuce is also that disconnecting the FORWARD REAR AXLE is the preferred option. This is different from "regular" over-the-road trucks where the middle axle is usually the driven one and the rearmost one is un-powered unless locked in...

I recently got taken (not on steelsoldiers.com) by a well organised scammer responding to my ad looking for parts and he was very good. The usual giveaway is that the scammer wants PayPal "Family and Friends" to be used (because that way, no PayPal purchasing protection applies). I did not do...

FWIW, my experience when I had to re-do axle seals I had "just" done was a bad seal in the keyway. It matches what @gringeltaube said. The axle seals themselves were ok. As annoying as it is, you have done it before and you will be even quicker repacking the bearings and sealing the darn keyway!

My full time job is stressful, responsible and has nothing to do with trucks or mechanics. I have my truck activities as a vent and to balance my brain. I even transport 50,000 lbs excavators for a company I know, on the side, just because I love heavy trucks, hold an unrestricted CDL and it...

.....while cussing at it, loudly. That seems to make all the difference in my projects, lately.

I am just an amateur. You have been very thorough and established that - the truck gets fuel from the tank all the way to the injectors - the injectors pop off (visibly!). Thanks for posting the video! - the engine turns over at acceptable speed For completeness, you may want to check air...

@MarkM Yes, it was SAE fine thread. I looked at it but the nut really only holds the steering wheel down so it does not slip off the splines. I doubt that the coarse thread really makes a difference. The truck is a cabover, so the steering wheel is almost horizontal!

Thank you all! I ended up with 7/8-14 and it worked fine the first go. @Welder1 I did not consider metric (because the truck is not, but that would have been another way to go, for sure) - although the closest, the 13/16 die is non-regular and hard to come by (I found a place that has it) -...

@silverstate55 Yes, that is essentially what I am asking; I am just not sure which die size to go for with what is essentially a 0.82 inch rod to cut threads into.

Not an MV but a 1972 Kenworth cabover. Finally got the steering wheel off, but even after rounds of PB blaster, tapping, and pulling it required so much force that the steering wheel nut stripped the threads at the end of the steering shaft. The shaft is a smooth 0.82 inches all around now...

@WillWagner I thought I recognised that truck from on here, years ago. It is an M1090 dump truck, right? I know he had all the war pig kit and a nifty tarp to close off the cab.