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    Service Air Tank check valve

    Yea either replace the dryer, or at the very least clean and service your old style dryer. I did a youtube vid on servicing the old style dryer. Search “rronmar” on youtube to find my vids. The principal of coalescing hasn't changed in centuries and the old style dryer actually has a lot...
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    A Shocking thread, A1 Monroe 65456

    These were the only thing I came across that were off the shelf, in a comparable/appropriate length and at least implied they were in an appropriate weight class. The monroe commercial website(monroeheavyduty.com) said these were for class 7-8. They are also the longest they make:) Class 7...
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    M1078A1 "Pandora" Build | 2024-??? | ***Picture Heavy***

    The 90 deg BSPP4-JIC4 adapters make it a pretty compact package. I think it is narrower than the mount tabs, even with the flow control mounted on one side… found my BSPP leak:) ever miss the old oil filter seal stuck to the filter boss and put on a new filter and seal on top of it:) one of...
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    M1078A1 "Pandora" Build | 2024-??? | ***Picture Heavy***

    I used the included gasket. in place of the existing hand pump… Hmmm… Well the existing hand pump is sealed, and the way the valving in the control valve works, it will send all the fluid back toward the hand pump until it develops enough pressure in the sealed reservoir to overcome a 5psi...
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    M1078A1 "Pandora" Build | 2024-??? | ***Picture Heavy***

    I havn’t had an issue with any of the JIC-4s used on the hydraulics yet, and they are a common use component… maybe at larger sizes but i think at the -4 size, it is a case of the difference making no difference when it comes to holding the 37deg sealing faces together. the only hydraulic...
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    1083A1 Engine Cooling Issues

    Yes I believe that is the high temp switch on the side of the thermostat housing. Drives the dash high temp light at 230F…
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    A Shocking thread, A1 Monroe 65456

    https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/wtk-lmtv-shock-absorber-options.213819/#post-2503035
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    M1078A1 "Pandora" Build | 2024-??? | ***Picture Heavy***

    The hydraulic hoses all use JIC-4 fittings, with JIC4-SAE4 adapters on the back of the manifold and cylinder ports...
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    M1078A1 "Pandora" Build | 2024-??? | ***Picture Heavy***

    3000 PSI gauge, 1/4NPT female to JIC-4 male adapter and a JIC4 fem-JIC4fem swivel fitting, and you can connect to most things on the truck. About $30 at Surpluscenter.com? I just ordered some a week or so back for another project...
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    CTIS pressure settings increase - no programming, transducer, or module required.

    Yea they probably won't dump with a regulated air supply making up air. The reason they dump with the controller is that it closes control and only gives a brief shot of air to open the wheel valves and then it looks to measure tire pressure. Of course the leak creates unstable pressure and...
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    CTIS pressure settings increase - no programming, transducer, or module required.

    You probably have a leak on the line between the T fitting at the transmission and the rear dump valve. The front axle QR valve(beside transmission) is also probably dumping, just not as loudly... Since the controller cycles rapidly it is hard to track leaks. Either jumping the plug for...
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    M1078 A1 transfer case

    I doubt this was much of a challenge for allison beyond the fact that they probably realized that they put a short thrust bearing in a tall cavity... Babbet and composite thrust washers are common in automatic transmissions to position planetary gear assemblies. The new one is nearly 3 times as...
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    M1088A1 Starting Issue

    Relays clicking usually means current flow/voltage fluctuating issues. CB67 feeds all over the place via TB1. a prime place to look for marker issues however is where the wires pass into the doors to drive the door marker lights. common place to chafe and short to the chassis when the plastic...
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    Wheel Alignment on a MTV 5 ton M1083A1P2

    What Superman said, move the wheel... Beyond that, confirming proper toe-in is easy with some string and a measuring device...
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    M1078 A1 transfer case

    I did two request for quote today, the one from excaliber came back today $380… that first one was thru the allison western region rep supplied out of portland…
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    M1078 A1 transfer case

    $150, cool, order me one will ya. Since they replaced what looked like ~1/8-3/16" thick roller thrust bearing unit with a ~ 1/4-5/16" composite washer(4.9mm >3/16" thicker than original part), i am thinking the only real critical tolerance is going to be the diameter. Need a temperature and...
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    M1078A1 Caterpillar pin outs on computer schematic

    It is probably some form of LC(inductor-capacitor) or RC(resistor-capacitor) filter circuit to direct the expected motor brush noise to ground instead of exciting the wiring like an antenna. i believe it was to lower the electromagnetic signature. I found another RC filter in the A0 Vehicle...
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    M1078 A1 transfer case

    yep, those P6 assemblies should come right off without that crossmember. i got a quote from Allison for $430 for that composite washer. At that price I am tempted to engineer and machine my own...
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    M1078A1 "Pandora" Build | 2024-??? | ***Picture Heavy***

    F=MA… Oops wrong formula:) PSI X piston surface area = force… You have to build enough pressure to lift the cab, ~ 1500PSI to be exact for a typical cab. Your pumps are obviously having issues doing that, or fluid is leaking from supply to return preventing full pressure Buildup. so as...
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    Clunking in drivers dash, foot area or under the floor – M1078A1?

    I have witnessed a M9 lost in service(stripped out of a holster by an obstruction while boarding a vessel). yes, even with 4 eye witnesses it was a PITA... Have you tried thumping on things with a rubber mallet? That can sometimes induce the loose object to make some noise while stationary...
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