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A longer description of what I did was done in a dump conversion thread In short, remove 12 bolts and disengage the links and drive shaft to the hydraulics and get the dump assembly off. Place the 5th wheel and tighten 10 bolts and you are ready to go. With a crane next to it, I can do it...

Ron, they say when you need to get a difficult job done proper, give it to a truly busy person. Already mentioned earlier, often is the day I banged my head because we could not get our locals interested (not even ask to help, just being supportive or show some interest) in reviving their...

A "search friendly" title. So I finally started to prepare to get going on working on the brakes, sort of, maybe. In short, after 16 months of standing still the M51A2 had zilch pressure on the brakes and an empty Master Cylinder. Two weeks ago I threw in 7 ounces of Dot 5: no pressure after...

And in even a few years, these "newer" trucks will be old and coming to GL cheaper while you are still around playing with MVs, but you can't register that old lady UNLESS the bill gets approved. Today, its not 25 years and older, today the cut-off line is 1985. So if the law does not change, in...

Squirt truck, I always thought that the middle axles where a bit "hanging in the middle" and therefore fractional less crucial than the rear rear axles. So a next way to do this. Hope people will chime in with why this or that (or even better, why definitely NOT). Split options equal...

Just thought about a few things: 1) if you split the system, each circuit services only half of what it used to be. Does that mean a smaller air pack? 2) dual MC. With the vacuum assisted and the hydro-booster systems, the booster is BEFORE the MC: the pedal influences the booster which pushes...

Does not look good but what is it?

Hibernating in the arctic Canadian cold or is there any news on your brake repairs?

Any ending to this problem with a solution or diagnosis what was causing the problem?

Any updates and or new pics on this? I am starting to work on the MC and Air Pack this week as well and can use all input I can find.

After some months of winter, anything new on how the charger is working and the batteries are holding?

With the Hydrobooster connected would be a dual MC, so it could be smaller than the original single MC (total volume is the same, but split between two circuits).

Normally, I would say go for it with as much media coverage as possible in a fight. Probably over-cautious here, but it seems that the gang quietly without many waves has achieved a lot, maybe because nobody really cares. Media means political hardball and exposure that might wake somebody up to...

Probably, the warning switch would double the price, not that easy to do cheap in a pressurized system.

M5x or M8ss 5-tons do have power steering and air-boosted hydraulic brakes. I try to upgrade that single system to a bit better, safer system. One option is to replace the Single MC and Air pack with a dual MC - Hydro booster system like the CUCV and many modern pick-up trucks have. Mostly, a...

thanks also to a wee bit of help of the Dutch, who were at war with the English from 1780 to 1784 and gave a lot of hidden help to the American freedom fighters.

Somebody should tell him to become a member of SS, so we can enjoy the pics of the restoration.

Looking into the hydro fuses as first step to make our 5-ton M51A2 more safer. Those remarks are in a different thread about a 5-ton dual system. The first post is more general, the next post gives some links to hydro fuses.

hydraulic fuses 5-ton brakes Some links to hydraulic fuses general another one, more specific Below some prices. I do not have any idea if these specific fuses are applicable for a vehicle brake system but at least it gives an idea about prices and the sites provide other info out their...