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I ran in to this one time on a drilling rig when a new gasket was no where a round . Sprayed some kind of aluminum rust spray paint on both side a couple of layers let it dry and put it back together and torqued it down just a little higher . I went back a day later and retorqued it .

This is what it looks like when you use brake cleaner to remove the foam and cover the holes and paint .

When gear oil was not around I have used STP oil treatment as lube and a rag with duct tape or electrical tape to patch the broken plastic . Some caps don't have plastic disks that can be changed out the whole thing has to be replaced . When I came across a trailer with a old hard rubber...

Picture hanging wire works and I don't know if its necessary or not it dose keep any bolts from being lost . Silicon works on the out side of the zipper nothing on the inside . I have always taken the wheel off . The more of them you change out the easier they get .

The plugs get hard over time and can cause the clear plastic to break when removing or pushing the p[lug back in I tried to keep them fresh to avoid this from happening

When using a 5x4 and starting out on a hill or starting out to get up a hill on to the roadway when using 1 gear in the main box and with 2100 RPM and you try to shift the brownie is almost imposable the truck will be at a stop when you push the clutch then you will be trying to take off...

I took my radiator out of my 5 ton M52a2 to have it rebuilt at the only shop in the area where I have taken radiators from trucks and drilling equipment they took it a part and could not get it to seal so strange they fixed every thing large and small before same guys .I bought a new one from...

I drove a 1996 Internarial school bus last week with a DT466 and a automatic transmission last week for a river rafting company in the mountains around Durango Colorado and it had a ( KLAM retarder ) I was amazed at how this drive line retarder would slow this bus down it was almost to...

I liked when the older trucks I drove had shutters that the driver control with a direct drive fan it pulls all the time the shutters worked good to block what the fan was pulling and keep the engine temperature up to 190 or 200 and getting plenty of cool or cold air it helps make power ...

I bought a 1967 M52A2 from Boyce about 15 years ago over the phone and they shipped it to me . I was told the truck sat out side the fence at the Forest service yard and was never used by them then Boyce bought it at a auction and put it back in running condition . when I got it I...

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...

I used a air cylinder to control the PTO on a transfer case bought every thing off Ebay

Rud silicone over the zipper when your done

Have you found any thing yet ?

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 '

Some pictures of a Timpte bed mounted on a 52 chevy

Thank you I will give making them a try

Weight can work for you and against you tire chains on all drive tires is the way to go .

If you want to post the dimensions or send me one of the old one I can make then on a lathe and send them to you for the cost of shipping

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