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I have not seen many 10 tons up close and never had two seating side by side to compare . I would like to drive both gas and diesel loaded and empty to see for my self the difference .
The commercial Mack 65,000 axles have a soft plug on the axle caps . The 10 ton Military trucks may have Rockwell 65.000 axles if there is no soft spot . The soft spot lets the axle go through the axle cap if the axle shaft brakes to keep the two broke ends from damaging the axle housing plus...
I would think the adaptor would be real unstable the higher it go's up . The jacks base is just not wide enough or centered under the load for the distance of the lift .
I think if someone has the original Mack engine in there truck they could use a lot of the exterior parts to repower with a 300 horse power Mack engine maybe even a 350 . The mack 350 is a lot of horse power . I don't know about the new Mack engines but the older ones the horse power is rated...
I looked at a lot of engines I really liked the Mack 285 or the 300 horse power engines . I was not sure they would fit there is a height problem the mack engines sit far to right to miss the third member on the axle the oil pan still needs to be modified . If some one wanted to there would be...
My m52a2 has one side that that is full of grease from the last owner filling it up from greasing the king pin bearings the boot lasts about a year . the other side is much dryer and that boot lasts about 2 1/2 years . To tear down the axle is on my list .
Put the fender on for the last time I hope. The heater is ready to be hooked up .I did get to drive It down the road about 8 miles this was the first time to see what my top speed was going to be at 2100 RPM it will run 38 MPH with the multifuel it would run about 45 MPH . I still have a oil...
Centering bell housing
I removed the old dowel pins and set the new bell housing in place .I used a thin lair of silicone between them . The dial indicator is held to the crank and is in contact with the inside of the bell housing I would turn the crank and write down the readings at 12 o...
I like Napa premium in the blue and white tube or the large tub . When repacking wheel bearings they take a fair amount of lube . I want to always use the same grease on a bearing that I used the last time I had it apart . When I bought my m211 in the 1980's I bought wheel bearing grease...
When I changed the boots on my m52a2 one was full of grease and one had grease in it but not running out this boot is fine and the over full one is needing replaced again . I plan to take them a part and clean the way excess grease out .