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    Front Axle Spiders Failing?

    Tennmogger, I can't tell you how many hours I have spent reading this forum in the last couple years. What a treasure trove of knowledge and help. I'm grateful to all those that have posted their experiences and also thankful to you folks that worked to help me thru my knucklehead period. I...
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    Front Axle Spiders Failing?

    OK Guys - I'm a Dork. This morning I drug my buddy out to look at the truck. After a few minutes, he diagnosed that the noise was coming from the left u-joint body contacting the axle housing. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. I didn't have the steering arm tightened down yet, so the...
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    Front Axle Spiders Failing?

    Agreed, I will pull the left axle and check for straightness, although visually it appears nearly new. Thanks guys, Dirk
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    Front Axle Spiders Failing?

    Thanks Bachman, You are correct when you say I bought this as a tool, as I was originally just looking for a water truck to keep water on my property in case of forest fire. I had no prior MV experience, but when I found this thing on Craig's List I drug a buddy of mine along for a six hour...
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    Front Axle Spiders Failing?

    Hi - I'm a long time lurker and first time poster. A couple years ago I bought a 1975 M45A2 WO/W tanker to use as a water tender for my remote forest property in Western Oregon. The truck belonged to the U.S. Forest Service and according to a sticker on the dash was stationed at Elk River in...
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