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The brass bushing which attaches the j-pipe to the rear plate on the airpack (covering the piston) sheared off. Liberal application of heat, PB blaster, and force did not get the remains removed from the cover. I drilled it out, but have not been able to get it clean of the threads. Currently...
Pulled the trigger on a new one last night. Now if I can just get my airpack issue sorted out I can get the truck back on the road!
Tks to all for your help on this.
I am on the fence on rebuilding it vs replacing it. Initially I pulled it because I was servicing my airpack and the MC is so easy to get to with the airpack out, I figured I might as well. I did find a significant amount of crud in my airpack hydraulic piston. It seemed to hone just fine and...
Pooch: tks for the link to the exploded pic, that was helpful.
RL: great TM, it has a wealth of info on the MC and should allow me to rebuild it w/o trouble.
I took a look at ebay, starting prices were $65. I can get a rebuild kit for $25 so that's still a cheaper route (even by the time...
Before the flames come out: I searched through half a dozen TM's and on the site, however at this point I am ready to accept defeat.
Can someone lend a brother a hand and point me to the TM I need to rebuild the MC in my '68 deuce?
I assume once I get the soft parts out I am ok to hot tank...
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