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Be sure the oil you go with is safe to use with yellow metals (bronze?).

Is there a better way to clear the vent tubes besides trying to blow them out with compressed air?

Are you securing your wheels with a cage or heavy chains when inflating the tires on the rims after mounting? I'd prefer a cage but I used chains when I did mine.

It's my understanding that different fuel filters can be used for the same application as long as they provide the filtration needed for proper engine function. When I replaced the fuel filter on my truck, it was different from what was specified in the TM, even though I'm pretty sure it was...

To mount and dismount my wheels i started with a big pry bar to get them off the hub. By the time I was done, though, I didn't need the pry bar anymore. Instead I made fine adjustments with the bottle jack and wiggled and scooched the wheel onto the hub. It may take some getting up and down to...

It's an annoying process having to get your money back but at least it'll happen eventually. At least you have all this documented! So far I've only bought from Big Mike's and Erik's. They've been kind enough to work with me on shipping smaller parts for lower rates :)

That's more than enough. An empty 2 1/2-ton truck's front axle supports about 6000 lbs while each rear axle supports about 4000 lbs. The data plates will tell you for sure what the weight distribution is. I was able to use a 4-ton jack to lift each side of each axle to place an appropriate...

I'd be tempted to take those to a shop to get them done. They'll have the big tools to get them apart and back together in no time. Around where I live the shops prefer those wheels to the two-piece bolt-together wheels because they don't take as much time or effort to swap tires.

Ever since I've had the wheels overtightened on my daily drivers by idiot mechanics, I've always torqued my lug nuts to spec. I do more of my own wheel and driveline work now too. Those guys just like to tighten the crap out of stuff and just move on to the next thing. My old minivan had to...

I recommend getting at least a 1:64 gear ratio multiplier. If you use a torque wrench with it - a 1/4" drive will do! - add 20% to the torque setting to account for slop in the gear train. For reference, Snap-On torque multipliers have 15% slop.

With a standard/shallow socket the reaction arm should be able to rest against another lug nut on the adjacent wheel stud.

I don't think it actually has a brand. It has a generic description for a name - I'll have to check in my shop tomorrow. It's very similar to the one that @banditt1979 showed there. The Chinese ones on Amazon seem to be the same basic tool but may come with different sockets. The torque...

I used a Chinese-made cast-iron torque multiplier a friend of mine got on Amazon to loosen and torque all the clamp ring nuts on my truck's wheels as well as the lug nuts - 450 ft-lbs max. It works great!

I think the older trucks like yours didn't come from the factory with windshield washers, so they would've been added on as a kit of sorts. I haven't seen kits like that with self-tapping screws or stuff like that. Everything gets bolted together with a separate nut.

I was wondering about that too! But I didn't see a fill cap on it. Then again I haven't looked at the one on my truck lately to remember if it had a separate fill cap.

Where is that box mounted? Somewhere in the cab?

I think I found the section you need to look at for the hose part. I hope this helps!

Find the NSN for that hose in the parts TM and Google the number. A few parts websites will have specs on that hose so you can identify a suitable replacement.

All these sounds my truck doesn't make - I feel like I'm missing out :p @Gypsyman recently noticed an air system sound that may be attributed to air equalization between the storage tanks after shutdown, making a periodic hiss per @rustystud . As far as I noticed my truck makes all these...

I feel like those GovLiquidation guys were just making up names as they went about making the papers! Three different names for our trucks in the same thread :alien: