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I found out mine needed to be rebuilt when I stopped at an intersection, and so much smoke came from under the hood that I thought the truck was on fire. Turns out, my air pack vent was puking brake fluid directly at the turbo. It was a huge relief to push the brakes and have nothing but air...

Glad to help. My grandson is pretty wound up also, but 30 minutes in the deuce would put him out like a light. Hope you get yours running. Scott

I just bought a 1 gallon garden-type sprayer from Home Depot ($7), cut the hose in front of the spray wand, and bought the brass fittings required to plumb it into the vent fitting on the master cylinder cap. Fill the MC with fluid, put some in the sprayer, and give the sprayer a few pumps. It...

It's almost impossible to replace a major component in the brake system without getting air into the system. I would highly recommend bleeding the whole system. I built a pressure bleeder out of a cheap chemical sprayer, and bleeding the entire system is a one man job that takes about 15...

I ran into that problem. Go to your local hardware store and buy some wooden wedges used to level door frames. Use 1 or 2 of the wedges to separate the halves. A couple of light taps with a hammer on the wedge, and my piston halves popped right apart. The felt strip is the right one. It only...

As it turns out, a wooden wedge and about 2 taps with a hammer will separate the 2 halves of the piston. Replaced the seal, reassembled the airpack, and finally got it in the truck last night. Today after work, I bled the brakes, and took it out for a test drive. WOO-HOO! Brakes work great, and...

OK, I found the seals I didn't pull out the first time, so I don't have spare parts anymore. However, I am still having trouble with the large aluminum piston. I got the rod out easily, but the piston itself appears to be a 2 piece affair, with the rubber seal sandwiched in between. I am so far...

Well, I finally got around to pulling my airpack off and rebuilding it. It looks like some of the internal seals were leaking, judging by the amount of contamination inside. I have a couple of questions. 1: The large piston seems to be a 2-piece affair. How did you get the pieces separated? 2...

Thanks for the write-up. I need to rebuild mine and honestly, I've been stalling. It doesn't look all that difficult. Also, thanks for the part numbers on the cylinder hones. I'll try to get my air-pack off the truck this afternoon. I already have the rebuild kit. Scott