Delivery of M923A2

[maxtor]

Well,,, this morning they delivered our truck. Boy is it huge. Everything works great. The only issue I see is that the passenger side front tire is lower than the rest. I thought that when it started that the CTIS would air it up to look like the others. It did not. It is low but not flat. What is the procedure to air up one tire?
I am going to check the bead for any air leaks.
The truck came with two new crescent wrenches, a reflector kit, bottle jack, inch and a half lug nut tool, and other sockets of different sizes and a winch to remove the spare tire. I looked for paper work, under the passenger seat, but nothing. I was hoping for a maintenance record, but no such luck.
No rust, very clean looking truck.
Here are the pictures of our truck when we purchased it. This is a past auction.

http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=6920684



The only issue is the low front tire. You can see the low tire in one of the pictures.

 

[Suprman]

Does the hwy light flash on startup on the ctis control? You may have to turn on the driving lights to see it. Does the ctis do a pressure test when the tanks reach around 120psi?

 

[wheelspinner]

You can air any tire individually of the CTIS

 

[maxtor]

Does the hwy light flash on startup on the ctis control? I will check this out tomorrow.

You may have to turn on the driving lights to see it. Does the ctis do a pressure test when the tanks reach around 120psi?
Again I will check tomorrow.

Wheelspinner;

Thanks,,

I found out that my air compressor is not big enough. Very slow to fill the tire from 20psi to 68 psi.
Also my air tools are to large to add air into the tire through the round hole around the valve stem. I had to take off the metal piece to add air. I think I will just ream out the hole around the valve, so my air tools will fit without having to remove the metal piece that limits the access to the valve.

 

[KsM715]

I can not help you with the CTIS issues but please, please for safety sake move that low tire to one of the rear axles and move a good rear tire to the front. If those tires sit flat or low in the yard for very long you could have issues with a blow out when it gets up to temp out on the highway.

 

[maxtor]

Ok,,, but how in the world do you move a 500 lb. tire? When I change our F250 PSD tire, I use a shovel to raise the wheel up to the lugs. If I used the shovel on these huge tires, it would break my shovel. If a tire falls flat, how do you get it up? How do you align the wheel with the lugs, and lift the tire up to the lugs?
The front tire was low, but not flat. It had 20 lbs. of pressure in it. If I can, and needed to, I could use the new spare to replace that front tire.
I do have an engine hoist, that could lift the tire, but getting it lined up might be problematic.

 

[crasheej]

Apice of metal and some gear oil under the tire and you can with luck you can slide it on the lug bolts. That is you got some help to move them around where you need them.

 

[emmado22]

Maintenance records usually get thrown out/deleted when the trucks are turned in to DRMO. Very few trucks reach GL with them.

 

[mcmullag]

I believe they are only 325 lbs. : )
You can get an air hose set up to a glad hand attachment and get air off the front glad hand on the driver's side, unsure which glad hand it is in the back of the truck.
Maybe take the truck to a commercial truck tire shop for help. the thing to lower the spare tire is called a chain fall and it attaches to the davit on that bar that slides out.
I think tire folks use a special dolly to slide the tire out or in, if that is not around, you use two steel bars to work it in or out. Prolly need two strong guys to manually remove or install a tire. Best of luck.

 

[KsM715]

Do you have a concrete or paved slab to work on? Get a pallet jack. You can use that to remove and replace the tire.

 

[maxtor]

Yes I have a concrete driveway, but at 70 plus age, strength is not there anymore.
Thanks for all the good ideas. One thing I have always been good at is, after identifying a problem, coming up with a new way to solve that problem. But if you guys have already come up with a good solution, no sense in reinventing the wheel.
Thanks for the information on the chain fall. Our tool box came with the chain fall and also many new tools. If I come up with a new idea on how to install one of these tires by oneself, I will post it.

 

[Scar59]

Congrats on your new truck. Head to the big truck supply house and get a big truck tool catalog, look for tire fork, works just like the shovel but for big tires. Wheel Dolly's are real handy too. HF 30 ton pneumatic bottle jack, oak blocks and glad hand adapter and the job get real easy. Download the manuals, lots of good info. Don't forget the truck has right hand thread lugs on one side.

 

[maxtor]

Thanks, I will check them out... Normal thread pattern is "counter clockwise to remove lug nut".
Which side has the "clockwise" to remove lug nut?

 

[porkysplace]

Thanks, I will check them out... Normal thread pattern is "counter clockwise to remove lug nut".
Which side has the "clockwise" to remove lug nut?

It should be covered in the -10 operators manual .

 

[maxtor]

I will read the 10 again. I did not see that information on the first four times I read the 10. After about 50 times maybe I will get most of the information. LOL...
I found it, thanks:




Wheel stud nuts on left side have left-hand threads. Those on right
side have right-hand threads. Studs and nuts are marked L and R
accordingly.

 

[M35A2-AZ]

They weight around 425lbs.
I use a pallet jack to move my tire around.

 

[randygk]

Congrats on the new Christmas gift. Make sure you have a strap or chain to go around the spare tire to lift it with the chainfall.
Randy

 

[73m819]

I am going on 68, I use a long bar and a 4x4 block of wood, get the tire on the hub, then place the bar under on side of the tire to rotate to index for the studs, or use a smaller bar though a stud hole in the rim to do the same thing, once the holes and studs are indexed, just put the bar under the tire and lift, tire goes right on, VERY SIMPLE, it is lust letting leverage do the work.

If the tire is flat on the ground, just put a long bar in the center hole (use a block under the bar if needed) pull down, the tire will stand up, then roll it where you needed it, again leverage is your friend.

 

[5tonman1971]

The tires are not that hard it does take 2 people to lift the tire if it falls but a good sledge hammer to beat the bottom of the tire works good of if you can lean the tire and get the center hole on the hub then jack it up more so it's off the ground and u can spin it and slide it to line up. I just put 6 xzls on my m813 by myself. I think you can handle it.

 

[maxtor]

Great information... Thanks very much. With all your inputs, I think it will be no problem now.

Today I saw fluid, "rear axle oil" dripping on the inside of the right rear wheel, then running down the tire to the ground. Not much on the ground, but a small stream from the axle housing. I need to read up on it, but there must be an o ring or paper gasket that seals the rear axle oil from coming out the axle hub. Where is a good place to purchase gaskets and other parts that might be needed in the future?

I checked on the parts "sticky" and they talk about a Hub bearing seal. Is this the seal I need for the axle hub? Part number Napa 48884

Thanks.