JRMITTS
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Hi all.
I've been glued to this site ever since deciding to buy a MV several months ago, and I find it both informative and fascinating. How I got here is a story in itself. I think I may have some sort of addictive personality or something, as now I find myself constantly looking at the Gov Liq site for trucks, trailers, generators, etc. I think my favorite next thing will be a mobile kitchen. Pretty darn cool. Many thanks to all who have posted recommendations for recoveries and repairs, etc. This kind of information can't be found in the Technical Manuals (which I have downloaded and browsed).
So I win this truck at the Government Liquidations auction a while back and am anxiously awaiting the clearance of my first EUC (I realize this could take months, and it has in fact been at least three months so far).
Attached are pictures of the truck in question. It looks really good, and when I went to preview it, the GL rep accompanied me (they have had problems in the past with previewers and recoverers taking parts off of trucks that weren't theirs so now they accompany everyone. Kudos to GL for this practice), and indicated this truck looks as though it had just been rebuilt, very clean engine, interior, new paint new tires, etc. I feel pretty good about it, so far.
On to my issue. In the last picture you can see the lower right rear torque rod has somehow slipped off the bushing and allowed the rear axle to slip back about an inch and a half or two. I read Warthog's description of how he replaced a broken torque rod and it looks like a good alternative to the Tech Manual way of replacing one. In the fifth picture you can see the rear wheel (on the left) have slipped back to touch the mudflap.
I also considered the jury rig way of trying to press the torque rod back onto the bushing with some large c-clamps and then holding it together for the trip home (40 miles) with a muffler clamp or something, but am really uncomfortable with that idea.
So, I bought some new bushings and will press them. Can these be pressed on in the field by using a 10 ton bottle jack, a couple of pieces of 4x4 lumber and the weight of the truck (engine end), or will I need to take the parts to a shop with a real press. Also, would one of those 20 ton presses from Harbor Freight do the job. I recall a posting were the poster took all their torque rods to a shop and paid $200 for the work.
My apologies for being so long winded, I'll stop now.
Anyway, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks JRM
I've been glued to this site ever since deciding to buy a MV several months ago, and I find it both informative and fascinating. How I got here is a story in itself. I think I may have some sort of addictive personality or something, as now I find myself constantly looking at the Gov Liq site for trucks, trailers, generators, etc. I think my favorite next thing will be a mobile kitchen. Pretty darn cool. Many thanks to all who have posted recommendations for recoveries and repairs, etc. This kind of information can't be found in the Technical Manuals (which I have downloaded and browsed).
So I win this truck at the Government Liquidations auction a while back and am anxiously awaiting the clearance of my first EUC (I realize this could take months, and it has in fact been at least three months so far).
Attached are pictures of the truck in question. It looks really good, and when I went to preview it, the GL rep accompanied me (they have had problems in the past with previewers and recoverers taking parts off of trucks that weren't theirs so now they accompany everyone. Kudos to GL for this practice), and indicated this truck looks as though it had just been rebuilt, very clean engine, interior, new paint new tires, etc. I feel pretty good about it, so far.
On to my issue. In the last picture you can see the lower right rear torque rod has somehow slipped off the bushing and allowed the rear axle to slip back about an inch and a half or two. I read Warthog's description of how he replaced a broken torque rod and it looks like a good alternative to the Tech Manual way of replacing one. In the fifth picture you can see the rear wheel (on the left) have slipped back to touch the mudflap.
I also considered the jury rig way of trying to press the torque rod back onto the bushing with some large c-clamps and then holding it together for the trip home (40 miles) with a muffler clamp or something, but am really uncomfortable with that idea.
So, I bought some new bushings and will press them. Can these be pressed on in the field by using a 10 ton bottle jack, a couple of pieces of 4x4 lumber and the weight of the truck (engine end), or will I need to take the parts to a shop with a real press. Also, would one of those 20 ton presses from Harbor Freight do the job. I recall a posting were the poster took all their torque rods to a shop and paid $200 for the work.
My apologies for being so long winded, I'll stop now.
Anyway, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks JRM
