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Putting tires on a A3,help with seating.
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UPDATE:
I aired all the tires up and drove it to White Owl today. The beads really do help, do I recmonend taking your tire apart to put them in ?NO. What a pain.
So shes getting a new CV boot,Full grease job , the parking brake fixed, engine temp guage and to have all 5 tires that were going flat fixed so they dont go flat anymore. Ill let you guys know what they say about it all.
Im relaxed knowing its in their hands. -Jay
I aired all the tires up and drove it to White Owl today. The beads really do help, do I recmonend taking your tire apart to put them in ?NO. What a pain.
So shes getting a new CV boot,Full grease job , the parking brake fixed, engine temp guage and to have all 5 tires that were going flat fixed so they dont go flat anymore. Ill let you guys know what they say about it all.
Im relaxed knowing its in their hands. -Jay
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MArch 30th, 2010.
Good luck on the tire fix, Jay. I'd say silicone is not an approved replacement for the specified "O" ring, some motor pool guy was being a rocket scientist....! I had a USMC M422A1 Mighty Mite that some Marine Corps brainiac figured if you didn't have the 1/2" hose clamps (2) that clamped the vent line from one side of the fuel tank to the other... Use two (2) 1-1/2 RADIATOR clamps and two (2) rolls of electricians tape wrapped around the hose ends before clamping... Do you think it leaked when the tank was filled? Like a overloaded cow p--sing on a flat rock! And with the exhaust nearby and it's gasoline! I always wondered how the Marines survived 'Nam as this was a Headquarters or Ship's Detachment Commanders Truck!!!
White Owl will set you right. Jay, I came across a repair order from Kenworth in Colorado Springs changeing out the axle oil in the front axle of the old M35A2, musta been after fording as they said the oil was yellow......! Remember when fording the M35A3 to change all the gear oil and repack all the wheel bearings, SOP!
Cheers,
Kyle F. McGrogan
Good luck on the tire fix, Jay. I'd say silicone is not an approved replacement for the specified "O" ring, some motor pool guy was being a rocket scientist....! I had a USMC M422A1 Mighty Mite that some Marine Corps brainiac figured if you didn't have the 1/2" hose clamps (2) that clamped the vent line from one side of the fuel tank to the other... Use two (2) 1-1/2 RADIATOR clamps and two (2) rolls of electricians tape wrapped around the hose ends before clamping... Do you think it leaked when the tank was filled? Like a overloaded cow p--sing on a flat rock! And with the exhaust nearby and it's gasoline! I always wondered how the Marines survived 'Nam as this was a Headquarters or Ship's Detachment Commanders Truck!!!
White Owl will set you right. Jay, I came across a repair order from Kenworth in Colorado Springs changeing out the axle oil in the front axle of the old M35A2, musta been after fording as they said the oil was yellow......! Remember when fording the M35A3 to change all the gear oil and repack all the wheel bearings, SOP!
Cheers,
Kyle F. McGrogan
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Ahh , I footed that bill at Kenworth. Terry and George are great guys and did a perfect job on my other trucks. I cant wait to pick it up , Jay