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My first task for this long weekend is to remove the old, rusty cable from my M936A1 wrecker's crane. I could probably get the old cable working more smoothly by lubricating it and working it back and forth, but 100' of new wire rope just cost about $220, so I'll just replace it instead.
Once I have the old cable out, I'll dig inside the hoist gearbox and brake housing to see if I can find the cause of the unpleasant noise that the hoist makes in operation. I hope it's just the brake band chattering on a rusty drum or something like that, but I just won't know until I'm in there. Once I have everything inside the hoist looking right, I'll install the new cable.
So far it's not cooperating, so here I am chatting while I take a cooling-off break and top up my sweat tanks.
The nut on the clevis pin wouldn't budge, and I ended up using an impact wrench to get it off. The threads don't look good, so I'll replace that pin. I'll need to order a replacement, but I can at least use the old one to fit things together temporarily.
I haven't tried detaching the clevis from the old cable yet. I shot it with some liquid wrench a couple days ago. I hope that I'll be able to reuse it. If not, then I'll need to order a new one, and that will mean that I won't get the crane put back together this weekend.
Meanwhile, I'm having trouble getting the old cable disconnected from the hoist drum. The setscrew is rusted in there pretty well. I managed to back it out part way, but it doesn't want to budge further. Maybe I'll need to drill it out? I had the foresight to order a new setscrew to have on hand (actually a box of them, so I'll have many left over), because I figured the old one might be all rusty. The cable still doesn't want to come out of the hole, but I'm not sure whether it's because the setscrew needs to come out farther, or I'm just not pulling the cable hard enough. My arms got tired and I ran out of energy, so I'll try some more after I rest up a bit.
Other plans for this weekend include fixing a leaking axle seal, draining out the hydraulic fluid, cleaning the hydraulic filter, and pumping the fluid back in through a spin-on filter. I may not get that all done.
So, how's your day going so far?
Once I have the old cable out, I'll dig inside the hoist gearbox and brake housing to see if I can find the cause of the unpleasant noise that the hoist makes in operation. I hope it's just the brake band chattering on a rusty drum or something like that, but I just won't know until I'm in there. Once I have everything inside the hoist looking right, I'll install the new cable.
So far it's not cooperating, so here I am chatting while I take a cooling-off break and top up my sweat tanks.
The nut on the clevis pin wouldn't budge, and I ended up using an impact wrench to get it off. The threads don't look good, so I'll replace that pin. I'll need to order a replacement, but I can at least use the old one to fit things together temporarily.
I haven't tried detaching the clevis from the old cable yet. I shot it with some liquid wrench a couple days ago. I hope that I'll be able to reuse it. If not, then I'll need to order a new one, and that will mean that I won't get the crane put back together this weekend.
Meanwhile, I'm having trouble getting the old cable disconnected from the hoist drum. The setscrew is rusted in there pretty well. I managed to back it out part way, but it doesn't want to budge further. Maybe I'll need to drill it out? I had the foresight to order a new setscrew to have on hand (actually a box of them, so I'll have many left over), because I figured the old one might be all rusty. The cable still doesn't want to come out of the hole, but I'm not sure whether it's because the setscrew needs to come out farther, or I'm just not pulling the cable hard enough. My arms got tired and I ran out of energy, so I'll try some more after I rest up a bit.
Other plans for this weekend include fixing a leaking axle seal, draining out the hydraulic fluid, cleaning the hydraulic filter, and pumping the fluid back in through a spin-on filter. I may not get that all done.
So, how's your day going so far?
