I will get video soon, the weather here is looking bad for a few daysIm sure it made a huge difference. Need a video though...
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I will get video soon, the weather here is looking bad for a few daysIm sure it made a huge difference. Need a video though...
Howdy Josh,Got one of my broken crank/flex plate bolts out today. The other one is fighting something fierce. Broke two taps, and an easy out. Got it to budge, but ran out tools to remove it tonight. Going to buy a bigger drill bit and a bigger easy out tomorrow. Other wise ran a tap and cleaned up the other 5 bolt holes. Hopefully I can get this 6th one out, if not, I really don't like the idea of running 5 bolts but will I have to. I can't afford a new crank at this point. Only time will tell.
WOW...and I thought an A3 tranny was a problem.Cut off into the locked up multiple air vented holed NHC250. Got the rod cut out. Rest of the motor spins freely
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Looks like shutterstat worked correctly (at least in the stuck engaged when cold issue) after putting the new O-rings in. I can check that better this weekend when the cold blast hits. Last winter it was only stuck "on" when below 40°F, but it came on with a cold engine a few days ago when in the upper 40s. Hopefully the rattle noise the fan made at idle when it kicked in (from heat) has been fixed too. If I can get my CUCV fender done today I can road test the 5 ton tomorrow while it is in the 70s to test the rattling issue.Lubed for the winter. Today the shutterstat gets new o-rings so the fan don't continually run when the engine is cold.
Your hydraulic shop will have a banjo bolt type fitting that will have a nut with an o ring on the bottom of it. That will have to match the hole in the tank. Then a bolt will come thru and secure it with its own o ring. I will try to get the number on one tomorrow when i am there. I have used it to patch holes in hydraulic tanksWorking on a buddies 923a1 the fuel tank drain plug har been dripping slow so while we had it doing a service I said heck i will pull the plug teflon its threads and put a new gasket on it. BOY.... If only it was that easy. Went to loosen the plug and shot straight out of the tank plugged it with my finger while we assessed the situation and see whiskey tango foxtrot was going on.
The plug hole had no threads left in it. The plug itself had been torched at some point and was full of pin holes and porosity no thread left. Just a huge gob of epoxy on it. Some glued the **** thing in!
I had to wedge a bolt in the hole to slow the leak (of course the tank was full too btw) ran like **** to the parts store and grabbed some rubber expanding plugs. So its not leaking but its not a long term fix by any means.
These are available as wellExcellent idea simp. If you do find a number let me know if you would sir. Better than my idea of oversizing the plug and cutting new threads. Im not sure if there would be enough meat on the boss/bung on the tank to go 5/8.
Sure wish this was hardware you could pick-up at the store down the street; great product.So everyone can see it. You would need the bolt and sealing fastener
Congratulations.Won a m348a2 van trailer. I can't wait to pull it home on manday!
Congratulations Ross. My M348a2 tows well. I think they are lighter than the data plate is stamped. I moved mine yesterday, I guess it was Manday!Congratulations.
When you own a rig like an M34822, then everyday is "man"day.
That's a plus in the "positive effort" column.After about 8hrs of drilling, tapping, cutting and hoping. Finally got the last broken bolt out of my crank shaft. Ended up using a HF air saw(actually took 4 of them cause they are **** and kept breaking) to cut it into pieces and pry it out. Overall I spent about 200 bucks on taps, easy outs, drill bits, and hardware/tools to get that **** bolt out.
That said, 2 hours after that last piece came out, the new transmission was back in the truck. Tomorrow(Today) is the day to finish bolting all the accessories, pto, ect back on the truck. Got a new pan filter and spin on filter. Going to replace the motor oil that was in it with dex 3. Gotta rig of some connections so I can purge all the lines in the trans of the metal filled oil that was left behind. Hoping to have the truck back on the road by sunset tomorrow.
Didn't yet check for rattle sound of fan at idle, but started it this morning while the temperature was in the mid 20s and the fan did not engage. At least I know that headache is over. I guess I will see if it makes the rattle sound at idle when engaged next year. Doubt it will get warm enough to engage until then.Looks like shutterstat worked correctly (at least in the stuck engaged when cold issue) after putting the new O-rings in. I can check that better this weekend when the cold blast hits. Last winter it was only stuck "on" when below 40°F, but it came on with a cold engine a few days ago when in the upper 40s. Hopefully the rattle noise the fan made at idle when it kicked in (from heat) has been fixed too. If I can get my CUCV fender done today I can road test the 5 ton tomorrow while it is in the 70s to test the rattling issue.
Mine fan occasionally rattles at idle when the clutch engages also. Wonder if it could be normal?Didn't yet check for rattle sound of fan at idle, but started it this morning while the temperature was in the mid 20s and the fan did not engage. At least I know that headache is over. I guess I will see if it makes the rattle sound at idle when engaged next year. Doubt it will get warm enough to engage until then.