It got so bad to where the only time we would go to Speedco was when the SuperRigs calendars would come out just to get one. Haven’t done that in 5 years.
Petro repair fail
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Rear end was full of oil. I had the first shop top it off, but the bearings were burned dry when the axle was pulled.
New bearings and oil change before I left home. Think they didn’t torque the bearing properly. Makes me look at everything they touched everyday.ProfessionalNoticer, blairandgretchen, jamespmack and 2 others Thank this. -
This is where having apprenticeships is a good thing. That way at least it cuts down on morons being able to walking in off the street and become a mechanic.
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Had exactly the same thing happen to me on my 1978 IH 4070B in 1980 at an International dealer. It cost them $3400 in tow and repairs, had to replace the entire rear end housing. That is around $12,000 today. Nothing new in the truck repair business.
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Low pay, so high turnover, no 401 or Pension.
Tools: hammer, chisel,screwdriver,pliers,bailing wire, duct tape.
Little to no qualification requirements. Breathing and pulse, OK!!!
Someone showed Clem how to do it once, and walked off.
Clem took no notes; he was busy texting Betty Jo.
Not giving them excuses, but reasons as to why this happens.
You're lucky Mr. hot-wrench didn't ruin your housing entirely.
I did a 4,000 hour Tool and Die Maker apprenticeship in 1971
at Mc Graw-Edison. Yes, thats four years.
Never regretted a minute of it.
They make a neat tool now that is an air die grinder for wizz
or cutoff wheels, but its extended, about 12 " long,
and the spindle has a 90 deg. gear-head, with a collet at end.
So your cutter is straight in front of you - for more control,
and doesn't cut in, and spin out sideways, if it catches,
like normal die grinders do. Would make this bearing removal
a piece of cake. No heat a plus, too. Make 3 cuts almost thru
at 120 degrees apart, and wack it with a brass bar/BFH hammer.
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Axle surgeon replaced spindle. Cut it off with a band saw in a jig that mounts to housing. They are the best, this guy has 30 years experience
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