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  1. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Try turning your power down a little. :biggrin_25523:
     
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  3. God prefers Diesels

    God prefers Diesels Road Train Member

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    No. I like to party.

    Full disclosure: right before that, a 5' long breaker bar and a floor jack might have been in the equation...
     
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  4. Brettj3876

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    The cordless 1/2 earthquake takes lugs off with ease. $179 can't beat the price for someone that doesn't use it everyday
     
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    Anti seize just a touch
     
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  6. Goodysnap

    Goodysnap Road Train Member

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    Its just a wheel seal. Put your air tools away and dust off the wheel dolly. Messing with those lugs can double that job time specially on older equipment.

    My Dad showed me a driveway trick. Just lay down a plastic mud flap under the tires and cover it with a coat of gear oil. Slide the duals off and on by hand without the wheel dolly.
     
  7. Dale thompson

    Dale thompson Road Train Member

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    . I have.done that in a parking lot bottle jack no stand. Seemed necessary at the time.
     
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    I was a mechanic in the Marines, and changed a million wheel seals with a dolly. You're right, it makes the job ten times faster. I could do two LVS in one day, and that's 16 seals total, and full PM on each unit. Man I'm going to try that mudflap idea. I don't know if I can justify a wheel dolly with just one truck. But pulling the tires to change a wheel seal just feels...wrong after all those I changed in the past with a dolly.
     
  9. Shawn2130

    Shawn2130 Heavy Load Member

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    I use a 12 inch wide by 4 feet long sheet of steel that we have.

    Smear a little smelly oil on, the duals slide off easily.

    We also do have a dolly. I prefer the dolly method than having to get grease or oil on my clothes from sliding duals
     
  10. Shawn2130

    Shawn2130 Heavy Load Member

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    Sigh..... just my luck.... off to the suspension shop....

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    After a day of repairs at the suspension shop, new bushings and a new spring pack, the truck drives much better now. :cool:
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    Shawn2130 Heavy Load Member

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    Firing up an angry 1,200 hp Cat 3508 V8 generator.

    The regulator isn’t working right which causes a tremendous power surge.

    Voltage goes from 575 volts, up past the maximum range on the gauge 700+!

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