Bought a new tank today. $189.
I'm kind of wishing I would have had the shop install it. I know once I start messing with these air controls, its gonna get hairy!!! They look stubborn as you can see in these pics. rusty.
I guess I'll attempt to change it this weekend. I bought a couple extra couplers just incase.
Replace soon or no?
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by JonJon78, Nov 20, 2021.
Page 2 of 4
-
Tug Toy, shatteredsquare, Dave_in_AZ and 8 others Thank this.
-
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
-
Rideandrepair and shooter19802003 Thank this.
-
A little heat and some persuasion and those couplers will come out with ease. They're brass so even if they do break you'll have to chisel the rest out chunk by chunk.
Rideandrepair and JonJon78 Thank this. -
I did this this year. Tank cost me right at $100 but mine was a rare size and took awhile to find. Couldn't find one new, had to find old stock. The plant that makes them didn't have any and weren't going to make any soon......covid times.
Dave_in_AZ, Rideandrepair, JoeyJunk and 1 other person Thank this. -
When I know I got a job like this to do I like to spray all the threads with penetrating oil a few days or a week before I tackle the job.
Dave_in_AZ, D.Tibbitt, Ruthless and 4 others Thank this. -
Dave_in_AZ, Rideandrepair and ProfessionalNoticer Thank this.
-
I'm also paranoid it will get sucked into the system since it's a liquid so I let set up a little while before screwing the fittings in. The tape has none of these issues and it's cheaper but it has it's issues too. 12 in one hand and a dozen in the other I guess.
I would definitely use the new couplers no matter what with some sort of thread sealer on them if I was doing the job.Dave_in_AZ, Rideandrepair and JonJon78 Thank this. -
Use this stuff (below). It gets tacky and dries quickly. I've been using it on all my threaded air line connections in the shop for years and it is great stuff.
I use it on the truck too but there aren't many threaded connections I've had to fool with except the tank like this one I recently replaced.
https://www.amazon.com/Rectorseal-3...ocphy=9013385&hvtargid=pla-340533060364&psc=1JonJon78 and Rideandrepair Thank this. -
Lines all have quick couplers. That’ll make things easier.
Dave_in_AZ, JonJon78 and 86scotty Thank this. -
It's supposed to, at least. I love quick couplers and they certainly make maintenance on trucks a lot easier but they don't often come apart as easy as they go together. With the mileage on my truck and trailer just about every one I fool with is a ##### to get apart and often it's toast when I finally get it apart.
I'd presoak everything a couple times before the job, even the quick couplers.JonJon78, D.Tibbitt, Dave_in_AZ and 3 others Thank this.
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
Page 2 of 4