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@Tug Toy,

My dad has that same bypass filter on his rebuilt ISX with 1.2 million. He has over 100K on the oil. The motor uses less than a gallon every 30k. He is pleased with it.

 

Too late now but if it happens again dont forget to see about a section repair. They have to send the tire away usually so its a bit of a pita but sometimes you can save a 400 dollar tire for 100 to 150.

 

Section repair won't ever last. I'd junk it. Come summer it will pop if not sooner.

 

I had good luck with them in my experience. I hauled scrap for 3 years so l have a little experience with flat repairs lol. I try to run decent tires though. I wouldn't bother trying a section repair on a chinese tire. I also deal with local tire shops so l'm not completely in the dark about who's doing the work.

 

I had bad luck with one. I even remember liking retreads as long as they were my casings. Had some a few years ago. They did awesome until that 3rd year. I knew the tread was getting thin and probably on borrowed time. I kinda let go the routine checking air pressures then, no surprise, after a summer of hard running had 3 of them pop within a couple of weeks. Lol. Totally my fault though. Luckily no damages.

 

That's great news. Do you have Centramatics?

 

What was causing it?

My trucks is a pretty bad ride I've been trying to get informed on what makes for a good ride instead of just changing parts.

What have you replaced that has made the biggest difference in the way your truck rides?

 

I'm guessing that the new steer tires did the trick for Tug Toy. There's a whole bunch of things that can create a case of the shakes: bad rubber, wheels not balanced, out of alignment, warped or bent rims, drive shaft carrier bearings or U-joints worn out, warped drive shaft, etc.

Find a shop that specializes in alignments. I did that last year with my truck and they inspected it and had me reschedule after I had tie rods bushings replaced, realign my leaf springs, and added new shocks. Then they could do a proper alignment.

 

Last year was my first year as an o/o and finding a good shop has been my biggest challenge. Im still looking actually. I found that unless I tell them what the problem is and how I want it fix it's not going to get done right. Finding a mechanic that can diagnose properly and takes pride in their work is a fairy tale as far as I'm concerned.

I can read a manual and fix things myself but I don't have access to a shop. Tug toy is truly blessed that his boss allows him to use his shop.