Brandy new 4500 Cummins

[M4wdFab]

on lift today

tight spot on right rear brake is my pedal pulse   

looks like my pad slap and rotor scuff didnt work.  will order rotors and pads

fluid film still looks great! 

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fixed broken headake rack today on driver side.  pass side will probably need fixed next year.  it was only like 18gage box tube.

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ooof  rear brakes today.  took all day to break down and just got new rotors on.

picking up some ebrake shoes tomorrow AM because i dont want to do this again in the near future. 



Also found coolant leak!   2 days on the lift left a nice base ball size puddle-  part of the EGR delete kit has an oring 2" away from the turbo and its leaking.  should be a simple fix once part located. 

[M4wdFab]

rear parking brakes, pads, rotors done

had to make a 3.5" socket for the goofy spindle nut these trucks have.  you tighten to 70ft lb, then back off 90 degree, then tighten to 30ft lb for final.  nut has like locking surface they are weird. 

if it wasn't slushy id test drive, but filters for rest of maintenance should be here this week and i have floor work to do on other projects, so it gets to sit inside. 

[M4wdFab]

I think this is the oring i need

68049033AA

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93K
fluids and filters changed
new oring in
good test drive with new brake parts

inspection appointment made.

should be set for UT haul. 


reminder to check coolant level in a few miles

[M4wdFab]

Bah.  Failed for tierod at pitman arm and rear plate light out. 

Annoying.   


Not finding a listing anywhere for tie rod at pitman anywhere on my phone while sitting here in waiting room mom's doctors

Bah

[M4wdFab]

hmm 

looks like its not really a part thats available. weird.


entire drag link available end to end from RA in Mevotech flavor for 100$ which seems too good to be true. 

MEVOTECH MS25975

maybe OEM 68185806AA?

[M4wdFab]

morons put a HD inspection on this thing.

why would you not at least call or ask the customer when it has a normal passenger inspection on it. 

charged me 21 for first fail and 21 again week after.  bah. 



Edge tuner is dead (used as gages only) 
ordered a standalone EGT gage

completely cleaned out and rear seat pulled. 

[M4wdFab]

new egt gage installed.

HOAT coolant topped off after a few drives and changing EGR delete oring. 

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split one of those tool boxes in half, cut out and bend up some new side plates to weld in.

2 boxes mounted to ram and bed painted / boxes stripped and sprayed.   

[etk300ex]

nice!

[M4wdFab]

towing home in the rain the other night, abs and traction control lights popped on and cruise was taken away from me.


checked codes today finally.

had a dead or loose OBD power fues, then allowed me to read 13 stored codes of varous randomness

did have a front left wheel speed code, cleared and did not appear after an around the block test drive. 

meh. 


i do have 2 front unit bearings on the shelf for this thing that have new speed sensors if needed.

[M4wdFab]

came apart easy, thats nice at least.

needs ujoints.  feels good one pair of caps but feels super dry the other pair and ready to fail.  nice. 

[M4wdFab]

u joint selection is crap


napa has SKF UJ822  for 130$ tomorrow each  (same joint 58$ at RA)

not much on amazon.  ill try nuway to see if there is a delco cross i cant seem to find. 

42mm or 1.66" dia cap
103.5mm or 4.075" cross 
c clips at outside caps

big girls

GMB 2100006
SKF UJ822
Precision U-Joint - 821  (oriellys)