All ActivityMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsRe: Help Needed: Rear axle is leaking lube - RV was sitting K Charles wrote: If you pack the outside bearing the gear oil will not flow to the inside bearing. 1. If you put some grease on the outer, why would you NOT do the same to the inner? 2. The oil will eat away the grease very quickly. 3. :packing" may be the wrong term here. Usually just some grease, to be sure the bearing is lubed right away. Not packed, like one would do on a grease only bearing.Re: Help Needed: Rear axle is leaking lube - RV was sitting Trackrig wrote: John Wayne wrote: If your going to clean the bearings as well as Fireup did I'd hand pack them before I put it all back together. Is this correct for this axle? Shouldn't the bearing be lubed by the oil and not packed in grease? Bill A lot of mechanics will put grease on the bearings, even though they are normally oil lubed. Ensures lubrication IMMEDIATELY, before the oil might get there. Just insurance. The grease will melt into the oil pretty quick, and will disappear.Re: Help Needed: Rear axle is leaking lube - RV was sitting Ivylog wrote: You should've headed south sooner, the cold got you. There is no need to replace the good looking brake shoes but the oil needs to be burned out of them with a torch. If I was doing it myself I would do the one side with the major leak and not worry about the other side as warmer temperatures may solve the problem. I disagree. It is possible that the warmer weather will stop the leak. But, the fact it leaked, shows it is bad. Replace it now. It will need replacing soon anyway, might as well do them both at the same time.Re: Is 70 the age to stop towingThere are 30 year olds who should NEVER tow! There are 90 year olds who do a GREAT job! Age, by itself, has no bearing!Re: 50 amp female to 30 amp male shore power cord questionUse only ONE big item at a time. AC Microwave water heater, if electric charger, IF you run the batteries down, it will draw a lot at firstRe: Air Bags deflated...are they salvageable? rhagfo wrote: I think unless you squat excessively I think 60 psi will be too much. As stated just inflate enough to remove the squat. Agreed. Try 30 first. Realize too, if you put 30# in when truck empty, the pressure will be higher as you add weight to the pickup. As the pickup lowers, it compresses the air bags, and pressure goes up.Re: Air Bags deflated...are they salvageable?I first had a set up like this. But, if one unhooks the pickup, for more than a few miles, one should let air out of the bags. I run about 5 pounds when pickup unloaded. Otherwise, you have a VERY hard ride. But, then you need to refill the bags if hooking back up! So, I added a compressor and a gauge to the pickup, sure nice to adjust the pressure on the go! Easy Peasey!Re: Over Weight Axle, How Much Is To MuchAs long as you have some room on the tire rating, and you do, I personally would not worry about what you are over. Quite often, the axle rating is based on the OEM tires, and you have upped them. Your $, your choice. Just be sure that your trailer brakes work well, as that is quite a load behind, with that much overhang behind the rear axle.Re: Connecting to propane tank on motorhomeYes.Re: DEF diesel engines Mile High wrote: Oh I think most of that is hoopla complaining from the peanut gallery. If there weren't federal mandates, there probably wouldn't be any effort to clean up emissions by the manufacturers because there is no profit or glitter associated with it. We would still have crankcase blow down tubes dropping oil on the ground. If you ever want to remember what it used to be like, watch an old 60s movie and see the smoke coming out of the tailpipe as well as the drivers nostrils. I would never wish us to go back to that. I have a 1952 Cushman Eagle at home the puts out more pollution through that 1 cylinder aspirated engine than my Cummins, and that was normal. Maybe "hoopla" to you, but I know, by personal experience, of a number of independant truckers that went broke because their new trucks spent so much time in the shop, working on the emissions systems. Cleaner air is fine. It is good. But, the EPA forces the changes so fast, that technology cannot keep up, and the mfg's do not have enough time to work the kinks out. So, the poor buyers have to do it, in the shop.
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