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I'm not sure these are the correct products IF you are replacing your Haldex Midland brake manifold control with the latest version. The newer products are NOT a metal manifold. They are a plastic composite. These two sealers appear to be metal to metal.
I spoke with Haldex this AM. Nice guy. He stated that the only approved sealant for the composite manifolds is pipe dope, or PST565. NO TEFLON TAPE. NO RED LOCTITE.
"red" Loctite 492145 545 Pneumatic/Hydraulic Thread Sealant, but it is only compatible with metal. The air brake control manifold npt connections from Haldex appear to
be nylon.
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Oh man. You have to be very brave to work on a transmission. Did it once (not an Alison), never again! Even if you watch a video, there are tons of subtleties (problem areas) that you need to be trained on. Tight clutch packs, wrong steels, kevlar clutches vs the typical, Blah Blah blah.
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Old thread, but has anyone sized the very small screws that hold the panel that holds the front plate to the switch panel above the heater. Looks like an M3, but I'm not sure.
Most people with Overlanding vehicles I think just want the ability to get to more off road places than the sidewalk at Macy's. They want pristine land access and more creature comforts. Rock climbers want to climb rocks. Tow vehicle can be a rock climber.
Some people who start with an FMTV...
Fair enough. I can see it. I engrave mine driveshafts.
There is definitely more than one way to identify issues. More recently I have seen the time savings, and money savings of using a scope or OTC/SPX smoker. High tech tools help narrow down issues faster. For example, failing fuel pump? I...
Can I assume that you are a professional adventurer? I did a Google search for the definition of "professional adventurer". Not much came up, but this did come up:
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