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  1. cattlerepairman

    trailer air brake operation

    Here is the air line diagram: So, what you are asking is "is the piston (4 and control valve piston 5) inside the compensator mounted to the airpack actuated by hydraulic pressure, air pressure or mechanically"? Based on the assembly instructions, the control piston (5) protrudes into the...
  2. cattlerepairman

    Plastic gauge face restoration

    My five minute contribution: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/gauge-repair-question.48610/ https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/polishing-gauge-faces.154358/ https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/stripping-paint-from-gauges.91671/
  3. cattlerepairman

    No brake pedal pressure after bleeding brakes.

    Did you bleed the air pack first? Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk
  4. cattlerepairman

    New deuce owner seeking advice

    ....and if you have lockout hubs, no jacking up of the front wheels is required! 1:0 for lockout hubs!
  5. cattlerepairman

    Slow deuce

    They do, but they don't read them. So they never know which symptoms they are supposed to show, according to the book! That leaves me to figure out why they don't feel so good and what we are going to do about it. Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk
  6. cattlerepairman

    New deuce owner seeking advice

    Good that you got her home! Now the work really starts! Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk
  7. cattlerepairman

    New deuce owner seeking advice

    Well, it doesn't sound like you are crossing downtown Atlanta! Best of luck! Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk
  8. cattlerepairman

    New deuce owner seeking advice

    The e-brake is not helping much if the truck is moving faster than walking speed. It will stop the truck e..v..e..n..t...u...a....l....l.......y . My e-brake is serviced, tight and holds the parked truck strongly. I gave it a try at about 25 mph. It was like I did nothing. Maybe block...
  9. cattlerepairman

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Installed in cab storage box. I had this aluminium box, originally for a PC or power supply, and bolted it between the seats. I welded 4 bolts to the bottom of the inspection cover and set the box on top. Easy to remove if need be. Doubles as an arm rest! Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk
  10. cattlerepairman

    Fuel issue questions on in line fuel pump

    When changing the fuel filters helps with the fuel starvation problem, the next question is why the filters clogged up in the first place. Unless they had been there forever and were never changed, of course. You could have crud in the tank that gets stirred up or algae or ... Your new filters...
  11. cattlerepairman

    Air leak from transmission area, brake pedal like concrete

    Oh no! Sorry to hear that. "No air sounds" is definitely an airpack issue. You have been around the airpack for a while now and I do not want to come across as condescending - but the air sounds are not crazy loud and can easily be missed over an idling truck. I assume you tried it with air...
  12. cattlerepairman

    Slow deuce

    Common causes are air restrictions (dirty air filter) or fuel restrictions (clogged primary or secondary filters, crushed fuel line underneath radiator crossmember, clogged fuel line somewhere between tank and injection pump). Bypassing the FDC will help because it is akin to "turning up the...
  13. cattlerepairman

    Flame heater in exhaust pipe

    This guy uses glow plugs and injects gasoline into the exhaust of his PowerStroke: Exhaust Flames
  14. cattlerepairman

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Finished some wiring Front flashers
  15. cattlerepairman

    1952 studebaker please help

    Less than a Thousand would be a good price. It's worth a few hundred in scrap ( which is essentially what it is right now; non running, no bed, etc)) Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk
  16. cattlerepairman

    Front Dust Boots

    That's always the question, isn't it? You are not alone in dreading it, so did I. I decided to bite the bullet and do it all. One thing that pisses me off way more than a long and tedious repair job is to have to do it over again because something else broke that I could have changed the first...
  17. cattlerepairman

    Deuce Brakes

    Bleed hole in master cylinder (small hole to the rear, at the bottom) clogged or sticky airpack! My 5 cents.
  18. cattlerepairman

    What did you do to your deuce this week?

    Go to google.com Type in your search, follwed by site:steelsolders.com Like so: Deuce flipping hubs site:steelsoldiers.com Lots of great threads.
  19. cattlerepairman

    Looking for picture of front spring pack loaded w/ winch

    Thank you and you are absolutely right. It is on my to-do list. It was ok without power steering, but with the power steering now it really is squirrely on the road. I need to fix that. Check toe in, adjust to close to 0 and then shave the high side of the spring shim perch caster plate thingy.
  20. cattlerepairman

    Looking for picture of front spring pack loaded w/ winch

    Passenger side: The truck is not on fully level ground; the driver side is slightly compressed but still has about a 1 in arch to it. The passenger side is slightly decompressed and arches about 1 1/2 - 2 in. Certainly not a 4 in arch as in your new springs, but not totally flat, either...
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