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It was more cost efective for me to buy a complete axle to use for parts.thanks hundy!

Headin out to hundys right now, to pick up a spare 5 ton front axle.

Ive got my eye on a complete 5 ton front axle. It would be nice to pick it up for spare parts if I can get the cash together. My spindle nut sockets will be in tomoro. Just need the weather to.clear up. I cant wait!

Im guessing its all the components going into failure. Sticking wheel cylinder, and malfunctioning adjusters. Possibly from being too tight, and overheating everything. Ill know more when i have the right tools to get the hub apart. The brakes dragging has caused the tire to start wearing funny...

F####d up is what fubar means to me.

So i found out my pass side front brakes are fubar. I need to get the right sockets next week for the bearing nuts, then im gonna tear down and replace everything that attaches to the backing plate. Im offically beat, and im glad im getting to know my new to me truck already! Its hard work, but...

i thought about it. I feel iffy about not taking it apart and checking the internals. The best bet at this point is to not take any shortcuts and do it right. While im at it, im gonna repack the bearings. I think the shoes should be loose enough to slide the hub/drum off.

i fiddled with the brake adjustments all morning. Finally got the drum semi loose. the top adjusters dont seem to be moving the shoes much when i look in the inspection hole while tightening and loosening. The bottom adjusters make the hub lock up completely if i turn them either way. When...

Is it worth putting the front wheels back on, with the adjusters loose. Move the truck back and forth a few feet under its own power? Id hate to start cutting and breaking stuff. But if need be ill do it

The inspection hole is at the 1 o clock position. When i turn the adjuster either way, the brake shoe does not move. There is no gap between the drum and shoe. Im positive i have turned the adjusters the right ways. Its daylight again, so im gonna get back at it.

The driverside spins free, the passenger side is completely locked up now. Before i loosened the adjusters it was just tight and dragging. Now i cant even spin it with a 4 foot breaker bar as leverage.

I made sure to turn each bolt towards the center of the hub, away from the drum. I even tried tightening all 4, each in the tightening sequence. Its either gotta be a stuck wheel cylinder, or a broken spring.?

Tomorow im gonna get at it again (when its daytime). I have a brand new 2000lb trans jack, im gonna modify to bolt the hubs on. It should replace soldier B as far as heavy lifting of the hubs on and off the spindles. Pics to come! :jumpin:

I pulled my truck in to the shop today to start working on the airpack rebuild, and check/ adjust all the brakes. I pulled the front tires off the truck, the pass front brakes are dragging so much, i can hardly spin with the wheel on the truck. Now i read up on the tm for adj. the brakes, and...

I just read the tm. It says to jack the axle up from the center (pumpkin). I guess that answers my question somewhat. Still unclear about using a bottle jack in the same manner ( the bottle jack will contact a smaller area) vs a floor jack.

The axles are a little cramped for room, where is a good spot to lift with a bottle jack? Im not sure if the center of the pumkin is strong enough to jack with a bottle jack on the drain plug .? What do you guys do?

My gf can barely hold the 1" impact gun haha, props to your wife!

Hopefully theres not a 5 ton thread like this already. I tried search, and did not find anything. I just changed my 1st flat on one of the rear inner duals, on my 818. What a workout! Now back to rebuilding the airpack!

just picked up 2 quarts of dot 5 at the local napa. $33 a quart! holy cow! :cookoo: