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thanks for the input, keep them coming, you all have mostly reinforced my concerns -- it's questionable for any given standard residential driveway of a 4 in pour. just wanted to make sure i wasn't being overly cautious staying off other peoples drives as that can be rather inconvenient at...

Question? have been reluctant to drive/park on anybody's residential (~4 in concrete) driveway for fear of cracking it. any experience out there? assuming the driveway is sound, is 4 in sufficient to support the extra weight of the wrecker? i do drive it on my paver drive way with no affect...

one easy check is to just remove the thermostat and see where it runs.

will have to say replacing all the ends has turned into quite a job. the lower 4 were no problem just a few hours, one of the uppers was just harder, add another 6 hours. but this last one center end is kicking my butt, nut is loose but not off (cant come off till either the spring strong back...

I will have to keep that in mind ....VIP...

simp5782-you da man - just broke the front upper rod free - and was just going to ask if I had to remove the saddle on each axle to get the rod out... didn't see any other option, so thanks for answering that. I put my torque multiplier on the big u-bolts around the springs just to see - and...

74M35a2 - just noticed that you thinned down the wrench on the opposite side I did. wonder if the suspensions on the two trucks are different. I even had to think the shaft a bit. and then it will still not allow the nut to be removed. fab'ing up a wrench like in the first part of this...

success!!!! - guess I started whining for help to soon. broke free, both turning, now just have to get them out - but that should just be a tediously slow job - used a 2 ton come a long to the back of the truck and a much bigger strap so I could pull with out fear plus a whack or two with the...

ahhh that would do it.... sadly I have the truck backed in - no way to get a vehicle behind it. I tried that type pull with a 1.5 ton come along - may try it again with a 2 ton come-along and a better strap. thanks

Ok guys a little input -advice. I have a M936a1, super singles, have successfully removed all four lower bones, have successfully removed the outboard nuts from the uppers. and have successfully pulled one cotter pin out on one center upper nut and one pin I could not remove whole, remains...

thanks for the offer but i sprung for the install tool from big mikes when i ordered the ends, it will install and uninstall the ends. tomorrow i will start the project. tonight i will cut the wrench down to fit.

question, ok two questions, one - did you put anything on the rod ends when pressing the new ones in, anti-size etc..? second - Simp-5782 asked about pre-load, first i've heard. i will check the TM, but not sure i understand how the torque rod/bone would be "pre-loaded" - old off, new on...

here's my M1061a hauling logs

tobyS - hope that holds for you as there are more fun ways to spend... mine were good one week, then noticed the bone had shifted off the rubber by about 1/4 in. and i had only been driving on roads. I bought the pre-attached plates from big mikes - he has a good (enough..LOL) price and has...

after reading all the threads and watching you do yours, i came to the same conclusion - cheaper to fix than drive to suspension failure (dog bone separation). i had been inspecting mine regularly and two lowers just failed last week (as in picture in previous post). so your posts have been...

I'm next - just bought 12 of the OEM style ends (rubber not the hi end ball joint type) but did pony-up for the pre-welded bar on the ends. have started soaking the ends with oil and got the same offset wrench you did, so hoping to jump on it sometime in the next week or three. two of my ends...

hey my new post and your old one... almost the same... i missed finding yours when i searched around on the site. guess i should have put mine on the back of yours and kept the thread topics clean. 74M35a has good stuff/advice. prices has gone up a a bit...LOL

yeah when i got the truck i did that weight math... and figured that's one reason my truck is soooooo slow and why i get to pay extra each year for a 44k lb. tag. LOL i've only run the truck for a hour or so since the alternator install on the crane PTO so that did not load up the truck heat...

SIMP5782 - there was a MWO that added (or can be added) that engages the fan when the crane PTO is engaged? i can see how that can be done with a second air supply around the shutterstat to the clutch using the same air from the auto throttle. Any idea which MWO it is? (guess i can google each...

Did not want to replace the voltage regulator (again) on my original 60 amp alternator, so up graded to the Delco 33si 100 amp (classified section see SS-74M35A2, easy to work with). it is bigger and you eliminate all the operator error issues with the original (improper shut down sequence)...