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What's the trick for removing the round plastic lock knob. I don't want to break it. is there some trick I'm missing?

So, when I was back in Maryland helping the guy I bought my truck from do all the maintenance on it before driving home, one of the first things he had me do was install a new oil pressure sensor. He said the oil pressure gauge was periodically acting weird, and would drop to 0 PSI. That...

Okay, thanks. I have them, as well as the latches, in my cart at MWME already. Looks like both 1st gen and 2nd gen handles use the same latches. By the way, turns out I do have the correct hardware in the passenger door. Someone just installed the door release lever facing backwards so it was...

Do you have a good source for the handles and latches vs MWME? Also, can you post a link to the dorman metal clips you mentioned?

Guess I’m ordering new latches then. Bummer, they aren’t cheap.

That would be why my keys don’t work:) They look like this.

My 2008 A1R does that as well. Both doors, you lock them from the inside, but when you pull on the latch handle they just on lock and the door opens. My cylinders say TM202 on them and I had keys made before I picked up my truck in Maryland, hoping to be able to lock the doors on the way home...

Thanks. Just trying to be thorough. Many time I have seen torque specs that call out a torque value that is below the value recommended by size and grade. The bolts I'm dealing with here are all the original CAT grade 10.9 bolts, and yes, I totally understand the "feel" aspect of this. I bought...

Please forgive me if this has been asked before, but I didn't find much from searching the forums. I'm a nube to these trucks, got home last Sunday from driving my 2008 M1078 A1R from Maryland to California. I have a variety of things I need to address before continuing to drive the truck and am...

I wasn't referring to highway gears and eco hubs together, just that with stock gearing you really aren't able to drive fast enough for the tires balance/roundness to be an issue.

I wasn't implying it had anything to do with the gearing or hubs, just that with stock gearing you aren't able to drive fast enough for it to become an issue.

Since I now have about 3200 miles behind the wheel in an ECO Hub equipped truck, and drove in all kinds of conditions on my journey from Maryland to California, I thought I would post my thoughts. Keep in mind that these thoughts are coming from someone who only had about 4 miles behind the...

FYI, a C7 with 260 amp alternator uses Gates K080806 for the serpentine belt. It wasn’t in the part # thread.

I know the AC compressor has it’s own V belt, that’s new on my truck. I was asking about the serpentine belt. Already picked up a new one.

You can ignore that last post, found the belt part#.

Do you by chance have the serpentine belt part # handy for the A1R with the higher amperage alternator? The seller bought a belt based on the parts manual and it was too short, he suspects the higher amp alternator is the cause. Looks like the belt # is no longer visible on my belt. As long as...

I didn't see any sign of a crack, but will further inspect the area, and will check the bolts at the hydraulic pump and air compressor to make sure they are tight. Thanks for the heads up.

GD, I understand, believe me, I'm just hoping to get this under control for now so I can address some other things that need to be done before continuing to drive the truck. I'm trying get the final stages of divorce done, and will be moving into a new home shortly and would like to have the...

Yes, it looks like that in the photo, but after cleaning it up and reinstalling the bolt and running it for 30 minutes, you could clearly see that it’s leaking between the bracket and the timing cover, not between the timing cover and the timing case, and I hope it stays that way because...

Okay, spent more time than I care to admit trying to sort out this oil leak this evening. For context, this leak started after the bracket for the AC compressor was installed. This is the same bracket Acela uses, they buy them from the guy I bought the truck from. When I pulled the bolt that was...