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Something to consider when applying anti-seize: I work subsea offshore in an environment VERY conducive to corrosion. We use aluminum and stainless together. One of the things we do to combat corrosion is anodes near the hardware; which isn't practical and would do nothing above water. As far...

Great..... now I have that song stuck in my head!

OK all- Mis-diagnosis time on my part... After sleeping on it, I realized the brakes AREN'T grabbing. What I experienced was the torque bar being off of the back axle. As I accelerated, the rear axle was driving forward into the forward axle, causing the tires to rub, which caused the smoke...

I can't answer that for sure until I get home and test all of the others. Odds are this is an age related issue, it could be the larger tires. Without doing a study based on completely new bushings etc, I can't quantify and answer.

Next question: where can I get the bushing I need? I looked at the crossover parts list under suspension and it isn't listed? Thanks in advance.

Doing a last minute inspection of Bertha before I head offshore and found this today: I found the appropriate section of the TM (many thanks to @m715mike for the direction to head): The question I have for the 5 ton gurus: Do I need to take off the tires? How difficult is it to press...

I'm in! And totally creepy!!!

This is a situation of "Not knowing what you don't know". I truly appreciate you and your knowledge. Thank you.

In my defense, I couldn't very well check it while rolling g down the highway! 😅😆😁😆😅 Seriously, though, it was the advice on this thread that got me to that point. Thank you all so much!

I'm leaking air there too. What was the issue?

OK bud, I've researched the methods behind changing diaphragms and a couple questions: 1. Should I do the parking brakes as well? 2. I take it this is the diaphragm I'll need? Those Mikitary Guys Service brake Diaphragm

Here's the "hold" test...

I just filmed the "hold" test and am uploading it to YouTube. I'll post it in a second. What I did was pressure up the system, chock the wheels and have my boy press and hold the brakes. It's leaking a LOT of air back there. It seems to be on both sides. I'll post it after it uploads.

As much as I was hoping this was the issue, it is not to be. Took it for a short spin and they continued to lock up. 😡 Now I have to figure out the commonality between the two rear right axles before I start throwing parts at it. It seems like it's not so much grabbing as dragging. Hmm. Off...

Thank you so much! I certainly will!

Download the TMs, familiarize yourself with your new truck. Also... Black is beautiful...

It has a little spring covered cap with a hole in it. Gimme a few and I'll post pics.

By "check" I'm assuming you mean see if air flows through it? I just blew through it and it didn't seem clogged.

I watched a YouTube video where the guy said taking it apart would help you meet Jesus. Before I tear into that, I'm gonna look and see if I can find the commonality between the brakes to see what could cause them both to grab. Repair by replacement gets expensive pretty quickly. When I get...

Thanks for the heads up. I hate to ask, but with 30 TMs to go through, you wouldn't happen to have a reference TM number and page, would you?