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@Lugnuts posted a video showing how they come apart in the first few minutes. I haven't found where someone (@flyfishtrailer ?) said not to cut the bands. We replaced our airbags and shocks with the OEM style from MME, not the new style ones. Our old bags are good and hoping to rebuild with...

With an o-ring under the bands? Right, you don't cut the bands, theshock slides out?

The cab suspension is both air bags and shocks, as you see in your take offs. Not sure what you purchased, though those look like the cab air bags. You likely need the shocks, too. When we replaced ours, only the shock bushings were bad, our air bags hold air—

@GeneralDisorder mentions DEX VI in item2 in post 98 above—

Measuring the bolt layout and depth of that CAT bracket underneath, it is too narrow, (7-1/2' x 5-1/4") and shallow for a direct pad mount. At least for the 24v 200a pad mounts I explored. None of which were significantly less expensive. A search of CAT 3126b engine images found both pad and...

I agree. I did find that a DuckDuckGo search worked better than a Google one, no idea why. I am just starting to understand how to use the NSN and/or part number repositories. The tag off the original hose is going back on the new one when I install it later today. I would attend a class...

Using the tag to search the assembly and part number brings up all the design specs: with that information, too easy to jusy have one made locally—

Not sure about mechanics in Houston, though plenty of folks in Texas may be able to offer advice or assistance. Post a photo of what Eastern sent you? Have you checked the troop alarm switch in your bed? It is also connected to the audible alarm, page 7 line 182 in the schematic—

Blew our first mv oil line today. The line between the block near the oil sender and the air compressor. It was an old rubber/fabric line on our list to replace, wish I had done it sooner. Two questions: 1— Since we are home is it best to go to the local John Deere dealer or Tractor Supply...

The other location we measured was the distance the pulley was off the mount, perpendicular, to keep the belt tension similar. That made the cutout for the rear ear angled more deeply into the mount than I expected—

You could add a 7/8" grade 8 split ring washer to add a small gap between fan plate and pulley? Before we pulled the mount off we measured the distance from the front mount edge where the forward lower ear sits against it to the alignment of the serpentine belt. Then as a double check we...

Right, the battery disconnect relays on the A1 trucks is next to the manual disconnect. The wiring to the alternator runs from relays to LBCD to alternator. @Ronmar is who pointed out if removing the LBCD, then the battery disconnect relays needed to go as well. The batteries become the load...

We love our ECOHubs, though I'd like these much more without the hub mention. Glad to have it on the hubs, though not on my doors, too–

I saw your CAT alternator has a 7/8" shaft, like our Prestolite unit. We used the alternatorparts.com part #247750 - Pulley, 8-Groove Serpentine, For Delco Alternators. That pulley does have a key way, though reading through their help section and 8 groove serpentine page it appeared to be our...

We were able finish up installing the new 24v 200a alternator; removed the 3-12v lines: from batteries to manual disconnect, remote battery disconnect relays to LBCD, LBCD to alternator; reattached the 24v lines at the LBCD all to 24v bat, nothing attached to the other three leads, though left...

So, since the 12v/24v 100a alternator isn't providing 70 - 90a @ 24v the batteries are making up the difference?

I am sorry to hear this; backs mess with our core and thus everything we do–

The particular pulley depends upon the size of the alternator shaft and retention method: key, locking bolt, friction; matching the belt size and outer diameter, (assuming the new alternator requires the same rpm range to operate). We have a serpentine 8 groove belt, with a ~3" od pulley. Our...

Pulley arrived yesterday. Today we modified the mount and made an upper bracket. [edit: added a 1-1/8" spacer to fill the gap behind the forward eye. You can see it painted yellow below in post 27] Tomorrow we'll reinstall the modified mount and new bracket, pull the LBCD and remote...

I love this forum. So much solid information when I patiently look to learn and post less. Read the thread @GeneralDisorder posted, watched @Ronmar you2b, read his comments above and somewhere (thank you to whomever posted this hint) a comment about perhaps the spare getting stuck. After...