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Here's a post i made on Facebook a while back regarding these wheels.
For the record, I've broken down and changed the tires on my M715 approximately 20-25 times and even with precaution, have never had one unseat on me using the method I was taught (which I outline below):
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I've tried and tried, but I cannot seem to get the sag out of my driver's door.
I've adjusted the hinges (I have found they move them in and out)
The doors themselves
And in the process got the gap too tight (Note the chipped paint)
I cannot seem to get the gap correct and...
The filter was dry. I pulled the pump and stroked it by hand and it was moving fuel. I am going to pull the valve cover today and make sure the eccentric is driving it and move forward from there, as the last thing I touched in that circuit was the eccentric. It may ha e loosened up.
Well, I had the "high speed" test yesterday.
I'm proud to say she ran flawlessly!
Speedo vs GPS speed, and the transmission/transfer case was in the sweet spot...
Today I changed out the oil pan gasket (the filler blocks add some time, but do a great job holding the gasket in place!), replaced the oil pressure sensor and tuned the carb.
Then my A-driver and chief mechanic and I took her for a low speed short test drive.
Tomorrow will be longer and...
Well, the moment of truth. I packed the new oil pump with Vaseline per instructions from several members
Spent a hot minute lining up the offset for the distributor and stabbed her home.
Next... time to fire up and hope for oil pressure...
We have pressure!
Then I went to address the...