5 Ton brake problems

[swiss]

Joker, if you take the hubs off you can troubleshoot better and check the bearings. I find that the hub comes off easier than the drum. They do come off. I have posted again in your original post how to get them off. Unless you get the hub off you can not do any troubleshooting. This is the front wheel correct?

I would take off the whole hub, that way you can get an idea of what your bearings look like.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/5-ton-up/88792-5-ton-brake-problems.html

 

[jokernatas]

its a rear wheel

 

[73m819]

its a rear wheel

all the hubs come off the same

 

[swiss]

Same thing now you just have an axle that will pull out when you remove the flange guide versus the fronts have a spline assembly in them.

Do you have some pictures? Lets see what you are working on.

 

[73m819]

Same thing now you just have an axle that will pull out when you remove the flange guide versus the fronts have a spline assembly in them.

Do you have some pictures? Lets see what you are working on.

A 1955 m54

 

[swiss]

A 1955 m54

Cool, a big old cargo truck, is it still a 6602 gasser? I know where he can get a new Holly carb for under $100.00.

 

[73m819]

cool, a big old cargo truck, is it still a 6602 gasser? i know where he can get a new holly carb for under $100.00.

yes

 

[jokernatas]

yes it is still a gasser, Gotta fix the brakes before I can buy a carb...lol

 

[Tow4]

It's better to pull the hubs and drums together. You can PM everything while you are trouble shooting the brake problem.

 

[jokernatas]

sounds like a good solid plan

 

[jokernatas]

ok so I pulled the front left and right service caps off today and only had air coming out on the drivers side, Im talking about the half inch lines in front of both fenders. Does this mean my air pack is acting up?

 

[73m819]

Are the valves CLOSED, in line with the clad hand is OFF

 

[jokernatas]

Im sorry to be so new to this, Im not sure of the valve your talking about or the dad hand either

 

[73m819]

The air couplings on the front and the rear are called glad hands, there is a valve just above each one of them, this valve works in reverse of civi valves, if the handle is in line with the glad hand it is OFF, if the handle is 90 deg. to the glad hand it is OPEN

 

[jokernatas]

ok there might be a problem here, there are no valves just a half inch elbow with a cap on it

 

[jokernatas]

this is what I have on the front of my truck

 

[73m819]

think you need to look at the -10 and the 20p (parts book) the left front keep the cap on for the time being, the right side needs to be vented out but tight in ( no valve on right front, just checked), try without the cap on the right (pas side)

 

[swiss]

Ouchy that was butchered. Let me find a picture if I have one!! Looks like another restored wrecker to me Ron!!

Inside joke joker

Pictures help, thank you for posting