I will get video soon, the weather here is looking bad for a few days
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What have you done to your 5 ton this week?
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Howdy Josh,
Years ago I found a recipe for homemade Kroil and I have used it in my shop since with great results. It is especially cost-effective for jobs that require a lot of fluid.
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Interesting information
Machinist's Workshop magazine actually tested penetrates for break out torque on rusted nuts. Significant results! They arranged an test of all the popular penetrates with the control being the torque required to remove the nut from a "scientifically rusted" environment.
Penetrating oil ..... Average load
None ............ ......... 516 pounds
WD-40 ............ ...... 238 pounds
PB Blaster ............ ..214 pounds
Liquid Wrench ...... 127 pounds
Kano Kroil ............ 106 pounds
ATF-Acetone mix... 53 pounds
The ATF-Acetone mix was a "home brew" mix of 50 - 50 automatic transmission fluid and acetone.
Note the "home brew" was better than any commercial product in this one particular test. A local machinist group mixed up a batch and all now use it with equally good results. Note also that "Liquid Wrench" is about as good as "Kroil" for about 20% of the price.
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You will have to keep the mixture in a tightly sealed container and shake it vigorously before each use but it works!
I have also found that heating the bolt rather than the surrounding area and then letting it completely cool seems to swell the surrounding material and loosen the bite on the item to be removed.
And lastly, I use a heat gun to heat the part for very rusty parts before I apply the penetrating fluid (lots of fluid repeatedly).
Good Luck!
Tom
WOW...and I thought an A3 tranny was a problem.
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Looks like shutterstat worked correctly (at least in the stuck engaged when cold issue) after putting the new O-rings in. I can check that better this weekend when the cold blast hits. Last winter it was only stuck "on" when below 40°F, but it came on with a cold engine a few days ago when in the upper 40s. Hopefully the rattle noise the fan made at idle when it kicked in (from heat) has been fixed too. If I can get my CUCV fender done today I can road test the 5 ton tomorrow while it is in the 70s to test the rattling issue.
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Working on a buddies 923a1 the fuel tank drain plug har been dripping slow so while we had it doing a service I said heck i will pull the plug teflon its threads and put a new gasket on it. BOY.... If only it was that easy. Went to loosen the plug and shot straight out of the tank plugged it with my finger while we assessed the situation and see whiskey tango foxtrot was going on.
The plug hole had no threads left in it. The plug itself had been torched at some point and was full of pin holes and porosity no thread left. Just a huge gob of epoxy on it. Some glued the **** thing in!
I had to wedge a bolt in the hole to slow the leak (of course the tank was full too btw) ran like **** to the parts store and grabbed some rubber expanding plugs. So its not leaking but its not a long term fix by any means.
The plug hole had no threads left in it. The plug itself had been torched at some point and was full of pin holes and porosity no thread left. Just a huge gob of epoxy on it. Some glued the **** thing in!
I had to wedge a bolt in the hole to slow the leak (of course the tank was full too btw) ran like **** to the parts store and grabbed some rubber expanding plugs. So its not leaking but its not a long term fix by any means.
Your hydraulic shop will have a banjo bolt type fitting that will have a nut with an o ring on the bottom of it. That will have to match the hole in the tank. Then a bolt will come thru and secure it with its own o ring. I will try to get the number on one tomorrow when i am there. I have used it to patch holes in hydraulic tanks
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Excellent idea simp. If you do find a number let me know if you would sir. Better than my idea of oversizing the plug and cutting new threads. Im not sure if there would be enough meat on the boss/bung on the tank to go 5/8.
These are available as well
http://apmhexseal.com/self-sealing-fasteners/self-sealing-fasteners-nuts/
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So everyone can see it. You would need the bolt and sealing fastener
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Sure wish this was hardware you could pick-up at the store down the street; great product.
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Ordered new Haldex air dryer (P/N N50011K)
Old one working ok but it's 5 years old now.
Time for a new one.
Installed new washer fluid bottle and bracket.
Old bottle developed a crack and leaked.
Checked antifreeze. All good
Getting cold tomorrow
Old one working ok but it's 5 years old now.
Time for a new one.
Installed new washer fluid bottle and bracket.
Old bottle developed a crack and leaked.
Checked antifreeze. All good
Getting cold tomorrow
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Won a m348a2 van trailer. I can't wait to pull it home on manday!
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After about 8hrs of drilling, tapping, cutting and hoping. Finally got the last broken bolt out of my crank shaft. Ended up using a HF air saw(actually took 4 of them cause they are **** and kept breaking) to cut it into pieces and pry it out. Overall I spent about 200 bucks on taps, easy outs, drill bits, and hardware/tools to get that **** bolt out.
That said, 2 hours after that last piece came out, the new transmission was back in the truck. Tomorrow(Today) is the day to finish bolting all the accessories, pto, ect back on the truck. Got a new pan filter and spin on filter. Going to replace the motor oil that was in it with dex 3. Gotta rig of some connections so I can purge all the lines in the trans of the metal filled oil that was left behind. Hoping to have the truck back on the road by sunset tomorrow.
That said, 2 hours after that last piece came out, the new transmission was back in the truck. Tomorrow(Today) is the day to finish bolting all the accessories, pto, ect back on the truck. Got a new pan filter and spin on filter. Going to replace the motor oil that was in it with dex 3. Gotta rig of some connections so I can purge all the lines in the trans of the metal filled oil that was left behind. Hoping to have the truck back on the road by sunset tomorrow.
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Congratulations Ross. My M348a2 tows well. I think they are lighter than the data plate is stamped. I moved mine yesterday, I guess it was Manday!Congratulations.
When you own a rig like an M34822, then everyday is "man"day.
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Didn't yet check for rattle sound of fan at idle, but started it this morning while the temperature was in the mid 20s and the fan did not engage. At least I know that headache is over. I guess I will see if it makes the rattle sound at idle when engaged next year. Doubt it will get warm enough to engage until then.
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Mine fan occasionally rattles at idle when the clutch engages also. Wonder if it could be normal?
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Not sure until I get to drive it in warmer weather. I bet it don't rattle now that the air can allow the valve function of the shutterstat to fully function.
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Did the SD (Swamp Donkey) backlight upgrade in red, no pics because it was BRIGHT out when I finished, then my 5-ton decided to not start, so had to just prime it. I THINK I was running low on fuel last time I pulled it in, and it hesitated once about 3 miles before home (like a dead pedal for a split second). I primed, then fueled up 20 gallons, and will try it again in a week. I sure hope I am not chasing down lines and fuel issues. It's never done this, before this. Only thing done to it was the coolant change, nothing related to fuel. Here's to hoping that it just was sucking some air when it pulled in and that was it.....