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What have you done to your 5 ton this week?

Ajax MD

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What I'm saying, is that I'm the guy who spends $65 on LED headlights and gets stuck with the crappy counterfeits that die in a couple of months. I'm also the guy who spends over $200 on LED's... gets the counterfeits and they die in a couple of months.

Sure, inexpensive LED's are out there but if I'm going to install them, I want them to last for years.
 

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Topped off the Differentials, the fitting appears to be a half inch square socket. Spent a day looking for an SAE square head wrench key set, could only find metric. Then I realized my half inch ratchet tool has a square head, could it be that simple?...YUP!
The outer diffs were down about a quart, the middle was full but had a little back pressure. Cleaned the pressure relief fittings.
Are they designed to relieve all pressure or is it normal for a diff the retain a little pressure?

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TechnoWeenie

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Topped off the Differentials, the fitting appears to be a half inch square socket. Spent a day looking for an SAE square head wrench key set, could only find metric. Then I realized my half inch ratchet tool has a square head, could it be that simple?...YUP!
The outer diffs were down about a quart, the middle was full but had a little back pressure. Cleaned the pressure relief fittings.
Are they designed to relieve all pressure or is it normal for a diff the retain a little pressure?

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it'll work in a pinch but the head is rounded and will eventually round out the square hole.

Get the proper socket/bit
 

TechnoWeenie

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What I'm saying, is that I'm the guy who spends $65 on LED headlights and gets stuck with the crappy counterfeits that die in a couple of months. I'm also the guy who spends over $200 on LED's... gets the counterfeits and they die in a couple of months.

Sure, inexpensive LED's are out there but if I'm going to install them, I want them to last for years.
screws are standard 1/4-20. I used stainless security screws in mine. Prevent the casual thief from walking away with them.
 

TechnoWeenie

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@TechnoWeenie .

You may have already posted it - but where did you find the Code Reader?
And the silly question is does it come with a Super Secret Decoder Ring to know what those numbers mean?
Brand new in box. Came with full manual and install guide/kit. Still had that offgassing fresh plastic smell.

:D

Ebay.

Guy had it listed for ~200 and I offered 180.

Not cheap, but if I took it to a cummins dealer or anyone who might have one, I'd be looking at 2x that in fuel and hourly costs.
 

TechnoWeenie

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Where? Everything I found was metric,the biggest 10mm
That's a damn good question.


When I bought mine back in January or so, they were all over Amazon. Now it's like they don't exist... and searching isn't working, since 1/2" is a standard drive profile, everything I'm finding is for that, and not the actual square bit.
 

TechnoWeenie

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@TechnoWeenie .

You may have already posted it - but where did you find the Code Reader?
And the silly question is does it come with a Super Secret Decoder Ring to know what those numbers mean?
I can post the manual if you want?

Also, probably best money I spent in terms of troubleshooting. I know smaller agencies have a 'cut the wires, so the lights don't flash' way of removing equipment from emergency vehicles, and this was a former FD truck, so I suspected it was a cut wire. Well, the reader told me exactly where to look (drivers side sensor), and when I went to inspect the wiring, you'll never guess what I found.

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Mullaney

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I can post the manual if you want?

Also, probably best money I spent in terms of troubleshooting. I know smaller agencies have a 'cut the wires, so the lights don't flash' way of removing equipment from emergency vehicles, and this was a former FD truck, so I suspected it was a cut wire. Well, the reader told me exactly where to look (drivers side sensor), and when I went to inspect the wiring, you'll never guess what I found.

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Having the Manual would be great!
 

Ajax MD

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I hosted a beach party for my old unit this weekend. We parked my 5-ton and HMMWV at the beach with some unit memorabilia for nostalgia/trauma.
Everyone thought it was great and had a good laugh.
 
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