Spacious and comfortable wheel wells.
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Spacious and comfortable wheel wells.
Pulling everything off the axle really makes you realize how roomy those old wheel wells are.
Of course, silly me said "You know, while I'm under here doing the new kingpins I might as well replace those rusty old brake lines and those old brake hoses too!"
Nothing like screwing around with brake lines and fittings to remind you of how much you hate screwing around with brake lines and fittings. Bubble flares are the devil's work!
Of course, silly me said "You know, while I'm under here doing the new kingpins I might as well replace those rusty old brake lines and those old brake hoses too!"
Nothing like screwing around with brake lines and fittings to remind you of how much you hate screwing around with brake lines and fittings. Bubble flares are the devil's work!
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1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)
1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)
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Re: Spacious and comfortable wheel wells.
It is a nice place to sit and work I must say.....
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Re: Spacious and comfortable wheel wells.
That is a big sledge hammer, I didn't know they were needed on Dodges
Andy
Re: Spacious and comfortable wheel wells.
That's quite a thick looking spring pack on the front end.
John
John
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Re: Spacious and comfortable wheel wells.
pismopowerwagon wrote:That is a big sledge hammer, I didn't know they were needed on Dodges
....Yeah. Only on the driver's side, apparently. Passenger side took just a few light taps with a regular hammer.
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I thought so too, when I bought it. But the door tag says D100, the badges say D100...And it's got the light-duty axle, apparently, since the kingpins have set pins instead of bolts.Hobcobble wrote:That's quite a thick looking spring pack on the front end.
John
Sure as hell rides like a 3/4 ton, though.
1969 D100 w/an A833 & a 318
1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)
1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)
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Re: Spacious and comfortable wheel wells.
Got my new brake lines run, with new hoses too. Now I've got fresh lines from the Master Cylinder to the Wheel Cylinders (also new) when I put everything back together.
I had a roll of coated steel hanging around that I got for free from a buddy of mine, but bending and flaring it made me regret my decision to use it rather than just buying a fresh roll of NiCopp
I had a roll of coated steel hanging around that I got for free from a buddy of mine, but bending and flaring it made me regret my decision to use it rather than just buying a fresh roll of NiCopp
1969 D100 w/an A833 & a 318
1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)
1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)
Re: Spacious and comfortable wheel wells.
I'm assuming the front hose is just finger tight at the frame..... as you'll
need to attach it to the wheel cylinder first.
John
need to attach it to the wheel cylinder first.
John
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Re: Spacious and comfortable wheel wells.
Smart man. That is correct. Just tight enough to hold it in place, still plenty loose enough to spin while I twist the hoses onto those cylinders.Hobcobble wrote:I'm assuming the front hose is just finger tight at the frame..... as you'll
need to attach it to the wheel cylinder first.
John
1969 D100 w/an A833 & a 318
1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)
1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)
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Re: Spacious and comfortable wheel wells.
Of course, I ended up unscrewing the fitting anyway, because I got sick of turning that retaining nut 1/16th of a turn, then flipping the wrench, 1/16th of a turn...
So I just undid it and used a ratchet on the nut and then reinserted the fitting and tightened it down.
So I just undid it and used a ratchet on the nut and then reinserted the fitting and tightened it down.
1969 D100 w/an A833 & a 318
1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)
1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)
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Re: Spacious and comfortable wheel wells.
I was thinking about that thick spring pack yesterday while we were down at the coast (on narrow, winding, bumpy roads )Hobcobble wrote:That's quite a thick looking spring pack on the front end.
John
How many leaves are typical for the front on the D100? My front pack has 7 leaves; the rear only has 5, I think. Seems odd.
1969 D100 w/an A833 & a 318
1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)
1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)