Spacious and comfortable wheel wells.

[Noelie84]

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!

[wally426ci]

It is a nice place to sit and work I must say.....

[pismopowerwagon]

That is a big sledge hammer, I didn't know they were needed on Dodges

[Hobcobble]

That's quite a thick looking spring pack on the front end.
John

[Noelie84]

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.

Kingpin Saga:

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That's quite a thick looking spring pack on the front end.
John

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.
Sure as hell rides like a 3/4 ton, though.

[Noelie84]

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

[Hobcobble]

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

[Noelie84]

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

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.

[Noelie84]

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.

[Noelie84]

That's quite a thick looking spring pack on the front end.
John

I was thinking about that thick spring pack yesterday while we were down at the coast (on narrow, winding, bumpy roads )
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.