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!
1969 D100 w/an A833 & a 318
1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)
Hobcobble wrote: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.
1969 D100 w/an A833 & a 318
1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)
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
1969 D100 w/an A833 & a 318
1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)
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.
1969 D100 w/an A833 & a 318
1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)
Hobcobble wrote: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.
1969 D100 w/an A833 & a 318
1984 W150 w/a 7.5 Fisher Speedcast, an NP435 & a slant six (because slow but unstoppable!)