mrsmackpaul

Steering wheel play could have nothing to with the steering box, a lot of pivot points could be worn adding to the play Does the hubs stop on the stoppers when on full lock, if so a different steering box isn't gunna help much Paul

Yes Bob, southern hemisphere the seasons are the complete opposite to the northern Some do gooder types are trying to ban wood fires in Australia, I dunno, I thought that was one of mans greatest inventions, learning how to make fire Next the same do gooders will be trying to ban the wheel Paul

With out a photo it's gunna be a challenge for me So maybe the photos are to many pixels, I know this can happen and they wont load up Try emailing the photo to your self as this reduces the pixulation (is that even a word) a fair bit, they are still clear enough for a phone or computer though Paul

I hope so, been a hell of a week I can tell yah Bloody winter, getting down to freezing and frost, I know you blokes that are used to the cold probably are laughing your heads off at me but be buggered Everything hurts finger wise, had to resort to wearing gloves in the morning Got my long johns on a my blue singlet because its winter Beenie on the head I'm definitely not used to this after a couple of mild winters Reminds me of 2001 - 2003, bloody drought that went for about 10 years, no rain at all in winter Clear sky's all day and -3c or -5c everynight Bloody rat plague eating everything in the dairy and the machinery Come spring and the winds and the Mallee dust storms blew in with what seemed like every day or two City folk busy telling all and sundry how farmers are to blame for everything Bugger me they were tough years Anyway I digress, I'm upright and mobile so not a lot to sook about The Princess has heart issues so off to hospital Monday and inject some die and maybe stents I tell yah, we really are lucky, wasnt that long ago none of this could happen and she would be pushing up daisies in the not to distant future So yeah, Im happy, happy to be alive and happy to live in Australia and happy to live in country Australia 100s of miles from any big city Have a great weekend everyone Oh yeah Timothy Maikshilo that used to be on here all the time has just had a baby girl How good is that Well done to Tim and family Paul

Ah, my long lost childhood video appears at last Paul

Good read, dunno I guess I have to many ants in my pants to sit still doing the one thing for two long Bob a wise man said to me maybe 10 or 12 years ago after a bad accident left me laid up for a while, I was laying about recovering from a couple of crushed vertebrate and a busted arm and fairly pissed off with life "If yah hate what your doing yah hate your life so change" Some bloody good advice Anyway Matt, good read and good luck following your dreams, I can tell you that your old before you know it so live your dream if you can Thats a good looking green hornet Mack you drive, enjoy the ride and hope the Green Hornet is back on the road soon Paul

I believe you are 100% correct Paul

Jack up any of the back wheels, any of the corners, block the truck so it cant roll, release the brakes and the wheel you have in the air should be able to be rolled Remembering it is not a power divider on a Mack axle, so it might be a little different than you expect Or if your tyre guy has the knowledge on this then let him sort it Paul

I think it should be fine, to reverse the direction you would have reverse the polarity of either field or the armature If you reverse both I feel you should get the motor to spin the same way Only one way tell, hook it up and find out Paul

Im pretty sure this fella hand makes these kits at home as a hobby, makes other brands of gear as well The way I got to know him was he contacted me when he saw the videos of me collecting my cattle trailer in Queensland, his father towed my trailer when it was new Anyway long story short he is also making cattle trailers or in the process of making them like mine I have provided 100's if not thousands of detailed measurements and and photos I'll ask if anyone is interested if he is in anyway related to the Auslowe models Paul

The Princess is a hell of cook when she wants to be and as a young bloke I was a hell of a eater As the years have gone by I have had to kurb my appetite or I would be the size of a whale Still love my food but only eat probably a 1/8 th of what I did 10 or 15 years ago Paul

I'm gunna say no and am probably wrong with this one The ones I have worked on and had apart have what I call a woodruff key, you blokes probably call them something different, anyway a half moon key that drops in the shaft There is enough clearance on the outside of the fork to pull the key before it goes through the bronze bush in the bell housing The shaft has to travel inwards to remove the key, some pesky bugger put a input shaft in the way This is why they make a two piece clutch brake now days Blokes on here have dropped the old one off with a gas axe and then put the new one in I have never tried as I dont drive in traffic much and I find that even when I am in stop go traffic it isn't really needed, I reckon I can feel tthe gears in my hand and just plop it in at the right time with out much noise But to answer your question, as far as I'm aware it's a no go Paul

There's a bloke in Australia is now making Superliner, Valueliner and I dunno what else cabs and bonnets in 1:25 These are all Australian Macks though so are slightly different Paul

What scale do you blokes build these models in ? Paul

That's great news, Im sure these shims must work, but I can honestly say I don't ever recall seeing them, and even if I did I wouldn't of known their purpose Happy days Paul

Looks pretty good to me So when are we to expect the trailer in the future ?? Paul

Yep, I think your onto it, I dont recall ever fitting these springs at all Old brain I guess However after studying the instructions, I had to Google them as it didn't come up on the link I can definitely see this most likely is the issue I can't even begin to advise how to get them out as I don't ever recall fitting them in a spicer clutch kit Paul

Looking great, bet you have a smile on your face driving about, I know I would Paul

Now we know it is dissengaging, if only a bit I'm pretty sure the intermediate plate is binding as others have suggested As to how to fix this Im not exactly sure without dropping the transmission I would try to slide the transmission back enough to work on with out pulling it out Put some big bits of all thread in and to slide the transmission back on If your on gravel make up some rails for a big trolley jack to roll smoothly on I have made a cradle up for the Mack transmission to sit in the top of the big trolley jack that works well I have done these on gravel without rails or anything and it's a bit exciting at times trying to balance everything and slide it up in while laying underneath I make the rails up out of 2 inch angle iron maybe 1/4 thick or thicker This is even handy on a concrete floor because it helps guide things along Anyway good luck Paul

Well Im very late to this a d have just read thru it all Lets assume it is all put together right and adjusted correctly My neighbor had a similar issue on a farm tractor and the flywheel must not of been fully machined to the edge, internal or external The new clutch would hang up on this small imperfection So the answer was simple, just put it into gear with a 3pl load on the tractor and start it up, once driving lower the implement into the ground, then push the clutch in The tractor would stop, let it slip for a few moments , repeat a few times to wear a tiny groove into clutch plate and it was fine So maybe something simple like this is the answer Put it in gear with the maxis on, put it in gear, push the clutch in and try winding it over with the stop pulled out and see what happens If it can wind over it is only just grabbing on a poofteenth of stuff all Paul

I think it is for visibility, handy for working around people and tight spots Paul

Thanks Vlad, very detailed explanation Once again it shows just how different American Macks are when compared to Australian Macks Im stunned that a heavy duty truck had a chassis that had the front half bolt to the back half from the factory, it must of worked okay I only learnt in recent times that Kenworths in Australia are like this as well, at least the older W model and SAR's are like this, maybe the front 18 inches bolts on Paul

Have fun Paul

What part of the world are you from The reason I ask is because when diesel is used in the more tropical parts of the world it grows a moldy slimy residue in the wet season There are different fuels to prevent this Maybe something to look at Paul

So all American Superliners had a bolt on piece on the front of the chassis rails like the photo above ? Paul