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Superliner RW700 Steering axle
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
I think I will,,,The next time we are at a show remind me to show you a video on my phone ( dash cam) of me hitting a Black Bear with my Western Star,, He hit hard on the bumper where it bolts to the frame, felt like he came through the radiator,,, He got up and ran!, -
Superliner RW700 Steering axle
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Thank You, it was on the truck when we bought it, I was thinking about putting a original extended bumper on it, but I would have to find some original mounts , the parts truck I took the 18,000 axle from had all the mounts and bumper but they were already sold. I might polish this bull bar and put it back, the quicker I get this truck back on the road, the quicker I can work on our Freedom -
Nice! It’s good to see a before and after picture, great progress. ( the front bumper mounts on your frame looks identical to my LJ .)
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Superliner RW700 Steering axle
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Im going to try to swap out the axle in a few days, I got this one cleaned, painted hopefully it will go smoothly, One thing for sure, I’ll find know all the hurdles of going from a 14k to 18k . -
FREEDOM SUPERLINER
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Yes, he sent me the information on the magazine, He did a great job researching! I have a lot of copies from the 90s and 2000s that my Dad had, but I missed out on a few years! Good Reading. -
FREEDOM SUPERLINER
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
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FREEDOM SUPERLINER
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
If anyone that is interested in the Magnums and Freedoms can get their hands on this May/ June 2014 Wheels of Time it has a Very Good article in it ! -
I know it’s off topic,,, but I passed a Chevy Dealership in Melbourne FL about 30 minutes ago,,, And I couldn’t resist! There is a Quarter Million $ ! Back on this Superliner ,, That thing is Definitely detailed. The price to get that truck to that level would be astronomical! I had a lot of paint and supplies get washed down the creek and it hurt as much as the tools did.
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Yep and like my friend with a Superbird and some I have talked to with some really nice trucks, They have been fortunate enough to have worked hard and built a good business,, I’m glad they are able to buy some of these really nice trucks,, The Keystone museum in Virginia is a good example,, Now everyone can enjoy them.
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B-73 Restoration
1961H67 replied to mattb73lt's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Yes!!! We would love to see an article and photos in the Wheels of Time!! -
FREEDOM SUPERLINER
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Yes that would be great, I’ll get it for you after while I don’t have it with me, Also I’ll get you the Vin from my RW 753 Superliner and the parts truck I got the 18,000 steering axle from, I’m wondering the difference in the draglunk joint that connects the steering lever . Yes i see a Couple Superliner dumps working on I40 in the gorge, also my Son uses a Whte one with a green strip on I40 also ,, Thank you, I’ll get those VINs -
FREEDOM SUPERLINER
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Thanks Vlad , You’re probably correct on that firewall paint, there is places pealing of the visor much darker under the light grey. I’m not sure what I’ll do about the frame right now. Hopefully by the time I get it painted I’ll find something out about the Decal . -
Superliner RW700 Steering axle
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
I figure that maybe why the levers are flipped , it had more springs than mine and they dropped the joint from the top to keep the drag link level, I’ve ran into the bump steer problem lifting some 4x4 pickups . Thank You for the help. -
Superliner RW700 Steering axle
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Yes I can get the VIN off the parts truck, I’m sure I can make it work, it’s the same as hot roding a car back in the day, Change one high performance part and have to change 3 more to make it work . I appreciate all the help, I will probably do the same thing to my Freedom Superliner once I figure this one out, it has a 12,000 lbs axle with a little play in the king pins, But mainly because I have some hub pilot floaters to put on it, I know it will not have a original look, but I love the way they handle, Around these mountains they are great, and will last twice as long as a regular steer tire , I put them on every thing I can. Even my old Volvo and Western Star -
Superliner RW700 Steering axle
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Thank you, yes that is the arm that is turned opposite of my original axle. -
Superliner RW700 Steering axle
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
I had thought about that also,, if the key way will lineup,, it’s going to be a few days before I can get on it, My Grandson’s Baseball season is over and I promised him we would get away for a few days,,, but I’ll keep taking ideas! -
Superliner RW700 Steering axle
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Hopefully I won’t have to change anything , just turn the drag link joint over -
Superliner RW700 Steering axle
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
They are,,,when I get a chance I’ll try to get one out and see if they can be swapped, I should have gotten the complete pitman arm and drag link off the parts truck,, it’s 4 hours away, I can get them to measure it if needed. -
Superliner RW700 Steering axle
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
I think the ones off my axle are smaller, it might be ok to loosen the joint and turn it down, you are probably right and it set a little higher between the frame and the axle, the parts truck still has the dual boxes on it ,but I didn’t remove the axle, and the springs were already gone. I’m just going to use one steering box . -
Superliner RW700 Steering axle
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
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Superliner RW700 Steering axle
1961H67 replied to 1961H67's topic in Antique and Classic Mack Trucks General Discussion
Back to the RE 753 Axle project, I found a 18,000 out of a 89 Superliner, dual steering like my 14,000 axle. It’s got hub pilots in it ,just what I wanted, One glitch, The steering arms are upside down from mine, ( opposite taper ) . So the drag link joint will have to go down, Anyone see this, the truck it came from already had the springs removed, it was probably a big stack since it had the big axle.
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