steve p

Vlad the no is stamped on the spring pad just below the spring

 ie FA 538C ,FA 537 about 10MM IN Height

Timmyb that's a Adelaide sports muffler made in south australia

41 chevy      you are on to it ,thanks mate. my old man was a pressure welder by trade ,I remember him telling me about it. here in oz there is a handbook produced by the transport department on chassis mods ,it goes into detail what is acceptable welding practices tig, mig v's stick then gives a detailed rod selection list

mig welding is low hydrogen which doesn't cause hydrogen brittlement , you can m.m.a [arc] but must use low hydrogen rods

timmy b those parts have been sold ,the fella who bought them IS NOT SELLING THEM he needs them for his project

I have ww2 army workshop manuals for the nr 6x4 ,what do you need

what series g/box ????

that's normal movement  that are not tight  on the shaft.

the I'm question I'm going to ask is why, I've got a 500 and I'm going to detune it to 450 ,torque for 450 is 1545 @1250 the 500 is 1603 @1350  a small increase for more fuel and stress on the engine ,I'm sure you fellas don't pull the same weight as what we do here in oz .to answer your question the pump and injectors are the same just the fuel setting is changed  the turbo for the 500 is 631gc5110 p2 the 450 is 631gc5110 .

your talking about the pocket bearing , not very often they fail ,how was the input, output main bearings ? if your drive flanges come loose and lose their preload ,the shafts will move axialy  it will cause premature wear on the bearing. another reason  the pocket  bearing fails is because oil changes in the aux haven't been done at the recommended mileage ,where the bearing sits acts like a sump it collects all the metal particles and clogs up the bearing race then the bearing runs dry then we have failure .if you change the bearing out your self you would have noticed the metal particles were packed in there really hard,  oil changes must be done regularly to flush all the shit out.  that's my 2 cents worth on this     steve

do you know there is a heavy duty bearing kit ,it has fully loaded bearings instead of caged bearings ,the cages break up and allow the countershafts to try and climb over the input and output shafts ends up breaking the gear case. I paid $1200 aus dollars just for the rebuild kit, just one gear was $900

no paul   my 797 is a 3 rd mth 78 was solid mount and my 685 12 th mth 79 was also solid mount ,so 80/81 airbag came out here

kscarbel 2 just a quick update the metro 1 cabs all sit low ,the val 6 cyl also sits low just like the r model here in oz .the nz rd cab is sourced from the states it's the same as your superliner cab, nz like oz has a fair bit of say in their design of bonnets and componentry to suit local conditions

I just sold a 95 metro cab [r] fully loaded [air & electric, factory air] $5500 ready to drop on . ian lee from vic has a bare shell for $6500

no difference mate in the mounting ,just the lower panels have been cut for the set back guards all you have to do is cut the old ones off the 78 and reweld to the metro cab we do them all the time ,piece of piss mate. ks carbel2 our super liner cabs are exactly the same as our r model /value/metro just the val & metro have the lower portion cut off for the 1/4 guards

I hate to rain on everyone but if you use panel bond 'YOU MUST BE METICULOUS IN YOUR PREPERATION ' any contamination will yield a substandard adhesion .did you prep the surface correctly as per the tds did you handle the part after prepping with bare hands ,oil from your skin will yield a substandard bond , you must wear new gloves everytime ,temperature will affect adhesion ,remember this part is still a structural member .there is lot more than just sticking bits together .as I said earlier on this post this my trade and I like to see things done correctly ,at the end of the day the choose is yours how you do things.  Steve

no need to brace it ,I have replaced many r model roofs over the years .I did my panel beating apprenticeship repairing b& r models in the early 70's .you need to drill 1/4"holes every 1 1/4" and plug weld if you don't have a spotwelder

use a crows foot

never never ever run 1st in the main and lo lo you will tear the aux a part with the torque, use 2nd in the main if you want to use lo lo if your pulling a lot of pudding

ovlov killed the e9 to run their 16 litre 

nothing wrong with 610's as long as the power tower is set up right as they have a lot load on them compared to a 500,and do a full bearing roll and oilpump relief spring around 350 thousand if used on triple road train work [that comes from a fella in the isa who has been running 610's from the outset ]

paul, to set your spill timing ,use a ball bearing

MAINSHAFT IS TOTALLY DIFFEFERENT

rod bolts once only

rod cap150 ft lb    main cap11/16  200ft lb  main cap5/8 175 ft lb