milo

G'day,

My mate and i are repairing a 12 speed box out of my '78 model r686 here in Australia.We are having trouble finding the HIandLO clutch gears new or second hand.One bloke we talked to said this assembley may have changed in later boxes?The numbers on the clutch gears as best we can see are PO 108 74KB4122 and the other PO 873 751KB 445.We are a bit green when it comes to Mack boxes,so any info anyone has would be much appreciated.

Milo

Thanks for for the info fellas,

There is a Gleeman's branch down in Brisbane,I'll give them a call tomorrow.

Milo

G'day all ,and happy new year,

I'M gathering bits and pieces for an 1976 model r686 with a 320 coolpower we are restoring here in AUS. IT is missing the shutters in front of the radiator and the trim around the opening in the bonnet. AT the moment it is wearing a bit of shade cloth to do the job.

IS the verticle type shutter common to all the 70's R MODELS and fit staight on ? And what type of trim on the bonnet

for this model?

Thanks,

Milo

G'day milo, both were fitted, i think the 1/2 dog mirrors were an option, they were heated. New Macks had 1/2 dog mirrors as early as 1975, black or chrome bubble backas late as 1977. A lot of specially built trucks like drill rigs etc often still used black b/back. Thats what ive observed over the years. You can still buy new s/steel or chrome bubble backs from Mack for about $120 thats mirror head only. If you go to Gleemans you can sometimes p/u 1/2 dogs comlete with s/steel arms for $100-150 depending on condition. hope this info is of help to you, regards jeffro

Thanks Jeffro,appreciate the info.

Milo

Hey Milo.

good luck on the mirrors, if you dont have any luck i got one i dont need. that bloke kingofsalvage seems to have a few of the mirros on ebay so keep an eye out.

Me Iam just a tire kicker mate, with a keen eye. Poting some picks would be Mad.

-Monty

Monty,

Was winning bidder yesterday on a set of stainless steel bubble back mirrors from "kingofsalvage" $147 inc postage USD.

I also got onto a original front bumper to replace the bullbar and a mack steering wheel (to replace a non stardard one)

from a mate with a hauling business.

Milo

Monty,

I have'nt bid high enough yet ,on a couple of sets that have come up on Ebay.The bloke in the U.S you gave me a link to, charges $55us for postage.So Ill try my luck again on his next listing.We have the mirror arms so we are not held up on the door repairs.Hopefully Ill have the mirrors sorted by the time we've given the cab a lick of paint.

The first job for the ol' girl is to cart some gravel for our access road.

Milo

Is your mate good at steering column relocation? That truck appears to have the wheel on the wrong side of the cab!!

Just bullshitting, (as you know). That is a good looking workhorse to me.

If you get a chance please post a couple of photos of the area in the hood and cowl where the air cleaner mounts to the left side of the truck. I have one that I'm wanting to mount twin 16" Donaldsons onto, and need a visual reference to go by.

Thanks,

Rob

No worries Rob ,Ill try and get some photos thru the week.

Milo

Joe,

We've found a fair bit of rust in the cab and doors, which i'm told is common in this model.So far we've repaired along the back of the cab,and replaced areas in the bottom of the doors and door arches.Ive put some photos in my gallery.Excuse the surface as it has to sit outside the shed thru the week.My mate can only work on it in the shed of a weekend.

Milo

Gidday Fellas,

Just joined a few weeks ago (Qld, Australia). Here is a pic of the old girl I'm workin on. We've started cutting the rust out of the doors and cab. Hope the photo loads okay! I will try and put some more pics in my gallery.

Milo

Milo Mate.

Old mate has the mirros back on ebay, he either has a shit load of them or people are just bidding the price up.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MACK-TRUCK-...sQ5fAccessories

-Monty

Monty

I put a bid on the ex army mirrors,and see how it goes.I hope to get some photos posted of the cab repairs soon.It'll be good to get a second opinion from you blokes in the know.

Milo

Milo

Check this out for some mirrors on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MACK-TRUCK-...sQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MACK-TRUCK-...sQ5fAccessories

I have one for sale if you dont have any luck.

-moty

Thanks for the post Monty. I saw the 2 sets of mirrors from this sellar the other day. I emailed for a price on postage, and he said 'ship to usa only'. Ive since ordered a new set of r600 mirror ARMS from Gleeman truck parts in Brisbane for $332. We are cutting the rust out of the doors and need them to relocate the orginal holes and fill the ones in from the non standard mirrors. I'm guessing that either type of mirror will fit these arms?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MACK-TRUCK-...sspagenameZWDVW

Here's a set on Ebay.

Thanks for the Ebay link David. I was losing bidder (our Aussie dollar is a bit low at present)

Milo

THANKS FELLAS FOR THE REPLIES - I'M A BIT GREEN TO USIN THIS SITE!

GRANT: I LIVE ON THE DARLING DOWNS AREA OF QUEENSLAND

JOE: IF YOU COULD ASK ANDY OR MONTY ABOUT THE MIRRORS WOULD BE GREAT AND I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THE E-MAG

MILO

G'DAY, I'M A NEW AUSTRALIAN MEMBER TO BMT AND ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A SET OF MIRRORS AND ARMS FOR A RECENTLY PURCHSED 1976 R686 (WHICH NEEDS A BIT OF T L C) . DOES ANYONE KNOW WHICH TYPE OF MIRRORS WERE FITTED TO THIS MODLE,THE BUBBLE BACK TYPE OR THE STRAIGHT ONES WITH THE BULLDOG?ANY INFO WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED ,AS MY KNOWLEDGE ON MACKS IS LIMITED AND HOPE TO LEARN AS I GO.

MILO