Vladislav

Thank you for posting, they're pretty!

I use to work with hypoid gears on 4x4 off road pick-ups. Have never done them just conicals. They might be easier although I read in some book long ago that hypoids are a kind of self-setting. You may (and should) apply some paste or just paint to check out the contact trace, it's described in many old books, probably on the net also. Check out a gap in between the teeth mated, must be 0.07-0.18 mm for a big car, I thing 2-3 times more for Mack would be Ok. Better to find out the correct figure. For a car people used to put a piece of newspaper in between the teeth and if they start feeling jam it's Ok. An important thing is bearings pre-load. In car diffs there's deformed pipe you just press when turn the yoke nut up and measure resisting torque of a pinion/bearings assembly. In CRD's there's a hard pipe between the inner bearing races so you need to grind it off (on a sand paper layed on a glass for example) to increase the pre-load. If you overgrinded you need to swap it with a longer one or maybe use a hard shim. Important note - if you want to go with the turn over torque that's specified you need to check it out with bearings washed and DRY. After you put oil in them they will start turn much easier. Thank you for the PAI parts ##.

How do those PAI parts look perfect? I'm also going to convert my 5.02's into 4.17. But need both front and rear sets. Too difficult to import heavy used stuff overseas so go for new stuff. I can order it locally for about extra 50% if I have part ##.

Thank you for posting. It just makes a special feeling when see the pics of your truck purchased it new. Yellow paint job looks nice. Congratulations! Vlad

Mate that sounds nice about the same temperature all over the year. I'm lucky having up to above 33 celsias with green grass and some days below them 33's with white The first kind of a season is my preferance though.

Leslie, thank you for very explanation, but... We overhere in Russia also have some abstract use of the term "to piss off" and don't use it only for actual leak making. So I just played with words about that snake meaning for example it could be so pissed so made it even a real way. Just difficult for me to figure out how people can understand it

That's sure your deal but that one is damn nice to let it go. Really hope you thought at least 7 times before to do those last sells.

That's pretty interesting Mike, I have never thought about that. What the time up to that was used?

At least I can tell you they must be 14 teeth pinion with 17 teeth crown.

Paul, that's a tight world. I would find him just in a moment if he drive Mack overhere. But I think he doesn't. That was a very nice thing for a wedding present on my mind. Not perfect usable though since snow is used to be wet in the city because of salt spreaded. Just waiting for such road scenaries in two-three weeks

Wow blokes, there must be a factory I dreamed last night about a pair of boots with such the art work By the word Paul, are they of kangaroo leather?? Just wonder, I know they're not of a crocodile.

If you go to swap an axle beam with knuckles you'll need king pins revized. Sorry I have no direct answer for your question and also would like to know them bearing ##.

Looks cool Are you gonna into the summer season in your side of the globe? Not a beach time for me for at least 6 nearest month.

Too sad story indded but as many others said it doesn't look too bad from the picture. Not shure it would be the best due to the paint damage but it seems attractive to power wash it now. Might look much better and easier to make a solution. Vlad

I also surprized why they didn't just put all those peanuts into the bottles instead of use two extra boxes. Thank you for posting so many red trucks Tom. My today's favorite is the red U with the tank body to probably piss a lumber over to make it wet. Not almost shure but I once saw people do it with woods.

It seems to me the shed is almost in its place. Having the count about "five" on such an equipment I had my steering wheel lower neck cracked. Vlad

Thank you for sharing with us Paul, Very interesting collection of shots of trucks life from the different area. Too sorry at the moment I don't have that half an hour to look well at.

Are those PAI sets work good?

Looks like a job well done Being quite in a distance from PA I also concerned with the same generic trouble. Both steel tanks on my MH seem to be leaky from under the straps. I wouldn't mention it as enormal although at least one steel tank of my 1945 WW2 Mack truck was solid. Being parked outside at least since 1983.

Looks like a normal amount of snow in my neck of the woods. Brrrr... BC Mack, thank you for the work done, too interesting to see. Sorry (or happily?) I'm too far away to catch some amount of nice old treasures.

I have taken some of the diffs apart but haven't put back together any yet. For the first you need to remove the yoke nut, than bolts wich fix the pinion body to the main housing and remove whole the pinion assembly. Press or hit the pinion out of. For the ring gear you take the side covers off and those 3 bolts at the shaft's end. Than pull out the ring wheel with the shaft wich is also a small mating gear to the big 55 teeth bull gear. To remove the ring gear off the shaft you need a press. That's where I stopped at the moment. But to me that's a hobby. When apart you'll see the splines are coarse or fine etc. If I'm not wrong CDR32/33 are coarse and newer CDRPC92 and CDRPC93 fine. Don't forget you'll need to set up the gear's position to each other and pre-load of bearings. Looking the style those carriers done it might be alot of job. Vlad P.S. You can find a manual about CDR32/33 on ebay. I'd buy one if not well experienced with diff repairs.

Sorry for your loss Mark. You just have done the best of what you could.

Beautiful truck

Nice looking R, thank you for sharing And it's pretty cool on my mind to make hunting with Super! Or otherwise a B.

I wish you that wind of change will bring luck. Sounds good so far although it's time to keep fingers crossed.