Superliner RW700 Steering axle

[1961H67]

A little bit of progress on the RW 753 , I’m multitasking it seems lately, I’ve went to a few truck shows, hauling equipment, and trying to get this one back on the road, I got some time today to shoot the cab , hopefully I can get the hood painted next week, i don’t have a good place to paint, and I’m not a professional painter , So I kinda do it in steps, this is a work truck so I didn’t strip it down. 

[Mark T]

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[mowerman]

wow.........yeah baby,and yes sections at a time is the ticket,,lol.bob

[1961H67]

I got my helper doing some tape removal, making some progress.

[1961H67]

A little more progress. Painting done.

[mowerman]

Wow nice work babba thanks for that update… bob

[1961H67]

RW 753 progress 

[Brocky]

Looking great!!!! Are you putting the bull bar back on the front??? Do you hang plastic sheets up or pull it outside to paint to keep the over spray out of the garage????

[mowerman]

Yeah it looks like a high class outfit did the job wow .. bob

[1961H67]

I’ll probably put it back on since it’s already got the brackets on it, it should have the construction type and they are pricey . This bull bar new is about $6,000 so I’ll make use of it. At one point I had a paint both near my house, I had a couple big fans and good lighting, I painted the C Model, 359 & 379 Pete, a couple pickups and a few tractors, now it’s full of a lot of stuff that we salvaged from the flood, I painted the LJ in pieces in a harbor freight car tent , inside my shop. I just wet the floor, opened the door, set a fan in front and painted the Superliner. Hopefully I can build me something better when I paint the Freedom, I’ll probably take the hood off and spend more time on it. I’m like a Lawyer when it comes to painting,,,, Still Practicing! I used a 5 gallon bucket to trace the hood pattern on my Pete’s 

[mowerman]

Excellent let’s keep up the good work. I’m about the same way. I’m not a professional just done a bunch of them but now it’s been over 30 years so I’ll probably have to start all over again thanks for the update Dean.

[1961H67]

Rolling along,, Got the wet line completed, Fuel tanks, front bumper ( herd bumper) still needs a lot of polishing yet to do. Any suggestions on a hood spring Mack isn’t showing it anymore. Maybe some one has a PAI  number ? I haven’t taken it off and measured it with no load. ( One of mine is missing) 

[mrsmackpaul]

What does the spring do ?

Paul

[1961H67]

It keeps the hood from bouncing on the stop cables when you tilt it over,, Also helps open it , they have tension on them when the hood is down also 

[Mark T]

1 hour ago, mrsmackpaul said:

What does the spring do ?

Paul

They're lift assist for the most part. Gotta think about it a second where they'd be if the hood was closed.  They n=may not look like much, but when they're in good shape they make the hood a lot easier to open and close.  When they're worn out or missing ( as sometimes the hook wears through or they break ) you almost need two people to open the hood, or close it without a hard landing.

[mrsmackpaul]

What sort of physical size are the springs ?

As in diameter and material and length 

 

Paul

[Mark T]

50 minutes ago, mrsmackpaul said:

What sort of physical size are the springs ?

As in diameter and material and length 

 

Paul

They're only around the diameter of the average valve springs.  Wound tighter and a couple feet long. They stretch out almost twice of their relaxed length..  some have a long hooked piece that adds to the length instead of all spring .

[1961H67]

Great explanation Mark ! Thank You 

[mechohaulic]

2 hours ago, Mark T said:

They're lift assist for the most part. Gotta think about it a second where they'd be if the hood was closed.  They n=may not look like much, but when they're in good shape they make the hood a lot easier to open and close.  When they're worn out or missing ( as sometimes the hook wears through or they break ) you almost need two people to open the hood, or close it without a hard landing.

I would say "you DO need two people "to close the hood without the spring assist. hard landing may crack fiberglass.

prop the hood 3/4 open laying front on wide stand having a moving blanket (to prevent hood damage) before spring removal. one long spring in closed position libel to catch on engine components. shorter spring with end extensions clears a lot of obstacles

[Mark T]

If the ones for it aren't available anymore, it almost looks like Peterbilt ones might not be impossible to retro on there. Like from a 367 or 365.

[Joey Mack]

They look like CH/CL hood springs..

[mrsmackpaul]

2 hours ago, Mark T said:

They're only around the diameter of the average valve springs.  Wound tighter and a couple feet long. They stretch out almost twice of their relaxed length..  some have a long hooked piece that adds to the length instead of all spring .

Could a garage door spring front a tilting 

How to Measure Garage Door Torsion Springs | IDC Spring https://share.google/xyoyYEXRk4NstNITe

Or maybe a conduit bending spring 

 

Paul

[1961H67]

I’m sure there are something out there that would work, Just a matter of finding the correct tension and mounting hooks, if they are close it would definitely be better than only one as it is now. 

[Brocky]

Have  you looked on McMaster Carr  ( I think that is the right name???) Tom Millard, of Scranton PA, Used a lot of their hardware when he was restoring his Brockways.. I have his email addy if you need it..

[mechohaulic]

12 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said:

Could a garage door spring front a tilting 

How to Measure Garage Door Torsion Springs | IDC Spring https://share.google/xyoyYEXRk4NstNITe

Or maybe a conduit bending spring 

 

Paul

garage door springs may be too large of diam also too much spring flopping under hood when closed.  I'd go with above idea of hood spring from another brand if have to. the extensions on ends make a big difference.