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#91
Project Blogs / Re: Mike's 1973 D22 Complete t...
Last post by RockwoodMike - April 02, 2024, 12:31 AM
Powder coating is the ultimate finish..When you pull it out of the oven, it is done..No drying time..

Just need to let it cool down..
#92
Project Blogs / Re: Mike's 1973 D22 Complete t...
Last post by RockwoodMike - April 02, 2024, 12:20 AM
Pic 1..Front bracket for the brake caliper and the dust shield..Filthy!!

Pic 2..After the sand blasting..Hung up for the powder coating..Satin black.

Pic 3..In the oven..395 for one hour..

#93
Project Blogs / Re: Mike's 1973 D22 Complete t...
Last post by RockwoodMike - April 02, 2024, 12:16 AM
Some more parts cleaning and blasting..This is where it takes so much time..

Before and after pictures..This is the rear bearing hub
#94
Dodge - Chrysler Chassis / heater controls
Last post by Jvandyke - March 31, 2024, 08:47 PM
'72 Brave with a LS engine.  PO seemed to have used the old heater control valve, it was too stiff to function, the vent control lever was also inoperable, I need things to work so I got the vent control working while waiting for parts on the heater control side, the question is I only get a little bit of control lever travel but it seems to fully control the heater box, is this normal or do I have to adjust this out a bit? It bugs me the lever on the dash only moves about 1/2 it's full operation but seems to work anyway, thoughts?
#95
Project Blogs / Re: Mike's 1973 D22 Complete t...
Last post by RockwoodMike - March 30, 2024, 10:17 PM
Before and After..I didn't install the self adjuster system..That makes me responsible to adjust the brakes and I will be sure that the adjustment is right..
Also less things to cut loose like it did before..

This is the right rear..
#96
Project Blogs / Re: Mike's 1973 D22 Complete t...
Last post by RockwoodMike - March 30, 2024, 12:16 AM
This is a picture of the 2 FRONT hubs..All blasted and then primed with the Rustolium oil based primer..Satin black next

That display of bearings in the previous post is where they came from..The front..
#97
Project Blogs / Re: Mike's 1973 D22 Complete t...
Last post by RockwoodMike - March 30, 2024, 12:12 AM
Quote from: Eyez Open on March 29, 2024, 02:28 PMWhoa that's a heavy duty setup, a dodge chassis?

My mistake on the greasy bearing hub,,That picture is the rear bearing hub..The individual bearings are from the front bearing hub
#98
Project Blogs / Re: Mike's 1973 D22 Complete t...
Last post by Eyez Open - March 29, 2024, 02:28 PM
Whoa that's a heavy duty setup, a dodge chassis?
#99
Project Blogs / Re: Mike's 1973 D22 Complete t...
Last post by RockwoodMike - March 28, 2024, 11:52 PM
Since it was raining, I looked into the front wheel bearing hubs..Here is a list of the bearings...

Front wheel bearings

Outer race(small) Timken 14274

Outer Bearing (small) Timken 14116

Inner Race (Large) Timken 25520

Inner Bearing (Large) Timken 25590

Wheel seal Timken 3210

Easy enough to find new ones on Rock Auto and Ebay..

I ordered everything up..Get here when they get here!!

Picture show everything needing to be cleaned up :P
#100
Dodge - Chrysler Chassis / Re: Hydro boost / power steeri...
Last post by Eyez Open - March 28, 2024, 01:15 PM
Unless they lifted the RV and preformed the above procedure you will not know I believe.

I will openly admit it is not too scientific...but it will expose almost any flaw in the system. It would seem your experiencing a extreme oscillation under heavy loads,you need to duplicate that.

If you have disc brakes a old piston caliper can hang up/ lock quite easily creating a pulsating drag. Doing that test really takes a heavy kick by the way...akin to breaking a 2x4 several attempts comes to mind.

Aside from that good luck be safe. A side note...there are very few left who know there way around these old rigs...heavy truck specialist would be my go to advise.

Speaking to inexperienced, it could be very possible your tire and rim are not mounted to the hub correctly meaning it was pinched on. I've seen that more than once.