Mike
Well-Known Member
So, over the past few weeks I have been working through my suspension and upgrading things.
Started with an small, very small, air leak. Sometimes the suspension would bleed down, sometimes it wouldn't. I finally caught it, pinpointed it to an air bag.
So, replaced the leaking air bag, and it's three identical twins on the tractor. I didn't replace them, I let a shop do it.
Just so we are clear, a shop has done everything else I am about to mention.
After air bag replacement, a brake can went stupid on me, locked up the brakes on the right rear. Quickly FUBAR'd a couple tires. Tires were still over 50%, so I went cheap and just had four put on after getting the can replaced.
Couldn't leave things alone at that point, decided to replace steer tires and all the tractor shocks. Shocks were 30 months old at this point, very much neglected due to failed plans of trading the truck off.
Today, carried the maintenance on back to the trailer, and replaced the trailer shocks as well. Those were original since buying the trailer new in Septermber, 2017.
Only thing left was the leveling valve on the tractor, and getting my APU lowered.
Yeah, Fitzgerald hung it on the frame, and not that I have an air ride trailer, the trailer likes to make contact with the APU in any sort of unlevel maneuver.
Decided I was going to get the APU lowered next time I am home, but since I have the suspension raised up higher than it should be, I decided I would lower it back down close to specs to the ride would be better.
Remove one nut, no problem.
Start to remove 2nd nut, the freaking stud just snaps right off......
Should have left it alone til I got home.
Now, hoping the one nut keeps it in place til I get back home.
Started with an small, very small, air leak. Sometimes the suspension would bleed down, sometimes it wouldn't. I finally caught it, pinpointed it to an air bag.
So, replaced the leaking air bag, and it's three identical twins on the tractor. I didn't replace them, I let a shop do it.
Just so we are clear, a shop has done everything else I am about to mention.
After air bag replacement, a brake can went stupid on me, locked up the brakes on the right rear. Quickly FUBAR'd a couple tires. Tires were still over 50%, so I went cheap and just had four put on after getting the can replaced.
Couldn't leave things alone at that point, decided to replace steer tires and all the tractor shocks. Shocks were 30 months old at this point, very much neglected due to failed plans of trading the truck off.
Today, carried the maintenance on back to the trailer, and replaced the trailer shocks as well. Those were original since buying the trailer new in Septermber, 2017.
Only thing left was the leveling valve on the tractor, and getting my APU lowered.
Yeah, Fitzgerald hung it on the frame, and not that I have an air ride trailer, the trailer likes to make contact with the APU in any sort of unlevel maneuver.
Decided I was going to get the APU lowered next time I am home, but since I have the suspension raised up higher than it should be, I decided I would lower it back down close to specs to the ride would be better.
Remove one nut, no problem.
Start to remove 2nd nut, the freaking stud just snaps right off......
Should have left it alone til I got home.
Now, hoping the one nut keeps it in place til I get back home.