Got a couple of Great Dane air-ride dry vans. Was thinking of replacing the drain valve on the air tank with a threaded "T" so I can hook up an airhose at the rear of the trailer. Would not only make it easier to air up the tires, you would also have enough hose for air pressure inside the trailer for blowing out dirt, using power tools, etc. This would require a brass T, one end needs to match the female threads on the tank, the other two need to match the drain valve and the quick connect. Would anyone know the thread dims offhand?

 

And who are you again? :roll:

 

Got my truck fixed in time to head for a truck stop and into bed. It took the guy 9 hours to replace both the front and rear seal on the differential but I was only charged the standard hour for each seal so that was very fair.

It's a good thing it wasn't raining out yesterday or I wouldn't have seen all the oil over everything. So now my delivery will be pushed back to Tuesday morning instead of Monday since I spent the whole day waiting. Oh well.

I'm at the Pilot and I just looked out the window and there are at least 30 free spots. I'm wondering what's up with that. This place should be jammed I would think.

Can't wait to get my truck and trailer washed and all this differential oil off. At least it's not motor oil so it's a lot thinner. They had to steam clean the whole chassis to find out where the leak was so everything underneath got cleaned off real good.

Should be smooth sailing for the next few days since it's the weekend unless the snow kicks in. Not sure what's in store for me.

 

Steve, check the vents on your diffs. If they're plugged, you'll blow those seals again.

 

Ha ha, ya right. I'm no diesel mechanic but my guess is that your hanking my chain!

 

No he is right the seals more than likely blew from a plugged vent. The vent allows the pressure to escape out to the outside without one the only way out is thru the seals. Cheap insurance would have been to also have them replaced also. The cost like 10 bucks each and just thread right into the top of the housing.

 

they are little mushroom looking things on the Diff's they need to be able to lift up about a 1/8" or so just pull up on it like a pull knob on a pin ball machine,this allows it to vent,should be easy to move.

 

I'll keep that in mind. A little late in the game to have that taken care of. It's time to make some time.

 

I don't mean to be an ass Steve, but this is pretty damn important.

I know one guy that changed his front pinion seal like 5-6 times before he figured out what it was. I can only imagine how much oil he lost in the process.

Just make sure you can move the vent around.

But blowing both seals is very suspicious.

 

I hear you and your not an ass. I'll get under there today when it gets daylight and whack the little sucker around a bit. I'll replace it as soon as I can get one. Sounds like I can do it myself. Thanks!