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Originally Posted by raymundo1
I just bought this 2000 Freightliner FLD with a 3406/C15, 13 Eaton/fuller transmission and Meritor diff. and I’m finding a lot of repairs that I believe are DIY if I have the manual. Does anybody knows were can I get a used cheap one.
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First off talk to Freightliner about their "accessfreightliner" web site. Takes a couple weeks to activate. You can get a parts list for your truck that way. But it is not absolutely necessary. Should be free though. Service manuals are available too but not really necessary and more hassle to get on the Internet.
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Originally Posted by raymundo1
Right now I have to replace the foot valve and the part costs $47.00 but labor will be 2 hours or $140.00. I’m a decent car mechanic but no experience with trucks. I also need to replace the drums and brakes on all the axels and that is about an hour each and I herd they are not very different form any other vehicle so I believe I should be able to do it. What do you guys think?
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The brake valve can simply be replaced. Get the part number off of it and call your friendly local brake parts house and order a replacement. Then simply take the old one out and put the new one in. Nothing to it. Probably easier than any car you have worked on. Just put the hoses back in the ports they came from.
The brakes themselves are more difficult. First off you are going to need either a big (4-6') bar and socket, or else an air wrench and sockets ($500-700) plus the air to run it. Plus you need the big jack and jack stands. But once you have all that, it is not hard from there on out. The manual for the brakes can be found at
www.arvinmeritor.com most likely they are Q plus brakes. Again you will need to get it apart to see part numbers or make measurements and get the correct parts from your brake parts house.
Let me know if you need any and all help, I do this stuff on the side somewhat, and have done it professionally. What you ask is pretty darn simple really.
Birken