From: kuhrick (kuhrick@comcast.net)
Date: Sun Aug 25 2002 - 08:13:37 PDT
the man that worked on the 1967 ih's at the place i used to work did
that 15 years a go
thay was load starts with 180-190 cumings and 5 speed with 3 speed aux
tiwn screw and got in mud 3-4 times a day if it had rained and out of
10-15 trucks thay needed pulled out of mud 2-3 a week
haling building supplys bricks block and stuff
ken
m886
----- Original Message -----
From: <MVTrucker@aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] 2 1/2 ton rear wheel seals
> Rick,
> Interesting question and I'm looking forward to the responses.
> Years ago when I was doing my first seal installation, I
> stopped in to our local National Guard motor pool to ask
> some questions. What a learning experience! They pack
> the bearings with plain old chassis grease, the yellowish
> stuff, on the initial installation, then leave the outer seal
> out so the gear lube takes care of the bearings. I still
> pack the bearings with blue or red grease and install both
> seals. I'm not so sure that the inner seal would hold up
> very long against the light (compared to grease) gear
> lube.
> Joe Young
> www.joeyoung.com
>
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