Re: [MV] CUCV swollen glow plug removal - rear brakes locked up

From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Sat May 07 2005 - 19:25:59 PDT


Not enough tonic in your gin & tonic?

apb

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] CUCV swollen glow plug removal - rear brakes locked up

> I have an old motorcycle that has went in to a wobble on me twice. I
parked
> it about twenty years ago and haven't started it since.
>
> Anyone care to guess what the problem may have been? Its a 1973 Motoguzzi
> Eldarado 850.
>
> Sonny
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <santoken@bright.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 8:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] CUCV swollen glow plug removal - rear brakes locked up
>
>
> > Yeah, I'd have to agree with Bobby Joe on this one. I'm pretty sure
what
> > you are describing is a 'speed wobble.'
> >
> > Typically, a steering stabilizer will only reduce 'road wandering' not
so
> > much as speed wobble. In fact, a speed wobble will destroy a steering
> > stabilizer in no time flat.
> >
> > I'm thinking you've got a bad tie rod, ball joint, etc.
> >
> > Kent
> >
> >>
> >> From: "Bobby Joe Pendleton" <bjpendleton@charter.net>
> >> Date: Sat May 7, 8:32 PM
> >> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [MV] CUCV swollen glow plug removal - rear brakes locked
up
> >>
> >> a steering stabilizer may help, but it also may be just hiding a real
> >> problem. The first thing I would do is check all movable joints in the
> >> front
> >> suspension and steering.
> >>
> >> BjP
> >> Southern by the grace of God
> >> "I...Shall Remain Confederate"
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Chris Brunner" <cjbrunner@optonline.net>
> >> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >> Sent: Saturday, 07 May, 2005 20:22
> >> Subject: Re: [MV] CUCV swollen glow plug removal - rear brakes locked
up
> >>
> >>
> >> > In the Jeep world I used to belong to before I got into military
> >> > surplus
> >> > we experienced that same Phenomenon and called it Death Wobble. In a
> >> > Jeep it was caused by looseness in the front end, the axle would move
a
> >> > little bit left to right and the steering would stay static causing
the
> >> > wheels to turn a little left to right. This natural motion would
build
> >> > up a harmonic and set the whole thing off into a giant wiggle that
had
> >> > a
> >> > really high pucker factor in the front seat. Although I know our
> >> > trucks
> >> > are a lot different, I would check out all the hardware around the
> >> > front
> >> > end to see if the diff is moving at all side to side that would
> >> > contribute to this problem.
> >> >
> >> > Chris
> >> >
> >> > Jeff Gatton wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >As for my shaking....I went for a test drive this
> >> > >morning and paid a little closer attention to the
> >> > >symptoms. The front end actually started shaking. I
> >> > >was able to hit the brakes and stop it before it got
> >> > >too bad. I came home and inspected and realized that
> >> > >my front steering stabilizer was completely missing.
> >> > >I bet adding one of them will stop the front end from
> >> > >shaking uncontrollably.
> >> > >
> >> > >Jeff
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >--- Jeff Gatton <jdgatton@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >>I finally got all the swollen glow plugs out. I
> >> > >>only
> >> > >>had to pull 3 of them out of the injector holes.
> >> > >>The
> >> > >>pulling tool and air ratchet only worked on 1. Good
> >> > >>ol' vise grips and some wiggling/pulling/cussing
> >> > >>worked on the rest.
> >> > >>
> >> > >>I bought the "super-duper" glow plugs from Kennedy
> >> > >>Diesel. They are actually Wellman 6A843G050. The
> >> > >>tab
> >> > >>broke off one of them (cheap-ass spot weld) when I
> >> > >>was
> >> > >>grinding it down to fit my connector.
> >> > >>
> >> > >>The swollen ones I removed were Wellman 6A843G070.
> >> > >>
> >> > >>After new glow plugs and a new glow plug relay, I'm
> >> > >>back on the road.
> >> > >>
> >> > >>Another funny thing happened....I was doing about
> >> > >>35mph and hit a dip in the road, all of the sudden,
> >> > >>the whole truck was shaking and jumping. I think
> >> > >>the
> >> > >>rear brakes/axle locked up on me. I stopped and got
> >> > >>out to see if my axle had fallen off or something,
> >> > >>and
> >> > >>everything looked good....it drove fine after that.
> >> > >>I
> >> > >>did smell some hot brakes/tires. I didn't try
> >> > >>hitting
> >> > >>any dips in the road at that speed yet though. Has
> >> > >>anyone had a similar experience? I was thinking
> >> > >>that
> >> > >>the rear proportion valve might have kicked in when
> >> > >>I
> >> > >>hit that dip and locked up the breaks...
> >> > >>
> >> > >>I just started driving this truck, so I'm still
> >> > >>learning his quirks.
> >> > >>
> >> > >>Jeff Gatton
> >> > >>Saucier, MS
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >
> >> > >
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