Crew cab recieved some much needed attention this weekend.
We produce a fair amount of scrap materials at the shop and can only store it so long before it becomes a hinderance. The crew cab is currently the only rig we have that is up to the task of pulling the heavy loads of scrap. This weekend push came to shove and we had to get some things that had been neglected on the crew cab back in order.
Mostly normal maintenance kind of things. Pretty boring stuff overall.
Windshield wiper motor was replaced.
Heater blower motor fan switch was replaced. No defrost just doesn't work. We also fixed a speaker wire and a vent duct at the same time since we were already into the dash.
Front seat belts had some issues so those were replaced. They had become incredibly touchy, touchy to the point of having to be completely motionless to pull the belt out.
A header leak was fixed. One bolt would only tighten so far before hitting the tube.
AC compressor had locked up some time ago so we took the opportunity to swap that out. We'll have a local shop charge the system on tuesday so there is no chance of engaging the AC without any oil in the system.
The biggest job was rear spring replacement. Our old 56's were shot and sagging every which way. The air bags, while helpful were not all they were cracked up to be on this particular rig. In conjunction with the springs we had, even before they were shot, created another mission critical system and extra complications. All of that was removed in favor of a new set of HD springs. The new springs were installed and caused the rear of the truck to sit about 3" to high. Front and rear hangers for the springs were rebuilt to lower the truck. Now it sits with just the right amount of rake to it. It will be interesting to see how they handle the load. They are pretty heavy duty.
Last but certainly not least, the brake master cylinder was replaced. Ours had an internal leak that caused the pedal to slowly fall as you held the vehicle stationary. We are still bleeding the system and hopefully that will be done today.
Looking forward to putting the big girl to use again. It's been sitting for a while due to all the issues. I think a truck not being used is one of the worst things for it.
We produce a fair amount of scrap materials at the shop and can only store it so long before it becomes a hinderance. The crew cab is currently the only rig we have that is up to the task of pulling the heavy loads of scrap. This weekend push came to shove and we had to get some things that had been neglected on the crew cab back in order.
Mostly normal maintenance kind of things. Pretty boring stuff overall.
Windshield wiper motor was replaced.
Heater blower motor fan switch was replaced. No defrost just doesn't work. We also fixed a speaker wire and a vent duct at the same time since we were already into the dash.
Front seat belts had some issues so those were replaced. They had become incredibly touchy, touchy to the point of having to be completely motionless to pull the belt out.
A header leak was fixed. One bolt would only tighten so far before hitting the tube.
AC compressor had locked up some time ago so we took the opportunity to swap that out. We'll have a local shop charge the system on tuesday so there is no chance of engaging the AC without any oil in the system.
The biggest job was rear spring replacement. Our old 56's were shot and sagging every which way. The air bags, while helpful were not all they were cracked up to be on this particular rig. In conjunction with the springs we had, even before they were shot, created another mission critical system and extra complications. All of that was removed in favor of a new set of HD springs. The new springs were installed and caused the rear of the truck to sit about 3" to high. Front and rear hangers for the springs were rebuilt to lower the truck. Now it sits with just the right amount of rake to it. It will be interesting to see how they handle the load. They are pretty heavy duty.
Last but certainly not least, the brake master cylinder was replaced. Ours had an internal leak that caused the pedal to slowly fall as you held the vehicle stationary. We are still bleeding the system and hopefully that will be done today.
Looking forward to putting the big girl to use again. It's been sitting for a while due to all the issues. I think a truck not being used is one of the worst things for it.
but shipping might have killed it. 
