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Thanks Jim - appreciate it!

OK took it on a drive this morning for 15 minutes, 50º or so this morning. After drive, all brake drums at ~99º other than passenger front which was ~150º. Need to determine if its dragging due to adjustment or if there is brake line degradation.

The axle to portal lines on the front appear to be braided steel. Axle to frame are rubber. I'm presuming the braided steel are not original and thus likely not the culprit? Still haven't had a chance to test the theory yet but just thinking ahead - are the brake lines on these trucks fairly standar...

How would you describe what the lamination looks like? I initially inspected brake lines and they looked just fine to my naked eye...

I get the feeling my front axle is causing driveline drag. There is a noticeable vibration when starting off which goes away under power. Intermittent clunking when starting and stopping. Very noticeable deceleration when letting off gas. Don’t think the front is locked on as i can steer just fine. ...

Try https://www.steelerubber.com/side-bulb-push-on-seal-70-3592-99 I installed this on our AluZn TGB11 in 2017. Very nice fit. I see the price per linear foot has increased form the $4.50 USD/foot I paid four years ago. Hope this helps. Jim Molloy Thanks Jim - what application? The pop-out windshie...

Both front windshields are leaking. The passenger one leaks from just run-off and the driver one blows water in while driving (fun!). I have heard mention of places where you can just buy the various seals on a roll and cut to size. Does anyone have recommendations for the pop-out driver and fixed p...

Tjerk wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:15 am It is a breather to equalize the pressure in the axle to prevent water from being sucked in through seals when the warm axle cools down suddenly when immersed in water.
Tjerk

Well I guess I'll keep it out of water until I fix it

Thanks Vince! I don’t think its a bleeder nipple. This is vacuum nipple, about 1/4” long and thin. There’s one on the backside of each backing plate with a vacuum line leading to it. Haven’t traced the vac lines...

OH! Is it the vent nipple for the portal box???

Well I’m going to cross the charge light off my list as that hasn’t recurred. I think the truck may have just not been warmed up or was idling low.

VinceAtReal4x4s wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:07 am You can try but it will never be optically like glass. I replaced all of mine with windshield glass because tempered would be too complicated. Wasn't hard to do and fairly cheap in my case.

Thanks Vince - what source did you use? Did you re-use the rubber or replace at the same time?

-Phil

Can the rear side and back door windows be cleaned up similar to shining headlights? Or do they need to be replaced with proper automotive glass? Mine are yellowed enough that you can't really see much out of them and I was going to try and clean them up.

Hopefully you are completely changing all fluids before driving it much. Yes sir - I checked them all yesterday. Portals were filled to inspection port with clean fluid, same with transfer and transmission - all looked in great shape. The only oil that seems to need attention is the engine which is...

What shop did you have this alternator created it? I’d love to do this as well.

So I just got my aluzinc TGB 11 and I'm trying to get it sorted out. Couple questions: - Odometer seems frozen - speedometer works but bounces. Is there any way to unfreeze the odometer or what is the recommendation to keep up on fluid changes other than visual inspection? - Charge light comes on at...