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Oh, and speaking of YouTube, I watched a really good one again yesterday, it was on the related videos of another one I watched. The "steepest road in Canada" part caught my attention. It was about the "Bella Coola Hill", rt. 20 out of Bella Coola, in British Columbia. I love this stuff, the road- well, the hill- is 12 miles and a 15% grade, with parts of it at 18%. And it's a dirt road! I was wondering if trucks were even allowed on it, and yes they are. Another video of it showed a couple of tankers coming down and they were spraying a water and calcium chloride mixture to keep dust down. The guy on the motorcycle that was making the video said he preferred the dust, because it was very slick after they sprayed it. This is not the one with the trucks...I don't think. It might be, but there's other shorter videos of it so it's not too hard to find.

Good guess I don’t have a clue. Good luck.

Paul ,,, I haven’t heard that in years…. I think that’s the first thing that came to mind … I was sure I wasn’t alone on this lol .. Jim bean is a pretty popular brand … they certainly move a lot of it

Well Alrity then lol hadn’t thought of that … I was wondering if that race was possible

Ok that’s just hilarious I hadda look at it a couple of times to get it lol bob

Great deal on the straps

Keep in mind. The bull gear in a 200 series is wider than the 92/93 series. There is a cutout in the original tool.

The bearded clam ?

Now your talking my language

Thank you, I found some hood springs , Universal works just fine as long as the length is close, I’m closer on finishing this project, Hopefully get the bull bar on in a couple days, Then the biggest thing left is to polish the fuel tanks and install, I found some NOS tank strap insulation .

It would be great to keep it original if you were not going to work it hard! Can’t wait to see more pictures when you get it home.

alright beautiful day run out of excuses got almost everything cleaned up except the brake shoes ill be painting some of these before i mount the two tires left,,,glad this filthy stage is almost done

brocky,,,,,we all did,,,,that stuff sneeks right up on you lol.bob

Good idea. So just brainstorming here, but if I were to make the caging plate im guessing that it needs to fit nice a snug on the bearing caps of the carrier thats hasn't been taken apart yet? That should theoretically be the actual fitting measurements to make it work when workingon any of the carriers (92/93 and 202/203), like you suggested basically. If I make one, im making two and im sending one to you, JoJo!

Take your measurements on an assembled carrier. I'm telling you... if the bearing cage tool isn't right, you won't get the carrier to fit in the bowl..

I gotcha. Well honestly, id really be interested in having one made. The plate itself looks pretty straight forward, but I think what is gonna get me is the absolute correct measurements. I also need to get a little more understanding how the dowels will work and the right height and specs on those but I feel like it could be done. Personally I think that plate would be easier for me to make. I have a Bridgeport mill and I think i could keep tinkering until I got it right. Definitely easier than trying to make the power divider cam holding fixture in my opinion.

The dowels are like table legs. They are essential and must be the same length. Assuming you are having one made. Are you having one made ?

I wish I could see that procedure first hand as well! Might help me to understand just how i can make such a tool.

Joey, I appreciate that explanation. It makes sense, I just wish I could see better pictures of one or see one in person to fully grasp the idea. Did I see it correctly, it has sorta like dowel pins where it can be raised up and set on the carrier flange while supporting the edge of the bearing caps? Im still really looking this tool over. I have not tried disassembly yet of the 200 series. Its gonna be a winter project, so ill be bugging you for advice lol. Thank you already for the heads up and insight. You, @fjh, @kt_Engineer and several others are a life saver for us younger guys that wants to learn and keep these old Mack trucks going.

Tom, Like you I am a beer drinker.. Yuengling... When I was young I tapped the Southern Comfort bottle right regular!!!!

I have a peice of aluminum to jam the gears for that job as we did not have that tool!😡another bush just ge it done thing on my part!

It engages the ears on the bearing caps, isolating it to fit not only the bolt holes but also the flanges inside the bowl of the carrier housing. The bull gear tooth root pattern and bearing pre load is done with the caging tool in place. The suck part about 200 series carriers is that you have to set top reduction first then pull the spur shift to install the 1 piece bearing housing, then set the spur gear to bull gear tooth root and preload. 92/93 series is easier. Have you tried to take the 200 series rear gear apart yet? If not you need to be mindful of the 1 PC. Spur shaft housing. novice,s break them..

So, that was my next question. I have never used that caging tool because I haven't done a full 200 series rebuild, but how exactly does the caging tool work in this situation? I know that might be really difficult to try to explain on here but I feel like that tool my machinist might be able to help me make. Im just curious how tight it fits up against the bearing caps. Its an interesting tool and id like to know more about it.