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IDK maybe it's from a lifetime of truck'n makes it easy to see when you're get'n screwed faster than some. One thing , the media out and out lies. Gas is cheaper, that's a laugh. $4.13 a gallon for bulk onroad here in PA. How can the tens of thousands of people driving past a Flying J not notice ? No matter the subject.....WE all pay more while more and more get a free ride. Whether a politician or some one getting a handout (which still benefits a politician) It blows my mind in so many ways all the BS that goes on. Taxation without representation, how it all started......and we're there again.

Never heard of a hub that can be used with both inboard and outboard drums. Truck drums have a pilot to hold them accurately. Outboard drums are never located by the wheel studs alone. The hub section that goes against the wheel is further out in inboard drums, to allow space for the drum to mount inboard. Outboard drums the flange is further in to allow space for the drum between the hub and wheel. So not only is is highly doubtful you could find an outboard drum that would accurately locate on the hub you have, it would place it too far out for the shoes for full contact. everything changes between inboard and outboard. New hubs, studs, and drums.

I agree. I personally wouldn't have said anything and not given the reporter any satisfaction. But based on the one sentence he did say I find it problematic he was publicly called a real looser by the POTUS in front of the entire world. Not a good look at all. The man is his own worst enemy.

I have read these posts about the Olympian a couple times. I have also seen some of the interviews. There are many great posts written here. For me... If you are representing Team U.S.A. your answer should be.... I am here to compete in these great games as a representative of the Country I Love. I am Proud to be an American...

I’m not defending the guy in any way. He made a statement after being asked a question that was loaded. He answered it in a very much sidestepping manner while probably still being honest. If you want to criticize him I understand the reasons given.

Anybody know if hubs are convertible? As in swapping just studs and a deeper brake drum? Honestly it's actually easier then I first anticipated to remove and install hub and drum combination. thought it be allot harder But if I can make easier without much work or parts imma gonna try!! Ps pretty cool locking nut that stemco sells and reusable gaskets makes opening hub allot faster!!

Yeah, it does apparently get cold in aome parts of the world Stay warm and dry, if all else fails, drink Bourbon Have discovered the brand of Basil Hayden Bourbon Not a bad drop and sure to help keep you warm And I hope you don't end up with 50 strand Hereford steers after the storm Paul

REPORT FROM ICE STATION ZEBRA: 02/22/2026 04:15Z The impending Nor'Easter is almost upon Ice Station Zebra and the immediate area. Blizzard conditions are expected to begin between 07:00Z and 10:00Z. Meteorologists are forecasting 18-24" of snow with winds up to 40mph. All provisions have been stocked, with extra snacks purchased for the morale of the personnel. Provisions will be monitored and rationed if necessary. The Camp cook has not decided on breakfast but dinner tomorrow will be beef chili. The primary Ram 1500 camp tractor is down with an automatic transmission casualty, therefore the backup Dodge Dakota camp tractor has been pressed into service. It has been fully fueled, all fluids have been checked and topped off as necessary. The Camp Nurse will be delivered to her jobsite tomorrow at 12:00Z and picked up at 00:01Z. The Camp Patient Care Assistant will be delivered to his jobsite tomorrow at 20:00Z and picked up at 04:00Z which should be at the beginning of the height of the blizzard when 2" per hour are expected. All Camp buildings have been windproofed and stocks of heating fuel oil and lamp gas have been checked and replenished as necessary. The Generator has been tested and the Marconi transmitter has sent a successful test received by Glasgow, Oslo and Murmansk. Ice Station Zebra will provide additional situation reports as necessary. Pray for us. Pray for the world. ICE STATION ZEBRA SENDS

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Its the Olympics.....its not a political forum for debating policies. Free speech or not, privileged position or not, theres really nothing that interesting about mixing politics and personal opinions with every aspect of our lives. Athletes and celebrities on both sides of the aisle have really forgotten that they are paid entertainment. Nothing more. Normal people aren't interested in their opinion. That goes for weather they support the current events or administration in the country they represent or not. It isn't really necessary either way. If he wants to get his opinion out or answer political questions, theres plenty of bottom of the barrel outlets he can choose from. Any one of the late night show pundits would love to have him on.

Brocky, you ask and Google offers the answer Paul

Two things can be true at the same time. Also your conflating people and the MSM. I don’t know a single person who isn’t appalled at the blatant fraud that takes place at every level of government. Tariffs are a mixed bag. Some people like em some people hate em. Some people haven’t got a clue.

Maybe. maybe not. Not for us to say. The man has free will and the United States and Italy have free speech laws. The reporter asked him a question that was political. The answer given was very vague and accused nobody of anything. He never mentioned Trumps name or anything specific. I wouldn’t consider his one or two sentence answer a rant at all. Not even close. Nothing he said was offensive. He didn’t volunteer anything unprompted. He was asked the exact same question every other athlete on the team was and provided a one sentence response. I don’t know Hunter Hess so I can’t say if he is out of touch or not. I doubt it though. He’s probably just a normal guy from Oregon that spent his last 20 years trying to become the best skier on earth. Probably makes no real money and has no real influence over anybody. My guess is nobody even knew who he was prior to the Olympics. He could have lied. He could have declined to answer the question. But he didn’t. He gave the answer he did. Heck he could have praised the admirations policies and we wouldn’t even be having this conversation. Either way I wouldn’t fault him. Sorry but there is nothing patriotic about not standing up for what you believe. But all of this is beside the point. The point of my original post was how unbecoming Trump’s truth social post is. If anything here can be considered unpatriotic it’s probably that. The world watched a guy answer a question that was asked of him then saw his president publicly call him a loser. I guess that’s on me though. I keep forgetting that’s normal behavior now.

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Ok, next question for the day. How do you get injector seal washers out. I have 4 out(fell out). Two are stubborn. Used a wide screwdriver and tried to tap into copper and twist(read that somewhere) but nothing. Thoughs?

Yep. Sure is. Good call.

I have a piece of 3" exhaust tubing to get the sleeve on deep enough. Been there, done that. If needed, you then tear off the shoulder of the sleeve. The black magic marker is where the seal rides. I used calipers to confirm exactly. Look at the 673 next to it, the shiny spot is where it rode.

I dont know that the seal will ride where the little dings are. What say you, mech ?

possibly things are different now then back in the "dinosaur days"; speedie sleeves which were installed on front crank hubs didn't come with a deeper install tool(cup). modifications were needed to install sleeve without damage to it. hose clamp ???

We are in a crazy spell.. High 70's last Wed thru Fri, 50's today and 40's Sunday?? What is the spring opposite of an Indian Summer in the fall??

Well it's meant to rain here, well at the moment actually Any still is meant to be raining Pretty crappy amd muggy at the moment We have just clay soil here and if there's any more than a 1/4 of a inch of rain we can't move So loaded the Mack for another run Still a good old bucket of bolts Just got a message about another load today, Princess will not be happy ha ha ha don't get to lost in the snow there Paul

Progress today .. Heads assembled, almost. I tried checking spring pressure but the outers are too tall for buddies checker without screwing with it and making him reset it for his daily work. I checked free height and they all were right about the same besides being a bit short of "spec". The inner spring I could check pressure and even being about .07 short it was within pressure. So I checked all heights and all but one outer was within same height. I left it apart and will being getting some spares from Mack buddy. I machined the crank hub. All is well. Only issue is one small spot where it is marked. A few pit marks and I am going to get a speedi sleeve for it. The rest is perfect condition so there is no need to leave a chance for seal to tear on those marks. I checked and marked my balancer for correct TDC. I'm using my old 673 and it has no factory marks. It has a timing mark on flywheel. I did TDC and up to 30* plus 120* each way. Taped it and used yellow highlighter. I will paint around them and then clear over timing marks. Far from perfect but will be nice when needed. The long stripe is TDC, the shorts are 5* increments. The keen eyes will see GOLD paint behind the balancer. I stopped and found another shade of gold and it looks good! So I will be getting more. Rust-Oleum metallic champagne gold.

Vlad is on to something. There's an old post from 41chevy from about ten years ago with a bogie upside down that looks quite similar.

I ran a "dummy" rear axle as a tag. I left the center section in place (to keep grit out and to add strength to the housing. Greased bearing and axle caps. Over 100K mile like that with no problems. Then I swapped out the center and made a full tandem again. Grease does just fine. Looks like Vlad has the answer as to why none of recognized those hanger pieces.

Those brearings were also grease filled. At least that's what I have in my NR-model of 1945. Jack shaft end caps (removable flanges) have extra seals fit inside which separate ends of the axle housing tubes from the bearings cavity and gear oil can't go there.