mrsmackpaul

Like, look at that sky, Australia is truely the greatest place on earth Makes sort humble Paul

Well you jokers did what ever you did I got a new King And I picked up a fresh stick for my best mate

Dunno about all of this is better than that type of deal I feel more seals are damaged by people not keeping the hub square to the axle when sliding the hub back on than any wear and tare Or people not cleaning the hub out properly before driving the new seal home and seal not been able to sit square afterwards Both these types of seals work fine for many 100s of thousands of km if fitted properly and the breathers kept clean Paul

I have run both types of seals and find they both work okay Most times I get wheel seals leaking the breather is blocked As the oil heats it is forced out Anyway, the grit guard works fine, I was bad and probably should be sent to the naughty corner I heat the grit guard in the Princesses oven and bung heaps of loctite bearing retainer on the hub and tap the hot grit guard on gently Never new there was a proper tool If your a rough bastard like me just little love taps keeping really square seams to work But now I know theresa proper tool I'm gunna keep a eye out for it Paul

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I reckon that was used in a broucher, I seem to recall seeing it before on here Paul

To be honest I don't even ask for a price A new Chinese tyre and rim for a spider (dayton) are about 300 bucks including tax All I gotta do is pop the on the spider They are cheap, a lot cheaper than a tube, tyre amd rust band and give less trouble and last longer Paul

I remember years ago, in the late 70s early 80s before we were globalised, it made it to the news in Australia about a cap that came off on a Greyhound interstate type of bus (not saying it was Greyhound, rather a big coach like a Greyhound bus) Anyway as I recall it the cap went thru the floor and killed a kid I believe To me they are just a pain and just not worth it I haven't bought a cap in well over 20 years, last caps I had were a set of drive tyres and I chucked them after a couple of blow outs Paul

I did some googling for 12 R 24.5's Well they are gunna be hard to find in Australia but what I did find was ove4 a grand, maybe 1300 bucks, phew That doesn't even roll off the tounge any good Paul

I dunno were you blokes are shopping, I just did a quick Google and there's no shortage of 11R 22.5 tyres for sale in Australia for under 300 bucks Australian Yeah they will be cheap Chinese stuff but I bet they'll last fine on a toy hauler or any of our hobby trucks, even for the bloke running around town for a living Dunno about 24.5 as I have never seen them in Australia Paul

Im stunned, I don't know of anyone running caps these days because of this very reason I dont see belts all along the highway anymore, it has been maybe 5 years since I have even noticed the caps on the sides of the roads Drive tyres always run a lot hotter than trailer tyres, as in even on a hot day I can put my hand on a trailer tyre but a drive is very hot to touch Paul

All looks good to me I dunno about what forum it should or shouldn't be on, I bung stuff up were ever I think it should be Everyone finds it regardless when we hit the " Un read" button so I reckon it is up to you Paul

Thats full seperation, if it was a cap I could understand Pretty uncommon on a new tyre Was the air still inside ? Paul

Let them scoff all they like, they won't be on the road side of a busy hwy helping change blown out tyre, or worse still trying jack up a truck that keeps sinking into the road Or laying in bed with a sore back after something went wrong I dont talk about money as someone reckons I either paid to much, or ripped some one off or I was a fool or they saw me coming And yes, the older I get the more inclined I am to say "stuff it" and just pay someone to do some jobs I would of once done Your toy, your money and you don't oh anyone except the cook a explanation Paul

Courtesy of the Swishman I'll have a Bourbon instead Paul

Wow, I hope you have a great day or evening And hope the head ache aint to bad tomorrow Paul

Thats dirt cheap to my and my way of thinking Proper tool for the job for less than a 100 bucks Not worth stuffing around with lighter fluid or ratchet straps Paul

A lot of people wrap a ratchet strap around the tyre (following the tread way) and pull it in a bit and the walls touch the rim enough to seal that a bead blaster isn't needed This is a bit of stuffing about but will work if your in a bind Paul

Pulled a diff center that was like that once The further I looked the worse it got, and worse and worse and...... well its only money and we can't take it with us Thats what I tell myself so I dont feel to bad 😄 Paul

Thats a result I would be thinking Paul

This caught my eye on Sunday Today 25th April is ANZAC day in Australia and NewZealand It commemorates the landing of the Australian and NewZealand Army Corps at Gallipoli I'm guessing this was getting the once over before the parade and will cart veterans today Sadly we lost our last WW2 veteran only a number of weeks ago, no media mention of it except on the radio Anyway I'll let blokes Google ANZAC day if you want Paul

Must be flash donuts at that price, I never pay anything like that Anyway I guess I'm a tight ass with short arms and deep pockets I look at tyres alike this, it's not so much the stuff around when one blows but the damage they do I have never changed a tyre based on it's age, I only change them on their condition Having said that, the last blow out was on a steer on a freeway in the wee small hours, from the time I felt the tyre belt seperating until it went pop wasn't very long I was climbing a hill and the familiar thump thump as the belt started coming apart was probably only a few humdred yards until pop So if I was doing 65 MPH instead of 65 kmh things may of been very different Having just typed all of that, got to a big town and just bunged tyres on all the way around the little truck 7 tyres, the bloke fitting them said "even the spare" and words of advice from my Dad ran out my mouth " my spare is my last chance so it has to be the best, yes even the spare" So I guess my pointless ramblings are, if it's on your mind then change them, it makes things a lot more enjoyable to drive when Im not worried about them Paul