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Its a 75.

Has anyone had any experience with the Tiger Tool king pin press? I'm wanting to change out some king pins on my R600 with an 18,000lbs steer axle, and I want to set my self up to win, in what would certainly be a tough job otherwise. I am assuming this unit would work on a Mack axle....but I'm not sure. Any thoughts would be great before I dump this kind of $ at a tool. Thanks! https://tigertool.com/products/king-pin-press

I used Prince George Fuel Injection, in B.C Canada. I won't hesitate to use them again.

I would imagine so. They also did some "improvements" to the flyweights. Not sure what. But, the long and short of it is, throw some $ at these pumps and the surging can be calmed down.

There sure isn't a lot of info out there.

Old topic, but a common issue. I just had an Ambac pump rebuilt solely due to worn gov springs/surging at low rpm/low throttle input. A rack "buffer" kit was installed in conjunction with whatever else they did to the governor. Solved the surging problem completely. I have 3 others with the same problem, and will eventually get all 3 of them done also when funds permit. Should be good for another 40-50 years now.

Reliability and longevity wise, is the V pump equally as capable as the inline pump?

Yes the system does have a filter. I have recently replaced it and the fluid along with all the power steering hoses. I used 15w40 engine oil as per recommendations from somewhere here on a different topic in discussion. I also used a few ounces of Lucas Power Steering additive.

Seems like I got it! I'll know after some more driving, but so far on test runs, it's tightened up.

MANY thanks! Great info! So just to clarify, when you say "center must be passed" for correct adjustment, does this mean the wheels need to be turned to one side, as long as it's beyond center of of the range of travel?

My main questions are: Does the pitman arm NEED to come off for proper adjustment? And does the set screw get adjusted in the "center" of steering movement where there is the most play, or with the steering turned to one side? I'm reading conflicting info on the old "www"

It's never a bad idea to run an air dryer. You can run a conventional readily available model like a Bendix AD-9. Doesn't have to be Mack.

I have this Ross steering box on this 75 R685 Western. The steering is just a tad too loose. It's not nearly as bad as some that I have driven. If I could tighten it up just a bit, I would be happy. What is the/is there a procedure for this box?

Should we/are we supposed to run a high ZDDP 15w-40 oil in our older engines? I have 5 675's and have always run whatever 15w-40 I can get locally, usually Walmart brand; and change it a little more often then some might. Never had an issue. But as things wear and get older, and oil specs change....do we need a certain ZDDP content or additive to help out in the wear department?

It would probably be fine, but without an aluminum rad (which I doubt you have) nitrite free coolant isn't doing you any good. The nitrite containing coolant offers better cavitation protection, so they say. My main choice for all diesels, and I have quite the fleet of old iron; is... I've been running it in everything for well over a decade. Maybe 2 decades now https://www.tenaquip.com/product/prestone-command-heavy-duty-esi-concentrate-antifreeze-coolant-378-l-jug-74005-flt537

Any reason not to run 75w-140 in a 6 speed? One of mine is well worn out and is hard to shift when hot. Shifts good when cold (think oil) but i'd like to put something in it with a higher viscosity when at operating temp. So I was thinking 75w-140 and some Lucas.

Put on a new Borg Warner 4le-292 from J&H Diesel in Greenville MS. Not sure if this turbo that's listed for a 285 is too big of turbo for a 237 that has stock fueling, and its actually hurting performance, but I have nothing to compare it to and it seems to be running fine.

Ok thanks. And i'm assuming its safe to increase RPM to speed up the pto?

Thanks. So both boxes in Neutral and increase RPM for higher pto speed?

Just want to clarify "proper" operation of my rear mount PTO on this 6 speed. The Mack instructions on the dash, say to engage PTO with aux in N and main in gear. I'm thinking this was likely for a side mount PTO and maybe it was changed to a rear mount, later in life. As this one spins if the main trans is in N also, OR in gear. I don't notice any difference in hyd power or speed if a high gear is engaged, nor do I visually notice the PTO shaft spinning faster or slower. So with a rear mount, should I still have the main box in gear and aux in N? Or both in N? Am I to use engine RPM to spin the PTO faster if using a higher gear doesn't seem to achieve much.

Thanks. Ya they seem redundant....I feel like they should do at least a little something otherwise they wouldn't be there, kinda like a Dynatard. But maybe not.

Pyro. Fuel pressure gauge is another informative gauge that gets overlooked. Can really show a problem coming before you're stuck on the side of the road.

Seems as most older Macks use a 10psi 2-5/8'' neck rad cap. Has anyone ever put a lower psi rad cap on, for reduced strain on old cooling systems? Or even a 0 pressure cap. I have done this on SEVERAL old vehicles including diesels (wet sleeved and parent bored) and have never had any negative results and very few cooling system related issues and no blow outs of things like hoses and heater cores and such....which is what im concerned about. Yes, I realize that lowering the psi also lowers the boiling point of the coolant, which is fine by me as I drive with 1 eye on the gauges and never let it get anywhere close to hot. Any thoughts? Cavitation? Hot spots? Thanks

Ok thanks, ya im just trying to adjust for wear.

Stupid question, but these can remain all together (not separating the ball joint) for adjustment, right?