Keith S

My chamber support bracket has three flanges. I added some cracked-weld pics: S-Cam Repair & Cracked welds 5/8"-18 is what's on my axle tubes - the threads were badly butchered. I still haven't found a 5/8"-18 thread chaser - 9/16" seems to be the biggest. A thread-chaser is not, and never will be, a tap A thread-chaser re-forms the existing threads Dulling a tap can make it a thread-chaser Use a on a wire-wheel on a bench grinder to dull the tap. Be really, really aggressive in dulling the tap - you want the "dull tap" to re-form the existing threads, not cut new ones. With fine threads, false starting the dull-tap/chaser is easy so take your time If the hole is beyond saving, there's always helicoil repair - which is a lot easier said than done for a 5/8" bolt, on really hard/tough steel. Not a job for the biggest 1/2" drill.

The linings are all the same and symmetric. The shoes are not. The casting's are imprinted with either "Upper Left / Lower Right", or "Upper Right / Lower Left". Before I took the other side apart I thought there were four different shoes and linings. They shoes only fit one way... well, when put together correctly. Here are some before's and after's.

I won't be removing any springs at this stage - just want to get the thing road legal. While all the electrics are not as heavy as the gas engine, the front end will have about 1000 lbs (motor is 250 lbs and the front battery pack is about 700 lbs). The two side tanks (battery packs) are about 300 lbs each. Except for the gas engine, the drivetrain is all Mack (heavy).