1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
They were a piece of crap when they were new. Now you have a $12k REBUILT piece of crap.
Mechanic talk
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1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
"Old" GMC tie rod ends will work for the light Workhorse (P5, 57, 7) chassis once you cut off about an inch of the threads.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Good idea to drill a h o l e in the forward crossmember on Freightliner 904 P1's. They fill with water otherwise.
Gear
Parts on Order
2007 Emission diesel engines- DPF system
2010 Emission diesel engines-DPF with SCR/DEF
Medium and heavy duty diesels.
Clean out the EGR Differential pressure sensor ports before they plug up. Its alot easier to keep them clean then to clean out a complete blockage.
If you see soot in the tailpipe of a truck with a DPF, the filter is cracked. Replace the filter.
2010 Emission diesel engines-DPF with SCR/DEF
Medium and heavy duty diesels.
Clean out the EGR Differential pressure sensor ports before they plug up. Its alot easier to keep them clean then to clean out a complete blockage.
If you see soot in the tailpipe of a truck with a DPF, the filter is cracked. Replace the filter.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
The EBP sensor on the VTs are a regular maintenance item as well. The tube and sensor are continually packing up. Do the EGR cleaning with the fluid tool when you get a chance. Some picking and digging around the valve may be needed before you start, Just try to vacuum out as much of the carbon chunks, or they will fall into the intake valves and make it REALLY difficult to get it restarted.
Mechanic86
Turd Polishing Expert
In my fleet they have to be replaced 2-3 times a year due to mileage/sird's.
Mechanic86
Turd Polishing Expert
Workhorse 6.0 gas engines, when you replace the throttle body/mass air flow pigtails, apparently they should be soldered even though the pigtails come with butte connectors or else they tend to continue running like crap afterwards because of higher resistance.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
The external one? This is news to me. Is it the cheap Luberfiner ones?
iamupser
Grease Monkey
I know, it sounds weird to say the Luberfiner is better. In this 1 instance so far that has been the case! All other Luberfiner products not so much.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
So you're saying the genuine Allison filters are bad? Is there a PSR on it?
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Remember to check the kingpin lock bot on the Workhorse W42(3?) chassis. They tend to loosen up and then you will need a new axle assy.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Haven't needed to yet, but I will remember that.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Does anybody here know the cure for the "retarder" fault with the Wabco ABS on Workhorse?
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Their reman 904s aren't so great either.
iamupser
Grease Monkey
Yup, the genuine Allison filter.
I found 1 PSR. The boss has a couple of emails with more examples from his road call conference calls.
They must be making them somewhere else or doing something different because our old automatic package cars never had these issues like the new 1's.
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Guess they need a bulletin or step up the SIRD interval.
Mechanic86
Turd Polishing Expert
Torch the truck, workhorse parts inventory was bought out by ups, they are just a shell of whatever they once were lol
1BROWNWRENCH
Amatuer Malthusian
Guess I shouldn't have let that whole harness go the other day...
Cementups
Box Monkey
We have a lot of retarders working in our building. The only thing to fix that is to fire them all.
