Recent content by theangrychicken

I'm guessing it lost its tensile strength over the years. I was cruising at 80 km/hr on the highway when it gave. A mobile welder/mechanic came out and, jacked up the engine, and got it pretty aligned. He threw a bead of weld across the fracture and a hardened steel plate across the top. The...

That's the pricing from Unimog Canada for those parts. I don't know if anyone has been able to source drums or shoes within N. America, but that would reduce shipping time and costs. It's not recommended to routinely change the wedge/sprags. I'm guessing they are actually simple units that...

Good to know! I actually really considered a diesel cooktop. The tank is just below the kitchen so it would have been easy to tie into. It sounds like the repair costs are a bit risky with them and you have to deal with significant changes in cooking times. I switched from propane because I...

That’s good to hear and I’m hoping that resolves your issue. Replacing drums vs transmission parts sounds like a better option! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey Joe, I would actually love to have someone that knew these rigs go through it, help with repairs, and do preventative maintenance. But I’ve had near zero luck with communication at that site. I don’t question their knowledge or experience. But it’s a long way travel to get to shop that...

Do you have a line on where you sourced your parts? The shoes look like they have pad life and don’t need to be replaced. But I’d like to be a able to service/replace anything else within the drums. Joe, the mechanic at the shop and I talked about adjusting the brakes. But he was thinking...

Do you have a line on where you sourced your parts? The shoes look like they have pad life and don’t need to be replaced. But I’d like to be a able to service/replace anything else within the drums. Joe, the mechanic at the shop and I talked about adjusting the brakes. But he was thinking...

Another issue has come this morning in my right rear brake. My truck was parked on a mountain for about 4 days for snowboarding. Snow accumulated to just over 2’/half meter around where it was parked. After I left, I noticed the parking brake would not fully engage. I made it a truck shop where...

Did your issue here get resolved? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That is a fairly spendy option but might be the type of option I was looking for. I'll def have to give that some thought. I appreciate the link! Along the lines of lighting. Anyone using LED bulbs in their OEM taillight housing? If so, what are you running?

I don't mind "loosing" remote adjustability since I never had it. It would be nice to keep up on repairs and maintaining the trucks original functionality. But honestly, functionality is more important to me. I've seen those headlights ebay, before, but they don't have the remote adjusters on...

It bolted right on.

I had this issue recently and VerMonsterRV found a canister that I could use. https://www.ebay.com/itm/393565428351

Here are some pics of the front and from the back. I believe that cylinder assembly helps hold the housing in place and the switch on the panel helps adjust the beam angle (not working). I’ve had to do some McGyvering to get a descent beam on the road. But I’d like to come up with a legit...

I'll try to take some pics tomorrow during daylight. My headlights are from hella, I'm not sure if they are factory or a replacement for the factory lights (I'm the 3rd owner). My current set up accepts a standard h4 halogen bulb. I used to have an older VW van and replaced the factory bulbs...