Recent content by Bikersmurf

I just dumped off 720 lbs of rear axle parts at to metal recycling. One very old Dana 70 dual axle with massive brake drums and the center of two Sterling axles. Let me know if you need any Sterling truck hubs or axles… I’ve kept them for the time being… I’m considering making an axle out of...

Well… after replacing and setting up the Dana 70 rear axle, the pinion oil seal was weeping. :( Initially I thought I’d order a new clutch pack for the Track Lock limited/posi diff. Fast forward a month or so, and I’m smelling gear lube again. A quick look underneath shows that a 3’ long...

Only reason to look at them is to check on the state of charge… and I don’t need to do that from 25’ away. I’d rather not have an extra drain on the system to maintain a Bluetooth connection.

Now if only it were as easy to build it as AI makes it to look like it. ;)

Charger and inverter were stripped by a PO before I bought our ambulance from a bank for $1250. I’ve got a Renogy 2000 w inverter and 20 amp solar controller. Xantrex 20 amp battery charger… and no transfer switch. The Renogy inverter has a remote switch with no display and the controller...

We’ve owned an E350 based type 3 Ambulance for about 11 years now. We’ve not found the somewhat smaller footwell on the passenger side to be a problem for my wife. I’m tall so I see where it could be a problem. Crestline extended the cabin to be about 10” longer than a standard cutaway van. So I...

Christmas came early this year… Got this from someone who wanted to control everything from an app. He was selling it for 1/10 of the new cost. He’d listed this 30 amp charge controller for $25, and had no bites… so he threw it in with the IC 2000 (Inverter/charger/transfer) switch. So it looks...

In Texas? I’ve seen a few F350 bumpers that have been adapted to fit an E350

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CMuU4sLPx/?mibextid=wwXIfr $3000 CDN obo 1996 7.3 PSD, Needs work, Runs and drives, Vancouver BC, No affiliation.

https://www.fordmann.com/F250.Dana_70U.htm After seeing this I decided to pick up an ‘07 Sterling 10.50 axle. Unfortunately, I found one of the brake backing plates was damaged. Since I’m sticking with the Dana 70 Dually axle, I listed the rest of the Sterling axle for sale. As luck would have...

The front rotors seemed to last very well until this last set of pads. The Raybestos medium duty pads seem like eat rotors. Shoes in the back are working ok and the drums have lasted far longer. Come to think of it, the drums and rotors are both about 10 years (40k miles) old. The Raybestos...

1) I’m glad everyone was “ok”. With heavier vehicles it doesn’t always end favourably for smaller ones. 2) It’s surprising the number of people / drivers who don’t seem to see “ambulances”. While backing up I frequently have people ignore the beeper and walk behind me while the rig is moving...

The drums have been alright, but every once in a while I have to manually adjust the auto adjusters and the drums will probably be shot by the time the second set of shoes wears out. I've been extremely happy with the 4 wheel disc brake conversion on my Landcruiser. Never having to adjust...

https://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/pinion-leak-and-play-dana-70-dually-97-crestline-ambulance.248874/ As much as I generally don't like to fix things that aren't broken, if you have play in your differential and/or don't have some preload on the pinion bearings, you should pick a good...

Now that the diff is back together with new bearings, the Ambo feels smoother when driving and it is also quieter too. These bearings were living on borrowed time. The guts of the differential: LSD by whatever name.