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Quick one for those of you running balancing beads with 37's on super singles -- how many ounces of beads have you found to be sufficient?

I have a stuck lug nut on my front left wheel, where both the nut and stud are turning together. I'm assuming my best option at this point is to drill out the stud with progressively larger drill bits until I can snap off the nut. Or is there a better option? Other questions: 1. I think I've...

On a 2004 FG649 -- Is there some sort of trick to removing the air filter? The shop guide implies that after removing the cover from the bottom of the air box, the filter should just drop out easily, but mine is really stuck up in there. I've tried twisting and pulling pretty aggressively, but...

On my 2004 FG649, I noticed the other day after driving on the highway for 30 minutes or so that my rear differential was pretty hot. I was able to place my hand on the diff cover and keep it there for maybe 2 or 3 seconds before I had to pull it away. Not the most precise of measures I realize...

In the US, does a Fuso camper conversion that's never used for commercial purposes still require a DOT number/inspection? It's tough to find a definitive answer on this, but based on what I've found so far, it appears that any commercial vehicle over 10,001 lbs. needs a DOT number. It's not...

I climbed into my FG's cab recently to find the air conditioner on/off knob laying on the middle seat. Weird. After further investigation, I noticed that there are three little springs in the base of the knob, so my working theory is that whatever secures the knob in its hole in the dash must've...

The shop guide recommends the use of SAE 30 or 40 API CC engine oil in the manual transmission for "vehicles operated continuously at high speeds." I picked up a gallon of Shell Rotella SAE 30 today thinking that would do the trick, but after reading up some more on the whole API thing, my head...

The shop guide specifies NLGI #1, 2, and 3 grease for lubing different chassis points, and I'm having a hard time finding #3 grease. Any suggestions?

By any chance, does anyone happen to know the part number for a 2004 FG649 tie rod end? Googling my specific model year turns up nothing, but if I generically search for "Fuso tie rod end", I find a few that look like they *might* be right. I suspect/hope that the same tie rod ends were used...

I have recently discovered that my 2004 FG649 is missing what the shop guide calls "helper spring stoppers" (part #22 in the diagram below). I found what looks like the right part on eBay...

Possibly a dumb question...but in the pictures below, what is the horizontal bar thingie that's on the side of these two boxes towards the rear? I assume it's for mounting something, but I can't find any photos of trucks that show anything mounted to them.

How do most people handle the issue of venting cooking odors to the outside? I've been looking at RV range hoods for my build, and while there seem to be plenty of fine options out there, I'm having a hard time finding a vent cover for the outside wall that doesn't scream "typical cheap RV...

I noticed some white/gray smoke coming out of the end of my crankcase breather hose the other day (driver's side, just inward from the clutch power cylinder). It's not spewing or anything like that -- more like the amount you'd expect to see if a little spilled oil was burning off an exhaust...

While doing a coolant drain/flush/fill this afternoon, I noticed a decent amount of air coming out of the bottom of my turbocharger (2004 FG649), right where the actuator arm goes into the unit. The black soot in the photo below tells the story. Anyone ever deal with a leak here before? The shop...

I've spent an inordinate amount of time in recent months wading through the murky waters of torsion free subframe design (specifically for an FG). One thing that keeps gnawing at me is the fact that there are a few examples on here of boxes that are rigidly mounted with u-bolts, yet have...

What material is considered the best for the layer of cushion between chassis rails and subframe? I've seen HDPE mentioned, and also high density polyurethane, which I'm pretty sure isn't the same thing. If so, any good reasons to pick one over the other? And is there anything else one should...

Can anyone recommend a shop in Southern California (preferably the LA area) that has experience fabricating the sort of spring-mounted subframe that's commonly employed on Fuso builds? If not, perhaps anywhere in the southwest?

I'm considering replacing the stock fuel tank on my '04 FG with a rectangular one. The stock tank is about 16" in diameter, and it looks like roughly 18 x 18 is the closest rectangular tank that's readily available without doing something totally custom. I'd prefer to not have a new tank...

I discovered that the previous owner had the ABS controller unplugged, and maybe now I know why...when it's plugged in, it runs constantly, even with no key in the ignition. Pulling fuse FH4 (in the high current fuse box, labeled "ABS Valve") turns it off at least. Does anyone have any insight...

2004 FG649 -- Starting from an empty water separator reservoir, I'm getting an inch or so of diesel in there within a minute or two of running the engine -- literally just driving it across the yard. Would this suggest that the screen element is damaged? Or possibly just clogged and needing to...