Supercharged111
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Stolen...
That's OK, it was less than an hour old to me when I stole it too.
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Stolen...
Cost about the same as new floor mats, too .. but they're "real" Paccar big truck mudflaps, not sure what particular application uses those smaller ones. Maybe forward flaps on heavy duty's, dunno. They're definitely smaller than a regular 18 wheeler mudflap, and are smaller than the crusty old flaps I took off this truck. The Petes are 16"-18" wide, 17" long. Plenty more with the logo available in other sizes (and brands) if you just look 'em up.Those are about the size of the crew cab rear floor mats… hey that gives me an idea.
Those are about the size of the crew cab rear floor mats… hey that gives me an idea.
Transmission isn't right. It's gonna have to go back to the damn shop.
You didn't drive it long enough to scrub the old ones straight again did ya?HUGE UPDATE...
OK, maybe not so huge
Mudflaps installed! Was a bit of a PITA (like everything I touch on this heap) because the brackets were installed with a bunch of mix-and-match hardware, some of it very low grade and rusted. Several bolts broke, including one in a bed support rod. Not cool. I wheeled the end of it off then drilled and tapped, which meant digging through a ceiling-high stack of heavily loaded milk crates to get a vise to clamp to my work table.. yeah.
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Got the two brackets out and hammered them flat again; one was really bent up due to them snatching the mudflap off. Some creative bending of one of the braces so I could get the bracket to sit level instead of crooked, and I had to give up for the night because we had a literal junebug invasion.
Back to it the next day, determined the hardware I'd need and hit the Ace for some stainless bolts, washers, fender washers, and nyloc nuts. Got the flaps centered perfectly over the tire treads, had to mark and drill a couple new holes, no biggie. Even broke out the level on the brackets and flaps to be sure they weren't wonky.
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On the ground and just enough clearance to hopefully prevent any issues in the future. Dragging the flaps on the ground was a chuckle when they were just that old beat-up mess hanging sideways, but I dig these, would like to keep 'em in good shape.
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Richard
Won't go into low gear - goes about halfway and the shifter just stops. I figured it out pretty quick because I usually use low to creep up the driveway and stop just short of the garage door so there's room to park another vehicle behind it.What's it doing or not doing?