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Rudy
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Let's go back to the front again.Here's a view of the passenger front wheel.

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OK, from the left, it looks like the rear of the tranny, exhaust pipe, springs, shock, and air brake cannister. That steering arm that connects the two wheels is called, what? At the end of that arm is the tie rod end. It is connected to that little arm that I don't know the name of. Could it be that that long arm in called the tierod? (because of the tierod ends)
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Leaving the front.

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You can see the steering cross bar (whatever that is called). Is that the speedometer gearbox on the side of the transmission? I bet it is. Wow, look at the size of those springs. I will get under the bus again and inspect all of the springs for cracks. I would think that if there were cracks, they would be able to be seen.
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Here's a view of that third air tank.

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On the right side of that tank, as you're looking at it is, what I think might be another pressure relief valve. There must be a way to drain that tank, but I forgot to look.

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Passenger side rear wheel. It looks pretty clean. I bet those shocks are original.

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The rear end.

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A close up of the rear end with numbers on the top. I wonder if those numbers are just a part number or if they have some other significance.

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A view of the back of the rear end. WHAT, no drain plug? There is a small plug on top. I guess I have to suck out the rear end fluid and then pump some new rear end fluid back in. How do I know how much to put in? What kind (weight) should I use ?
Boy, what a lot of questions this Rudy guy has. He sure is depending upon your kindness.

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Rear passenger side brake cannisters. The rubber hoses to all the brake cannisters look like they have been replaced not too long ago.

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It doesn't look like there is anything I can adjust on those things. I am certainly NOT going to take them apart.
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These are connected to the rear brake cannisters. Are they pressure relief valves, or are the pressure relief valves connected to the air tanks?

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Driver's side rear brake cannisters.

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One side of the holding tank. It is 75 gallons. I only have one holding tank. It was held up by that plumbing strap. My friend Donnie fabricated some straps out of thick aluminum, and bolted them to the frame.

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Here's the other side of the holding tank. Where I used to work, they have a giant metal cutting machine and a giant metal bending machine. It is cool how Donnie bent this strap to fit.

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A couple of views of my large propane tank.

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Shawn and I ran all the propane lines and they are all hooked up.
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Nice steps for the back door. I'll have to find someone to do some creative welding to make a tow hitch. That will be next spring.

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