Doing odd jobs

Been tackling miscellaneous jobs again.

I ordered some dump valves and tail light Len's from Vintage trailer supply, the dump valves were $46.99 each and wouldn't you know it the day after I ordered them I went to Richfeild Trailer Supply in Grand Rapids, MI and they have them there for $17.00. I did pick up some parts for my Braund Skyliner antenna for $6.99, don't need them but thought I'd never find them if I did.

Antenna parts:


Could not find the long black ABS WYE for the waste piping to make a new run so I tried to save what I have and it worked very well. I cut off the old valve and then cut slits in the remaining parts about 3/4" apart and drove a small screwdriver in between what remained of the valve and the black pipe. I had to change to cutting the slits 1/4" apart as some of it was difficult to break off and I was worried I would break the black pipe. After I had almost all the old valve chipped out I went around the inside of the pipe with a rotary bur and cleaned it up.

Cutting off old valves.




Read on the web that car modelers were using Easy Off oven cleaner to strip the paint off there ABS plastic models so I tried it on the A/C shroud, took almost all the paint off with hurting the ABS plastic shroud. Also got the A/C unit back form the heating and cooling guys and they said it check out great, cost me $35.00 to have them give it a once over. The compressor what getting rusty so I paint it with some Por-15.

Before and after stripping:
After picture coming

Added a new seal to underside of A/C unit, I used the closed cell foam strip they use when mounting a topper to the bed of a truck.

Before and after:


Making new rubber vibration pads for A/C fan:




Got after some cracks and holes in the bath on the ABS plastic parts, whittled some plastic off parts that would not show and soaked them in MEK for a day to make up a paste and filled in the cracks.

Adding plastic:

New back plates and drums

Here's the latest on my axles.

I ordered new Timken bearings and races from Rock Auto ($89.00) delivered. Inside: race No. 25510 bearing No. 25580 or Set52, Outside: race No. LM67010 bearing No. LM67048 or Set6.
I was trying to find new brake shoes and read on airforums that a loaded back plate would probably be cheaper and they are. I was also looking for a place to turn the drums and the cheapest place I could find that would do the brake and magnet surface wanted $30.00 each.
I called Axis axle and they said they had back plates for $28.50 and drums without bearings for $38.50, so I pick the back plates and drums up last week on my way through Indiana.
I installed the back plates today and was beginning to replace the Chinese races with the timken's I bought earlier I found that the inboard bearings are the same but the outboard ones on the new drums are larger so some of the new bearings I bought will not work.
So I guess I'll have to spend so more money on new bearings, the bearing for the outboard side of the new drum are race No. 15245 bearing No. 15123 or Set43 about $50.00 form Rock Auto.

I would have been better off buying new axles from Axis axle for $600.00

Here's what I have spent:
Rebuild axles...................$66.00
4, Back Plates.................$114.00
4, Drums.........................$154.00
Bearings..........................$89.00
S.S bolts for back plates...$17.00
Axle mounting bolts.........$12.00
4 sets new bearing...........$50.00
Gas to get to Indiana........$25.00
20 new lug nuts.................$??.??

Total................................$527.00

Picture of the new brake assembly:

New Bearings

Not much happening the last few day's, Friday I received the new bearings I order.
Bearings form Rock Auto www.rockauto.com $89.80 delivered.

Rebuilt axle and new parts

Yesterday was a good day, I was able to get my axles rebuilt for less than a $100.00 at Axis Products:
Axis Products Main
You can read about it here:
http://www.airforums.com/forums/f437...ent-46697.html

Before and after pictures:

I also picked up from Palomino parts: 800 297 5830
Suburban NT22SP furnace and an Atwood G6A-8E-6 water heater for $508.80

Inland RV: 800-877-7311
All the windows, doors, and vent seals, two tubes 3M adhesive all new running lights, Olympic rivets, nosing for complete interior, J trim. $275.00