Newbie with a W500

[712edf]

Those part numbers will definitely come in handy. I've got a 84 GMC mini pumper that's built on a 3500 4x4 chassis, but its not as cool as yours :)

Are the lockouts useful on a truck that size? Or is it just a matter of saving wear and tear on the front end?

Does installation require any kind of t-case modifications? A buddy did a Mile-Marker install on a w200 years ago and it was a LOT of work. I think it required some changes inside the transfer case.

No modification needed. It just keeps the front driveshaft/differential from turning when the t-case is in 2wd (hubs unlocked of course). Other than that lock-outs don't do much.

Your truck will weight 10-11,000lbs. My short WB W600 has a flatbed & weighs 10,000 even. Your dump bed should be heavier.

Bucky

[Gordon Maney]

Hi Dave. Before you start putting that power steering setup on your W500, you may want to give Mike Fleig in Fairfield a call and get his 2 cents worth on the idea of reusing power steering setups.

What are you saying, Clint? Can you comment?

[Clint Dixon]

What are you saying, Clint? Can you comment?

I don't know if Mike visits this page or not. I would really rather anyone thinking of doing this swap would get the story first-hand from him.

Basically, he ended up injured and a customer's Power Wagon ended up totaled from an accident after he installed a power steering setup that was supplied by the customer.

The thing I learned from this is to always ask myself if it is possible that the part I am removing from a wrecked doner truck is the part that wrecked the truck in the first place.

[Gordon Maney]

You are saying used parts were installed as-is on the next truck and they did not work right? One can certainly see how that could happen.

Caveat Emptor.

[Clint Dixon]

You are saying used parts were installed as-is on the next truck and they did not work right? One can certainly see how that could happen.

Caveat Emptor.

I don't believe Mike would ever install anything "as-is." Sometimes parts can be defective in operation and the problem not be apparent even after close physical inspection.

[Gordon Maney]

I don't believe Mike would ever install anything "as-is." Sometimes parts can be defective in operation and the problem not be apparent even after close physical inspection.

I agree. I am not trying to color him bad. It is, as you point out, extremely difficult to know what is inside something. I am confident there are many steering gears and racks purchased used and fitted to a vehicle with nothing more than a knocking off of the bigger clumps of dirt.