Chalmers Suspension | Dump Truck Repair

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Removing and replacing load spring, restrictor can, spring plate, rear shocks, and torque arm bushings on a chalmers suspension.
Tools Used:
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[@jettelo]

The no talking just working I LOVE THAT SHIT💪🏿💪🏿💪🏻💪🏻 wish more videos was like this

[@localcrew]

Never seen one of these before. That’s one reason I like KZbin - you can always learn something. And the cat videos.

[@Graveltrucking]

He makes things look so easy looks like a dry climate the trucks are not rusted. Chalmers seems to be the easiest to repair.

[@adambrowning3027]

Dude, I hope you get a million subscribers. Keep up the good work!

[@alexkitner5356]

Those chalmer load cushions make great door stops or pop up tent weights too...

[@DieselFuelOnly]

We have the same Chalmers setup on 2 of our FLDs, one a triaxle dump and the other a tractor with 46k rears. I really like them, relatively easy to work on and sure beats replacing walking beam bushings. Only issue I've had with one is lost a spigot cap when the thru-bolt broke somewhere along the way. Never worked with the two-piece bushings, they look a little easier to reinstall the torque arms than the one piece. Soapy water helps a lot though.

[@kevinhornbuckle]

Yeah, the two piece looks easier. Seems like the whole re-build, new shocks and all, are going to last a good long time.

[@mybestieischloer2401]

what this world needs is a few good suspension mech.

[@calvinbarnes7664]

Perfect I wish we can train some of the young people about that a lot of these young men do not want to do this type of work

[@xanatgarcia9241]

Give me time and patience and I can learn to fix these suspensions, love this kind of work

[@hddm3]

So much better than a walking beam

[@andrewcrawley4429]

I have had 3 trucks with charmers and wouldn’t have anything else. We could go up hills empty that no other suspension system could get up without hopping or just spinning out. If you operate regularly on hilly or loose uneven ground, there is nothing like it.

[@kdseidle8031]

Up here in Canada the road salt eats the two little bolts and the rubber block goes by by! The through bolts also rot and break after awhile. Usually catch it when the cap pops off but have had two where the torque rod slides off and the axle goes wherever! This is under alot of off road use though on concrete trucks.

[@juliusgermanicus]

Buddy you have to make the bolts out of stainless steel and then the salt won't cause any more problems

[@ShainAndrews]

@@juliusgermanicus Then they cold weld and rip threads out.

[@trplpwr1038]

Pre-trip inspection

[@yahirmartinez6673]

Im new in this .. question is why you have to lift both wheels to change one side ? Excuse my ignorance

[@franciscoalberto6658]

Congratulation.

[@terrellscaife2411]

Man that’s really good shit so the chamber Suspension is similar to repair than the Henderson walk-in being Suspension

[@alvarogeorgenobregeorge69]

Greetings from Brazil everyone, I sub. To this chanel.

[@RC-Heli835]

2 piece bushings must be nice. One piece are a total PITA! How do you know when the large center piece needs to be replaced?

[@simcoespring]

Not bad. I would love to see more of the way you remove the torque rods. we usually use a bit of heat and some pry bars.

[@DieselFuelOnly]

I like to use a lot of soapy water and work both sides loose a little at a time, goes a lot smoother than trying to force one side loose at a time. Same when reinstalling.

[@brianhaygood183]

Looks like he used a hydraulic ram.

[@sammpofu9265]

Easier watched than done

[@mackboerema1949]

Do you remember what part number those shocks were? I.gotta relace the main support brackets and our log trucks don't have the shock absorbers

[@MrBigR928]

Nice👍🏿

[@bmxryderak8070]

Do you use longer bolts the the original ones?? Unless you use all thread I can’t get mine to pull together then at that point you have to be able to get some sort of solid clamp on it so you can put the right bolt in. So do you possibly just use longer bolts so what’s done is done

[@RC-Heli835]

Interesting.....the truck that I drive did not come with any shocks on the back. There are brackets on the bottom for shocks but not for the top of the shocks.

[@perintisawal9050]

Nice👍👍

[@robertoguinez2042]

Hola buenas, soy Roberto de chile, consulta como es ese sistema de amortiguacion chalmer? Mejor o peor que con reportes?

[@lamnghevavoruaxe190]

Súng 3/4 mà khỏe vậy? Thương hiệu nào vậy?

[@jettelo]

Big trucks =Big BUCKS

[@arnoldhernandez5483]

Can you do a kenworth 8 bag suspension bushing vids!!!

[@permadifauza5251]

☺ that is a simple suspention

[@adavis6894]

ever done a m35a2? they are fun

[@jerrykinnin7941]

Not familiar with a chamblers suspension. But the bushing change seems easy enough. Hows the articulation off road? Love the no banter style. Just show and go.

[@nogoodhood202]

I have it on my T800 triaxle dump and it does very good offroad

[@rcnatanael81]

EU TRABALHO DE MOTORISTA E NUNCA TINHA VISTO ESSE TIPO DE SUSPENSÃO. BRASIL

[@edyneipagliari]

Doidera neh, deve ser apenas pra serviço especifico, pois n aguentaria buracos kkkk

[@user-pv3qr1vc7g]

Как это подвеска работает ?

[@bmxryderak8070]

ya come show me how its done man cuz the ones im working on are being a pain for the reinstall

[@smailbouadi5000]

👌

[@raulmontero1881]

Simples y leve

[@jeffsnider3588]

I have a hand truck just like those, it's really old and heavy duty.

[@randyruppel6727]

I bet you use that cross peen when mounting daytons... lol that's what I do anyhow.

[@rtz549]

Those 2 little bolts that hold the plate in place seem undersized.

[@neggym]

That plate isn’t really under any stress in a horizontal way. The force is primarily vertical. Some airbags (Mercedes trucks) are held in place by only a clip retainer at the top, keeping it from dropping, when the axle is of the ground during maintenance.

[@rtz549]

@@neggym the bolt on the right seemed broken?

[@gasparini76]

Did you apply red grease on the bolts? Before fitting the wheel on the hub?

[@mrsock3380]

Are you here to say not to lube wheel studs because manufacturers don't recommend using lube? The funny thing about that whole argument is the manufacturers use lube yet tell everyone else not to.

[@gpye2683]

@@mrsock3380 I work for a dealer and have never seen any type of lube on studs! Tiny bit of oil when torquing but thats it.

[@mrsock3380]

@@gpye2683 they don't gall when you tighten them because they have lube of some sort on them

[@robertwiederhold4174]

@@mrsock3380 I alwas lube wheel studs they stay tight and come off good next time no more striped studs semi’s pickups cars to

[@tree9851]

Wasn't really worn out was it?

[@lmaximeraby6268]

The restrictor can and the spring plate have a guide in the center that fit in the rubber and its probably broken and/or rusted out, the rubber spring is probably crushed and stiffened from many years of service.. I changed mines and it improve ride quality..

[@sylphontherexouium1164]

i had time to eat a whole kebab while watching this video Very good video tho

[@LHM.800]

Возьмите к себе на работу )))

[@user-kc4uh4ju8q]

Устроишся к ним на работу про земляков не забывай, я тоже приеду. Надоел этот металлом российский ремонтировать.

[@berniebass3575]

I understand what he is doing but, wouldn't it work better with some sort of grease? call me crazy, but that's what l would do to make things flow easier.

[@aaronholmes8568]

Except grease rots the bushes. Some tyre lube would definitely have helped though, but the guy does this full time and knows his suspensions so I'm not about to tell him how to do his job.

[@THETRUTH-ld2mh]

I don’t know why you wasted money on the shocks all you need it a chain most don’t even have anything

[@user-kf5cq9wp1f]

日本だと見掛けない機構のサス構造ですね。

[@sauliaalto]

Wtf, only two airspring per two axle?? This suspension can't be good under heavy loads

[@aaronholmes8568]

It's a rubber block, not an airbag. Think of it as similar to the Hendrickson elephants foot type suspension some 8 wheel tippers had in the UK, especially Foden, Seddon Atkinson and ERF, and also Dennis refuse lorries. It was a great suspension system for off road work and never gave much hassle.

[@franky7830]

Air spring 😂