Our First Project Came Back? 12v ’85 RAM Crew Cab Has Some Dually Issues

I built this truck for a customer 5 years ago and now this happened.
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[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

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[@georgeclooney5134]

Rich I got a 2001 ford f250 crewcab v10 4x4 and I just rebuilt my 4r100 transmission and it doesnt go past 2nd gear

[@twigglykevin]

whats the aqnswer to the skill testing question?

[@chrismitchell2757]

@debossgarage I am a17 year old that wants to be a diesel mechanic as a career. Where did you learn to do what you do? School, trade courses, in a shop I wanna make a real career out of this I love mechanics with a passion

[@mobiousenigma]

thanks for the vid 8D a website is a good platform but may i suggest using discord chat it would allow group and private chat and more orgizination than youtube offering moderation and the ability to do many other useful things . im not trying to sell free software just advising you of a well known and useful tool to add to your box

[@jeffleblanc8850]

That body is awesome but it would look good painted and a nice interior

[@CZ-kz7ug]

I love holding onto old everything, but when part availability sets in, it's worth it to upgrade to more modern parts. That way you can just order whenever you want. Take the l dually rear out of a newer truck.

[@blown572hemi]

Beautiful truck! Now I’ve gotta go back to the beginning and see it’s transformation

[@paulgriffiths8359]

Good on yah Rich and crew I remember watching this getting built way back when, you had only just sort of started your channel It has been a pleasure and a honor to watch you and your helpers move along and grow fro strength to strength Well done

[@tommarkey2367]

Finally the 1st gen dodge is back!!!🤘

[@ERAutomotive]

Super cool to hear about the history of this truck and see it getting fixed up. I see this truck every time I visit my mother in-law 😂

[@ArcticAstrophysics]

This truck was what got me watching your videos, love the channel!

[@craigtate5930]

Never a dull moment with old trucks. My lil trick for dealing with the lip on drum brakes is to gently hit it with an angle grinder. Only takes a few minutes and your back in business

[@ohnoitisnt]

The fastmotions with the sound included remind me of jafromobile from back in the day. Not a bad thing.

[@buddy8225]

My roommate has a single wheelbase 1 ton Dodge 4x4 with the 360 and the NP435 4speed trans. Love em old Dodges. Nice to see one that has the proper engine and cab configuration. 😀

[@peterhawthorn3670]

Yo Rich, I love your videos I'm from the UK so we don't often see trucks or many people working on Cumnins. I myself am a Cummins apprentice and I love watching your videos to learn about the problems on our engines after years in the field, thanks for making the great videos

[@matthewsplawn729]

He needs to use hub centric spacers I used some stahl speed ones on my dually and have no issues

[@94TahoeDude]

i'm a srw K30 crew cab 1 ton guy but god I love the 80's style trucks... beautiful Dodge. hope you keep the wheels and stance the way they are

[@CarswithNash]

I watched that build series, great to see it again!

[@coppertone3293]

You can always do a disk brake conversion on those dana 70s

[@austindoud273]

Needs it

[@coppertone3293]

Austin Doud I did it on my 14 bolt and it was worth the money

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

Links? Anything for a 93 F350?

[@coppertone3293]

@@DEBOSSGARAGE www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/D70DISC-F.html lugnut4x4.com/product-category/rear/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwrIf3BRD1ARIsAMuugNsmAbg7DABwGPFruqu3GbIqVC76IduPs9JUN7KMCgL3VYu6DL8xg20aAtHLEALw_wcB I think either of these should work

[@kindacool2315]

What about the sterling 10.5 rear end like in my 2000 f350. Has rotors. Just picked up a extra one on a trade

[@MrGotem-gw2pv]

This reminds how long you’ve been putting out great content. Keep it up, you are de boss. Best automotive channel on the tube by far imho.

[@justinriley8651]

that is a cool truck. 12v, 4x4 ,manual transmission those 3 things right there had me ready to get one.

[@malcolmyoung7866]

‘I built this truck for a customer 5 years ago and now this happened.’ Sooooo.... DEBOSS Garage supplies a 5 Year Warranty on it’s builds? WOW, now that is customer care..(Take note those ‘lesser’ car manufacturers, swapper outers, youtubers, creators...) And they also have a kitten...

[@randyruppel6727]

I agree but most importantly, nice name! If that's you're real name even cooler! RIP Mal!

[@jeepindave5464]

I'd fix it just to take it for a ride again. Im sure he gets offers everytime he stops for fuel.

[@Browndogdiesel]

I’m here for the kitten. The car/truck/machinery/engine stuff is just a bonus 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@gethinjones1348]

Well done on the fix Rich 👍, will go back and check out the original episodes now, love the shouty Rich at the end lol 😂😂😂

[@mr.simpson774]

Great video. Always learning 👍🏻

[@rodmandealerman3297]

That thing may not ride like a Caddy, but you can haul butt-loads of cargo with it! I have a friend in Louisiana that purchased an '85 crew cab new, he still owns it (but it hasn't seen the road in a very long time). Not a 4-wheel drive dually, but I'm hoping that one day he'll get it running again, along with all the other vintage Mopars in his collection. Thanks for your hard work sir!

[@CutTimeBrony]

Man this makes me appreciate my Sterling 10.25 alot. Might have pinion issues but I can change brakes without messing with bearings!

[@abpsd73]

We have the ratcheting locknuts, that when installed properly won't pop out like that locking wedge either.

[@CutTimeBrony]

@@abpsd73 havnt had to do those yet but I probably will when I do the diff bearings.

[@heyedude]

Do Love The First Gen Look, pretty nice Build.

[@forlornhope1116]

For the used parts you can't find, repurpose other parts. In my 12V jeep J20 conversion moved auto gear select shifter to roof with cable shift, and cable shift twin stick for NV241DHD to pass side roof. Used 69 camaro shifter for the low profile and desired handle. And it's pretty rad. Off road it's natural to reach up for maneuvering back and forth/grab handle.

[@sinx2200]

Still in great shape considering!

[@slocandanauto5823]

Had someone come in with a second gen dually, complaint of noise maybe dieing transmission. Found the outside dually sheered all the out lugs on the spacer and the outside dually had been freewheeling on the road but didn't fly off.. hub was trashed. I got a first gen and on the dana 70 I realized that the stock front dana 60 spindle nut and jab nut are same size as the 70 so just ordered a set to replace that ridiculous tab, has been great for over 4 years now still tight.

[@jacobsmith3417]

I bought those drums for my truck at napa like 70 bucks

[@zukowski2023]

Yup those studs and rim are as they use to say."wallered out good and proper like"...lol

[@Beandiptheredneck]

That truck is so cool! Still got pics of it on my old phone from seeing it around before I found your channel

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

Awesome!

[@donpetrey8007]

Awesome vid didn’t know about the axle but upgrade that’s what I’m doing next

[@mechntechbeau]

I can get those drums all day long down here in Louisiana I just had to get a set 2 days ago For my Uncle's 85 350 dually

[@ram_diesel_power6039]

So my 93 w250 has the Dana 70 also with the 3 inch wide brakes. My local Napa got me the drums

[@farmalllover8217]

Nice video. You can find them drums but there a special size and can get expensive. You gotta look on all the big manufacturers websites.

[@servicesmecaniquev.laverdu1726]

Seen motor home with cap nuts on the inner wheel and the space over top. Never came loose

[@robkittle1899]

Disc Brake swap for sure on a Dana 70! Super easy to do, and drops a significant amount of weight.

[@travisdye5638]

Rich, I work for Carquest, the drums are still readily available from us. Not only that but, the store in Caledonia has them in stock

[@jaratt85]

Hey Rich, a lot of companies sell disc conversion kits for those axles for under $400 US. I think that'd be the best thing you could do to that truck. Also one work around would be to sand blast the drums inside and out and mount an axle to it reversed around so you could put it in a lathe and then run the lathe slowly with a MIG gun in a holder and use the lathe to weld on a new surface (you'd have to use heavy nickel wire) and once a new surface was added you could then machine it back to spec. At that point though, it'd be much easier to just do a disc brake conversion and call it good... but it is a work around. I'm good at finding parts and I wasn't able to find a single set of new drums anywhere.

[@nathankerry3256]

Man I love those old dodge cummins truck an even the gas ones too I have 1990 dodge w250 3/4 4x4 5.9 gas an she awesome

[@Erated78]

Ha ha ha great vid Rich thank you. I would have been funny it you did that last bit with hearing muffs LOL

[@79tazman]

That's a nice truck I got a 1979 Dodge club cab dually I got stored away that I want to get working on hopefully this year or next for sure it runs and drives with a 400 big block

[@jeffleblanc8850]

Nice to have forklift to move rear end is the spacer part of the problem ther nice tires you got a good channel

[@mikestrucks]

Awesome ! what a badass first gen 😬👍🏻

[@Josh-db8rf]

My dad has a 79 f250 with the dana 60 and he replaced the brakes a few years ago and put new wheel bearings in but knowing old guys they dont like to read manuals and he ended up melting a bearing on the one side which actually locked the wheel from spinning while he was driving to a refinery here in Alberta. My dad never did maintenance on a dana 60 before he replaced the brakes and his logic was "oh if its snug it'll work". As I started to repair the axle i looked in this Haynes manual we had for the truck and found all the proper torque specs for both adjustment and the locking nuts and the axle flange torque itself which my dad didnt bother to copy. Feels pretty good when your 17 and do a better job then your dad at vehicle work.

[@Equiluxe1]

Steel rims, you could cut the centers out and move them over so no spacer is required.Not done with truck rims but I have with tractor rims.

[@elkvis]

A quick search shows that those brake drums are generally available from auto parts stores in my area. I'm in the US though, so availability might be different in Canada.

[@rpeter46]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that truck!

[@brentwagner4628]

I love the vids man keep it up

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Great repair @Deboss Garage

[@shornandkenny]

Omg that is like the coolest of cool. 5 speed and 4x4. 1st gen jaysus. Hot damn

[@hoov100]

Bendix PDR0364 for the drum. In this day and age a disc conversion is the way to go. Depending on the money and needs you can convert first gen brakes over to the 11-18 stuff.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Beautiful Old Dually

[@tmeyer729]

Beautiful truck.

[@Semi-crazy]

Wish I could find a truck like that to add to my crew cab dually collection !!

[@joshladue3394]

And as for the drums, you can get them on rock auto, I know your feelings towards rock auto but I've had great luck with first gen parts from them

[@g.brechmann]

I can second that redid my front end of my 92 d250 using all rock auto 40.000 kilometres later everything is still tight 👍

[@Highstranger951]

I like how you said radiator normally when it’s a plug for a sponsor...

[@consaka1]

Someday I'd love to bring my old (almsot dead) '93 crewcab dually to get a real towing engine transmission combo put in it. A 4wheel drive front end would be nice too. I even have the Suburban for the 4wheel drive front end swap. I just need to locate an engine and transmission from one of the salt states I guess.

[@loluspololus]

DeBoss Garage Rocks !!!

[@DriveCarToBar]

Depending on the gear ratios available, something like an Isuzu NPR rear axle might be a better choice. You'd get a much more stout axle, with readily available parts in N. America. Odd bolt pattern means two spares though. The big studs don't come lose or break though and the axle is built for the weight.

[@justinwiechmann34]

Dude love your channel! I used to hate canadians because every one of my ex asshole bosses were Canadian but you are the exception. lol, keep up the great content me and my 5 yr old son watch your channel constantly

[@UNITEDBYTRUCKS]

This truck is awesome! Great video

[@oldcroneysgarage9739]

Hey you look like someone I know

[@MyDuckfoot]

It needs a nice set of west coast mirrors and a set of K40 CBC antennas.👍👍😀

[@oldcroneysgarage9739]

I was just thinking about that truck just yesterday

[@bigunone]

Rode in my first and only Dodge with a diesel in 1991 I couldn't believe how loud it was made my 68 F-250 with a 390 and glass packs seem quite even with the windows down. Cured me of wanting a diesel pick up. it was even louder than my folks 80s cab over GMC had been

[@fastinradfordable]

Guess you never drove a Tdi swapped rabbit pickup. Drives Smooth as a car. Not too loud with a turbo. A little vibrate-y at idle, but silk going down the road. What IS worth it, is the fact that I spend more on insurance each month than fuel ($42/month). And can drive from one coast to the other for less than $200 (including food) And has a “bed” in the back for naps. If you ever get down on your luck. This is what you want. Oh, and the engine had 299k when I bought the whole car for a swap for $500. But seeing as you drive a 390 ford, you’ve probably spent more on fuel than I have on all my cars, fuel, insurance, and maintenance.

[@bigunone]

@@fastinradfordable thank you for your comment: please do not worry yourself on what I may or may not pay in fuel and insurance costs. If you had bothered to read you would have seen that my observation was from 1991, while your TDI diesel may be fuel thrifty can it carry an 8 foot cab over and pull a 26 foot travel trailer from Florida to New mexico in 60 hrs? If not you are comparing apples to oranges.

[@Graveltrucking]

Miss the sound of a 390 my old man had one in a F350 dually you could max out the rpm with the T18 BW 4spd.

[@roundsm18]

The Cummins is just loud. For all the more the 5.9 did I have stayed a loyal 3126 Caterpillar fan or big block Ford gasser.

[@keiths-teeth]

Yep cool I want one for our UK roads

[@dustyicedtea7838]

Hahaha good luck fitting anywhere, on the road or in the city it'll be a bitch

[@ryanyablonski2144]

That patina is badass

[@Taylorhpatrick]

You can get them here in the US, Napa or advance carrys them I've done a few older 1 tons.

[@jeffrey717]

I did a rear disc conversion on my first gen. Works great.

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

Do you have a link for that kit? Would love to try that. Anything for a 93 F350?

[@osrr6422]

@@DEBOSSGARAGE Check out lugnut4x4.com. Looks like they carry a weld on disc conversion kit (assuming the Dodges rear axle is a Dana 70).

[@jeffrey717]

@@DEBOSSGARAGE tsmmfg.com Colorado springs Colorado. Bolt on is what I used, and rotors/calipers are gm.

[@justinfranklin3040]

Napa carries those drums

[@nicks9764]

I believe you can buy Semi verients of those buckets. All i think you need to do is tell them you need a special order and i think they can make new ones if you give them one to use as a template.

[@waderobinson4911]

Ahhhhhh someone's been picking there nose at work cought you grease handed lol.

[@jeepindave5464]

One of my favorite builds. Why not swap in a 14 bolt like under your Silverado. Factory disc brakes and same bolt pattern.

[@gmjunky87]

i just did wheel studs and a new wheel on my 01 2500hd. Previous owner let the tires loose. like, how hard is it to make sure your lugs are tight?!?

[@TH-hr9eb]

i have a ford dana 60 in my jeep and it had drum brakes i swapped it to disc brakes using gm front brakes easy swap

[@robertwyrick7895]

Hey if you have any old first gen body's laying around I need the plastic headlight backing plate for the drivers side. I can't find any here in my area lol.

[@joshuamckenna4992]

Napa here in the states shows plenty of brake drums part number ND 4401417. 6.29 height 12x3 brake shoes in description.

[@killersidewinder]

beautiful ute mate lol. nice a quiet

[@rjl110919581]

THANK YOU FOR GREAT DETAIL VIDEO WHAT REAR DIFF OUT OF ISUZU 300 TRUCK?

[@bradstarkey8521]

goto a 255-85r16 tire you can run them duels with no spacers, and the diameter is the same as a 285-75-16 .as for drums Dover brake in strasburg Ohio

[@D3thM3tal]

Rich, if that is a D70 then you can use a D60 double nut setup off a front axle.

[@bccoggin]

You can use a nut from a chevy or dodge aam axle with the key stock an retainer instead of those double nuts

[@chrisvisentin3277]

RockAuto has the 3-inch drums for this rear.

[@RayLovesCars]

An aftermarket disc conversion would do wonders for parts availability

[@IncognitoGuy9]

Rich you must have skipped the part in the manual where it says to use that wrench as a wrench and not a hammer 😜, awesome videos. Thanks for putting out great content especially during these less times.

[@TheHonestL1ar]

Don't you know the first rule of any workshop? Everything is a hammer

[@-tr0n]

@@TheHonestL1ar Except your hands! Don't be stupid, stupid. Hands are not hammers. At least that's the line that was drilled into my head by my first, worst, alcoholic abusive journeyman.

[@deadeyedsam850]

@@TheHonestL1ar And every screwdriver is a pry-bar and/or punch (quickly sorts out the quality screw drivers from the junk)

[@joelmeyers7297]

Napa is the best place to find those drums at least here in NY state!

[@farmerjackson709]

I was gonna say I got drums for mine not that long ago but yes covid is a pain in the ass. I got a 89 3/4 ton with a dually kit on it. No intercooler though so has 3 inch turbo for the life of me can’t find a new waffle hose from filter to turbo

[@jingorat]

Not sure why there's an issue finding drums. raybestos and bendix both have active part numbers for dually drums. For shits and giggles I called my local napa, 230 bucks for one, wasn't in stock but it was available. This is in Canada. In regards to the tire sizes, why not go with a 255/85R16. Still get the same height but now a bit narrower.

[@ohnoitisnt]

8:02 Jafro would like a chat with you. You even have the cool music going

[@slamminsalmon7698]

I love that truck

[@shemwhitehead9517]

A Flex-A-Lite radiator would seriously aid in bringing my '70 Skylark project closer to running.

[@garykirk1968]

My local Napa has those drums in stock right now. Could be because Ed has an 89 D350 himself?

[@FirstGendodgegarage]

A & A Auto Parts in Hamilton on Woodward Avenue can get all these parts

[@mhack9881]

Great ending

[@justinkeckhaver8199]

Hey homey, you forgot to line the holes up in the wheel cover with the holes in the wheels lol.

[@JeremiahHartmanPhotography]

I miss that truck!!!

[@randyruppel6727]

So happy you install races like a normal person. Who has money or time for 1 to 18 kits of driver adapters and all that uptown noise?

[@simontheriault3994]

Did you put grease at the end when you close the inside of the dana ? I wanna check my pin on mine but I wanna make sure i can close it back with the right stuff

[@Morpheen999]

Aftermarket rims with a greater negative offset would remove the need for a spacer, you'd have to go bigger then 16's probably lol

[@northidahoguy5549]

How about a set of LT255/85R16 instead?Just a touch taller and around an inch or so narrower.

[@sivaru95]

The lock nuts for the wheel bearings from a gm14 bolt design is way better and they are the same thread!

[@gabrielhendrickson3656]

I think the brake drum is available from Durago, part number BD8892.