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This is an issue for some manual trans trucks. The original thrust bearing is a three piece and it falls apart exactly as you describe. The superseded/updated cummins part is a one piece thrust bearing that won't come apart.
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I have the Cummins 6bt parts manual on PDF,
It has every part of the engine listed,
I have a copy on my Android.
When you walk in to the Cummins Parts Department and you have the part numbers and know the technical lingo they treat you a lot differently, or maybe it's just me
Anyhow if you need a copy, send me a PM and I will share it with you.
Don't forget to take your CPL and engine serial number with you.
FWIW
Dodge engine parts manual and Cummins manuals look almost identical but the part numbers are completely different.
I keep all of my trucks VIN, Seriel numbers and information in my contacts under Cummins.
Jim
It has every part of the engine listed,
I have a copy on my Android.
When you walk in to the Cummins Parts Department and you have the part numbers and know the technical lingo they treat you a lot differently, or maybe it's just me
Anyhow if you need a copy, send me a PM and I will share it with you.
Don't forget to take your CPL and engine serial number with you.
FWIW
Dodge engine parts manual and Cummins manuals look almost identical but the part numbers are completely different.
I keep all of my trucks VIN, Seriel numbers and information in my contacts under Cummins.
Jim
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Any changes to your idle quality? Mine sounded sooo much different after. Sounded like everything was tight, no unnecessary tick noises.
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@JimLane, thanks for the offer but I secured the manual on E-Bay for about $100 a few months ago.
@BigRagu, the engine didn't sound dramatically different to me, unless it was so much quieter that I could finally hear the cab roof metal rust cracking over my head. got that fixed too.
my wife drives a new SUV which costs me several hundred dollars per month, but if she ever knew how much I've "invested" in this godforsaken truck, she'd banish me to the garage for good! she won't even ride in it...
I do get some nice comments on it, almost every time I'm out in it (same for my 85 M-B 300TDT wagon). No one ever comments on HER car
@BigRagu, the engine didn't sound dramatically different to me, unless it was so much quieter that I could finally hear the cab roof metal rust cracking over my head. got that fixed too.
my wife drives a new SUV which costs me several hundred dollars per month, but if she ever knew how much I've "invested" in this godforsaken truck, she'd banish me to the garage for good! she won't even ride in it...
I do get some nice comments on it, almost every time I'm out in it (same for my 85 M-B 300TDT wagon). No one ever comments on HER car
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"There is no break-in period for the engine bearings, just be sure to pre-lube/prime the oil system before start-up."
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IIRC, break in was always about setting the rings correctly and to avoid "glazing" the cylinder wall. In the old days, we would put the rings on the piston and rod assembly, then dip the pistons into engine oil. We would use white grease on all of the bearings, but the backsides were always dry. I know that there is better stuff now, but white grease was the bomb then...Mark
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