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| Re: [GMCnet] Clearance Lights [message #304997 is a reply to message #304995] |
Sat, 06 August 2016 10:15   |
Dolph Santorine
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Travis:
Cleaning it up is a great start.
I drill out or remove the fasteners that are in place, and use "Well Nuts" with Stainless fasteners. They are self sealing.
I put a bit of "RV-GOOP" around the wire area. It's non-silicone, so it won't foul the surface for painting later.
Dolph Santorine
77 Palm Beach
Wheeling, WV
On Aug 6, 2016, at 11:08 AM, wrote:
> I am replacing my old, leaky, mismatched clearance lights with new self-contained LED lights (GROTE G5052 and G5053).
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> I cleaned up all the old goo that was sealing the old ones and installed the new ones with nice new foam gaskets.
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> My question, should that seal up good? Or does one need to put silicone around them still? I would assume the foam should stop the water?
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> And what about the 2 screw holes on top? Should one plug them somehow or should they be fine? Trying to eliminate water getting in....
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> Couple pictures...
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| Re: [GMCnet] Clearance Lights [message #305002 is a reply to message #304997] |
Sat, 06 August 2016 11:16 |
trapper
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Dolph Santorine wrote on Sat, 06 August 2016 10:15Travis:
Cleaning it up is a great start.
I drill out or remove the fasteners that are in place, and use "Well Nuts" with Stainless fasteners. They are self sealing
I bought well nuts and screws for this purpose...but once I removed the lights I found the original fastner were in good shape and the original screw threads were 100% without rust... so I decided (cause time is running out) that I would re-use the existing fasteners (new screws) for now.
thanks for the advice all!
75 Glenbrook
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| Re: [GMCnet] Clearance Lights [message #351150 is a reply to message #351147] |
Wed, 01 January 2020 14:04 |
jimk
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If the lense has not been replaced, you need to replace them as the UV has
deteriate the lense and the inner gasket also needs to be replaced
On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 9:55 AM James Hupy via Gmclist <
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> I use 3/8" diameter x 1/2" reach neoprene "well nuts" with brass threaded
> inserts I believe that the threads are 10/32. The LED LIGHTS will determine
> the overall length of the stainless steel filister head, Phillip's drive
> hold down screws. I use 1 1/4" fully threaded ones in my assemblies. Your
> assemblies will vary. If you are trying to use original clearance lights,
> good luck with the leaks. You are fighting a losing battle.
> Jim Hupy
> Salem, Oregon
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> On Wed, Jan 1, 2020, 9:42 AM Ed Clerkin via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org>
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>> What size "we'll nuts" did you use? I discovered after our first hard
> rain
>> this week (purchased '74 GMC in June) that there was a drip drip drip
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>> the windshield gasket inside above driver and noticed the plastic
>> clearance lens is really loose.
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>> 6/26/19
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| Re: [GMCnet] Clearance Lights [message #351155 is a reply to message #351153] |
Wed, 01 January 2020 22:05 |
Larry
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74_Coach wrote on Wed, 01 January 2020 19:17
On another subject, I just finished a complete front suspension rebuild including a steering box replacement from you folks but steering is still wandering left, right, left, right. I provided the GMC maintenance manuals for an explanation of the height adjustment and I know they got the height adjustment correct as they wrote down all of the settings including front camber. But I am not sure the shop adjusted rear wheel camber. I read here that a maladjusted camber on the tandem wheels can cause wandering. I have a tru-track that needs installed but not sure it will solve steering wander. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
You should really take this to a new thread so others can benefit from group knowledge.
Here is a post copy/pasted to this that I posted a while back. HTH
Most of the time when someone complains of this kind of steering issue, the steering gear is no longer on "high point'. I'm guessing that at some time in the past, someone took your steering shaft apart and did not put it back together right. There is a very specific procedure that needs to be followed to get it back where it belongs. Alex Ferrara has mastered the art of putting it on high point and cured something over 100 GMC's with handling manners. So, driving your coach to Florida to have Alex F. do the adjustment on your steering box is not practical. So check out this set of instructions posted on the GMCphoto site of how to do high point.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/steering-gear-box/p52883-set-steering-box-highpoint.html
Let us know how things turn out.
Larry 
78 Royale w/500 Caddy
Menomonie, WI.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Clearance Lights [message #351158 is a reply to message #351155] |
Thu, 02 January 2020 09:10 |
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74_Coach
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Larry wrote on Wed, 01 January 2020 20:0574_Coach wrote on Wed, 01 January 2020 19:17
On another subject, I just finished a complete front suspension rebuild including a steering box replacement from you folks but steering is still wandering left, right, left, right. I provided the GMC maintenance manuals for an explanation of the height adjustment and I know they got the height adjustment correct as they wrote down all of the settings including front camber. But I am not sure the shop adjusted rear wheel camber. I read here that a maladjusted camber on the tandem wheels can cause wandering. I have a tru-track that needs installed but not sure it will solve steering wander. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
You should really take this to a new thread so others can benefit from group knowledge.
Here is a post copy/pasted to this that I posted a while back. HTH
Most of the time when someone complains of this kind of steering issue, the steering gear is no longer on "high point'. I'm guessing that at some time in the past, someone took your steering shaft apart and did not put it back together right. There is a very specific procedure that needs to be followed to get it back where it belongs. Alex Ferrara has mastered the art of putting it on high point and cured something over 100 GMC's with handling manners. So, driving your coach to Florida to have Alex F. do the adjustment on your steering box is not practical. So check out this set of instructions posted on the GMCphoto site of how to do high point.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/steering-gear-box/p52883-set-steering-box-highpoint.html
Let us know how things turn out.
Thanks Larry for the URL! Yes, I will move this question to it's own thread.
Ed
Ed Clerkin | 1974 GMC Canyon Lands 26’
Central Coast CA
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| Re: [GMCnet] Clearance Lights [message #351191 is a reply to message #351158] |
Thu, 02 January 2020 23:17 |
jimk
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Ed,
Contact me as we ca review what you did and what need to be done.
On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 7:10 AM Ed Clerkin via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
> Larry wrote on Wed, 01 January 2020 20:05
>> 74_Coach wrote on Wed, 01 January 2020 19:17
>>> On another subject, I just finished a complete front suspension
> rebuild including a steering box replacement from you folks but steering is
>>> still wandering left, right, left, right. I provided the GMC
> maintenance manuals for an explanation of the height adjustment and I know
> they got
>>> the height adjustment correct as they wrote down all of the settings
> including front camber. But I am not sure the shop adjusted rear wheel
>>> camber. I read here that a maladjusted camber on the tandem wheels can
> cause wandering. I have a tru-track that needs installed but not sure it
>>> will solve steering wander. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>
>> You should really take this to a new thread so others can benefit from
> group knowledge.
>>
>> Here is a post copy/pasted to this that I posted a while back. HTH
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>> Most of the time when someone complains of this kind of steering issue,
> the steering gear is no longer on "high point'. I'm guessing that at some
>> time in the past, someone took your steering shaft apart and did not put
> it back together right. There is a very specific procedure that needs to be
>> followed to get it back where it belongs. Alex Ferrara has mastered the
> art of putting it on high point and cured something over 100 GMC's with
>> handling manners. So, driving your coach to Florida to have Alex F. do
> the adjustment on your steering box is not practical. So check out this set
>> of instructions posted on the GMCphoto site of how to do high point.
>>
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> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/steering-gear-box/p52883-set-steering-box-highpoint.html
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>> Let us know how things turn out.
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> Thanks Larry for the URL! Yes, I will move this question to it's own
> thread.
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> Ed
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> 6/26/19
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| Re: [GMCnet] Clearance Lights [message #351213 is a reply to message #351191] |
Sat, 04 January 2020 09:25 |
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74_Coach
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Will do next week. Unfortunately, I don't have a level driveway to do work myself so I have to rely on a local shop for all maintenance.
Ed Clerkin | 1974 GMC Canyon Lands 26’
Central Coast CA
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