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    unimog steering wheel vibration after tire change

    hello guys, my u500 got tires change recently, due to extremely out of stock problem, after I called Michelin and Goodyear headquarter in North America, they both said out of inventory. I searched for many days and finally found the new tires, Goodyear, MVT, 395/85/r20(Max load 10,200lbs, max...
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    2002 Unimog U500, CTIS, 53" tires, flatbed + demountable camper

    short wheel base132" almost impossible to convert into the long wheel base. At least 139" is a must for motorhome.
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    how to replace wheel hub housing seal rings

    Hi brothers, I found oil leak from one of the steering knuckle seal rings, right now I have to replace the seal ring. I wonder where I can get a decent price for ordering tools for the disassemble of the spur gear, drive gear, seal rings. The tools number as below: 1.assembly tool...
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    Transmission Oil

    I consulted Merex Germany, which is one of the decent Unimog parts supplier. I have been ordered parts from Merex since 2 years ago. About the transmission oil, my manual shows ExxonMobil Mobiltrans SHC50, for my U500. This trans oil has been opt out of market, so I took equivalent Mobiltrans...
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    MB 1120 Coming to America! Purchase, Build and Now Travel!

    $159.00 only, buy a window air conditioner 5000BTU, Arctic or TCL, put it onto the top of driver's cab, hookup by a 12v-110v 8000W inverter, pretty good solutions, this is what I am going to do on my Unimog. check it up, it is even shorter than the regular Dometic rooftop unit.
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    2017 Australian Unimog camper for sale.

    My expereince of using diesel heater (Webasto , airHydronic )opinion on the heater, diesel heater got a little noise under the chassis if you don't use exhaust silencer, and the intake air may not sufficient to light the heater works properly when it is high altitude over 2000m high, though it...
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    Priming Diesel after filter change in an OM366LA

    I could only assume, the start problem caused by my neglect of forgot to start the engine soon after the fuel filter change, and I didn't prime engine soon after the filter change. I found it couldn't get started the next morning. Possibly the dry, new filter absorbed some fuel inside it, and if...
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    Priming Diesel after filter change in an OM366LA

    I don't see other hand pump than the Racor on the water/fuel separator element. maybe mine Mog got no hand pump?
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    Priming Diesel after filter change in an OM366LA

    agree. I will got some spare parts in hand now...
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    Priming Diesel after filter change in an OM366LA

    next time I will not let that happen..... regards bro.
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    Priming Diesel after filter change in an OM366LA

    I agree. coz each time I open the fuel filter cap, the diesel is almost full inside housing...obviously the Racor did the job well.
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    Priming Diesel after filter change in an OM366LA

    that night after fuel filter got changed, I forgot to start engine to run for a few minutes but just went to bed. the next morning engine can't being started then I realized that the engine got air inside need priming. for next filter change, what I would do is, take out the filter element and...
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    Priming Diesel after filter change in an OM366LA

    when there's air seeps inside the fuel pump or injector hoses, if you tighten the fuel filter cap, it makes pressure onto the cap, pushes the cap, that's why the filter cap couldn't be sit onto the housing thoroughly. After the air bled out of the housing, it is so easy to tighten the filter...
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    Priming Diesel after filter change in an OM366LA

    This afternoon I got a mobile mechanic come to help : remove the fuel filter cap, take out the filter element and the receptacle, I kept turning to ignition, let the air bleed out from the housing, it could be seen there were so many bubbles come out of the housing through the fuel, then he kept...
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    Priming Diesel after filter change in an OM366LA

    here is another picture got better angle, the filter cap can't sit tightly onto the housing, though I over torqued much more than 25N.M.
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    Priming Diesel after filter change in an OM366LA

    nope. I didn't fill fuel into the filter, since the manual doesn't say so, and I changed it at midnight, hard to see well. After the cap being tightened, I just went to sleep. The next morning, I found the engine failed to start, only cranking. Then I tipped the cab again, saw the filter cap...
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    Priming Diesel after filter change in an OM366LA

    appreciated for all bros above, deeply.
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    Priming Diesel after filter change in an OM366LA

    I am sure the thread is good, not crossed tighten. After I hand tightened the fuel filter cap, then used wrench tighten it, since I don't have that fittable size torque wrench for the hexagon bolt on top of the filter cap, I can't monitor the torque specifically. According to my poor experience...
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