| CAC deformity |
| 07-20-2016, (Subject: CAC deformity ) Post: #1 | |||
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| CAC deformity Has anybody else ever seen this happen to a new KW OEM reman CAC? I just posted about two weeks ago installing this...since then, I've gone empty stacked up (68,000lbs on 5 axles) to Milwaukee, loaded a by my standards quite light load weighing 71,000lbs, grossing about 140,000lbs on 9 axle. Took that 1950miles to Ft McMurray, AB. Then came empty back to the shop in Edmonton. Total just over 4000miles. I have a mechanical boost gauge, and the highest I saw was a 41psi spike that settled to 38-39psi. This is the center section of the bottom tube. They are rectangular in the KW T800 Wide Hood, this section is deform damn near round! I broke a couple bug screen turnbuckles and climbed inside the hood to change them and found this by accident! I don't currently have a leak tester to check of it leaks. I'm waiting for KW to call me back to find out what they want to do...  User's Signature: Why? Why do I always ask "why?" Because I can't learn or help teach others with "'cause I said so..." | |||
| 07-20-2016, (Subject: CAC deformity ) Post: #2 | |||
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| RE: CAC deformity A close up. You can see that the rectangular tube is now round and the fin separation is quite obvious...  The "white part" is the top and bottom of what is supposed to be a rectangular tube! User's Signature: Why? Why do I always ask "why?" Because I can't learn or help teach others with "'cause I said so..." | |||
| 07-20-2016, (Subject: CAC deformity ) Post: #3 | |||
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| RE: CAC deformity I just tested my CAC on my ProStar due to my new turbo failing, I have the tools to do it here at the house... I took it up to 35 psi and she held. I cannot imagine 41 psi doing that, but what do I know? BUT, it sure does look like an internal failure to me. Damn sure looks like pressure blew it out, a hell of allot of pressure! Unless, it is a reman, maybe the metal was severely fatigued and it just blew? Kind of where I am leaning, but I am not a mechanic nor an engineer... | |||
| 07-20-2016, (Subject: CAC deformity ) Post: #4 | |||
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| RE: CAC deformity was it installed incorrectly? ive seen some that were not rubber mounted and stretched out like this. | |||
| 07-20-2016, (Subject: CAC deformity ) Post: #5 | |||
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| RE: CAC deformity This was from when I got it out and dropped it off at KW for warranty and to pick up another one...  (07-20-2016 )Unilevers Wrote: was it installed incorrectly? ive seen some that were not rubber mounted and stretched out like this. I would hope so, it's probably the 10th one I've done...I bought a complete new mount kit, complete with rubber bushings. It's not bowed, out, only down, and only in the center. It was snug, but movable with a pry bar on the rubber bushings as per normal/spec. I know what you mean about "installed properly" I've seen bad installed CAC's, the design of the T800 WH has the collar bolt/bushing opposing a "hanger hook" which is flexible and it would be difficult due to the size of these CAC's to actually compress one side to side. In fact I would think almost impossible on an OEM rad cage. User's Signature: Why? Why do I always ask "why?" Because I can't learn or help teach others with "'cause I said so..." | |||
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