deathwagonbrokeclutch.jpg

They provided their own clutch for me to install.  It arrived broken. 
Yay! My lathe makes a cameo, top right corner.

deathwagoncrossmember.jpg

There she is in all her radiant beauty.  The right end of the
crossmember is missing two bolts.  That third one is moving around.  The
broken end is behind the air dryer canister on the left.  You can see
the trailer lines from before the stretch. 

deathwagondriveline.jpg

Peeking between the tandems, you can spot the inter-axle driveline. 
Loose grease seal, and they don't grease it anyway, so that slip joint
is about to shell out.

deathwagonDS01.jpg

Driver-side end of the broken crossmember under the cab viewed from the
front. In this photo what you see broken is actually the gusset. 

deathwagonDS02.jpg

Driver-side end of the broken crossmember under the cab viewed from the
rear. Here it's the actual crossmember broken instead of the gusset.

deathwagonDS03.jpg

Driver-side end of the broken crossmember under the cab viewed from
below. Between the two broken pieces there is no actual support anymore.

deathwagonlooseaxle.jpg

The left edge of the photo is down.  You can see where the axle clamp
has been walking around.  Also note the rings around the nuts.  The
forward-most nut in the photo has less thread poking through.  Either
it's the one that backed out or the u-bolts weren't tightened correctly
in the first place. 

deathwagonlugnuts.jpg

The shiny crescent on the right edge of the second nut from the left is
from movement of the nut.  If it had been disassembled and reassembled
recently it would look the same, but the nuts have no recent wrench
marks.

deathwagonoilleak.jpg

That's why the engine is two gallons low.  Since being parked in my bay
it has put at least a pint onto the floor.

deathwagonoverload01.jpg

Axle stop has been hit frequently.  Also, in the top right corner you
can see the tracking rod.  Both bushings are blown. 

deathwagonoverload02.jpg

Air bag has been curling over and hitting the frame for a long time. 
Also, the leaf spring in the right side of the photo has far too much
front-to-back travel.  Due to loose u-bolts.  The shock is tattered, but
still works. 

deathwagonoverload03.jpg

Rear tracking rod, also with blown out bushings. 

deathwagonPS01.jpg

Passenger-side end of broken crossmember from the rear and below.  The
weld is broken.  Bolts are a bit short, but OK.

deathwagonPS02.jpg

Passenger-side end of broken crossmember from the front and below.  The
weld here is also broken, and the bolts are too short. 

deathwagonrail01.jpg

Driver-side framerail showing where the truck was stretched by lapping
the rails together.  It's not as strong as a real double-frame because
it does not extend to the front suspension and the crossmembers aren't
strong enough. At the bottom of the photo you can see the support braket
for the driver-side fuel tank.  It's cracked too. 

deathwagonrail02.jpg

This is where the original framerail ends and the extension was welded
on.  The crossmember is broken here as well.

deathwagontierod.jpg

They never grease the truck.  Ever.  Yeah, the rod end is bad, too. 
Other one is the same.  So are the drag-link and both kingpins.  And all
u-joints.

deathwagontrans.jpg

The transmission with no oil in it, and the failed clutch and shaft.