Unfortunately yes! I try to keep myself in check, but sometimes it seems to be the only way to get through to some people. Though I do pretty good about keeping that separate from my home and family life, so that counts for something.
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Unfortunately yes! I try to keep myself in check, but sometimes it seems to be the only way to get through to some people. Though I do pretty good about keeping that separate from my home and family life, so that counts for something.
I don't like using them, and it's not common. When I do it's an intensifier. LOL. You guys understand so on here I can let go a bit.
I agree. It was my daughter who actually took initiative on keeping me in check. This was her idea...
It really shouldn't be as difficult as it is to get bolts 05 to catch. Got one and while trying to get the other side to catch it ruined the O-ring. 
It really shouldn't be as difficult as it is to get bolts 05 to catch. Got one and while trying to get the other side to catch it ruined the O-ring.
Every time I've had trouble getting the bolts to thread into a cap on an electric motor, the brushes were hanging me up. Granted, I've never disassembled an ARB compressor motor...
Putting the end cap on an electric motor is an exercise in patience, for sure. With those bolts, it takes some dexterity and feel. About the time I get to the point of frustration you were at, Jeremy, I usually move on to another project to take my mind off it and cool down. That works very effectively for me, and when I get back to it, I often times have a "why was that so difficult" experience. Hang in there, my friend. You're smarter than those parts!
I was able to get the brush cap flush to the motor housing and bolts still not catch. I feel like these bolts are just barely long enough. I can't imagine once they catch you get more than 2-3 threads tightened down. If they could just be a little longer it would help. The head of the bolt is against the brush cap housing before you even get any threads started. I have to pack my socket full of paper towel to get any pressure on the head of the bolt. It is an exercise in patience. At least I got one and now I can try to source an o-ring locally. I really don't want to order something like that and probably pay $12 shipping and wait 4 more days just to see if I can get the motor to start.
Well, the o-ring is just a seal. You can see if the motor will start without that. You can technically run it with out the bolts, as long as you have a good way to hold everything together (zip tie around cans, ratchet strap, etc)
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That's a good point.
I picked up an o-ring today. It may or may not seal. The o-ring is recessed, so I don't think it adds any distance to the threads. Still having trouble getting the second bolt to find the threads. I worked 45 minutes on it. Had to quit. Ran out of time. Maybe I could try to start it up with just one bolt threaded. Geez...All they needed to do was add about 3/16-1/4" to that bolt
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Just buy a new compressor. I've seen these go bad and it's not uncommon. They take a lot of heat and this is one of the side effects.
That’s what I should have done before buying the new brush cap. Then I could just use the old one for parts.
Double or single? I have a single and I fabbed up a mount since things are very tight due to the hilines. It might be trouble trying to figure out how to mount the double. Plus, the double is pretty expensive these days. If the single is fine, and it seemed to be working fine before, then that would be what I’d opt for.
The great thing about the double was that you could run air tools....but with all the battery powered stuff now I think it makes it somewhat obsolete, if not just overkill. If you use it to air up tires, it'll do it faster. I would go with the single compressor that allows you to fill up tires too, not just the single that operates the lockers.
One pro to the double, albeit minor, is that it has a built in backup of sorts. The two compressors are independent but run together. If one goes out, the other will continue to run. Mine will have a tendency to blow 40A fuses from time to time (can't figure out why). But when only one fuse blows, the other side continues to run and I still have the ability to run lockers and air up tires, just a bit slower. I carry several extra fuses though to be safe.
Small single compressor for the lockers and hide that in the base of the driver's side inner fender.
M18 compressor for tires. You never knew a small compressor could be this nice.
I have an ARB twin. There is no good way to justify it when the M18 exists.
The ARB compressor intended only for lockers (CKSA12) has been discontinued.
In my case, I have never owned an air tool and have no intention of ever owning any when the Milwaukee stuff is as good as it is.
But you still had to wait on others
The Twin is still fast enough that I can fill other people's tires.
Overall, including setup and takedown time, I suspect the M18 is nearly as quick.
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