Posted by Nick [99.100.212.49] on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 23:31:06 :
FOr all that went right and good yesterday, today was CRAP! Went to get the new brake line, no one carries silver anymore, its all green. I thought about getting it and converting all my lines to green, it would match my truck! Nah, just got green and painted it silver. Bent, cut, and bent it. In place. The other side, cut the longer piece from the offset axle and put it in place.
Put the rest of the nuts on the studs on the rear axle cover, stripped at least one stud. See if it leaks. Go to the front and put nuts on the studs holding the third member. Stripped TWO studs. Jeeze. Put the shocks back on, move to the driveshaft.
For some reason I couldn't get the U joint cups into the holder on the brake drum. Finally I realized the grease fitting is hitting the shaft nut that holds the drum into the transfer case. So I take the yoke out and start to take the U joint out to flit it over. Get that done, go to put it back in. Now the nuts and bolts that hold the u joint straps won't fit thru cuz they hit the nuts that hold the holder onto the drum. Tried grinding them down, nope, still won't fit. So I take the drum off again and try flipping the nuts and bolts on the drum. DUH, THAT WORKS. Put it all back together, and its complete. Hope nothing leaks when Vaughn comes over to help bleed my brakes.
Can't wait to drive it to hear and del the difference
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