The new pinion seal went in without any problems. Used some Permatex Ultra Black RTV around the outer edge of the seal as well as a bit under the washer on the yoke. Torqued the yoke nut down and reinstalled the driveshaft. Filled the front diff and pulled it out of the garage. I continue [...]
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Dana 44 Pinion Seal – Planning
I picked up a new SKF seal from NAPA yesterday. $13 isn’t too bad, but likely could have been picked up cheaper elsewhere… I plan on picking up some Permatex Gear Oil RTV Sealant (#81182) if I can find anyone that carries it locally. If not, I’ll just use the standard Ultra Black RTV I [...]
Vehicle Maintenance – Part 2
It just goes to show you that it is always a good idea to always look over & under your vehicles from time to time. If it weren’t for the fact that my vehicles don’t normally drip fluid, I probably wouldn’t have noticed either problem… As I posted a few days ago, I had both [...]
Vehicle Maintenance
Today was devoted to oil changes & other maintenance related tasks on the Tahoe & K5. Both were due for an oil change which was the easy part. Fresh Pennzoil Ultra 5w30 for the Tahoe & Pennzoil dino-juice 10w40 for the K5. While in the garage, I checked & topped off all of the other [...]
New Top & two NP205 Transfer Cases
Picked up a used fiberglass top & two NP205 transfer cases w/ 32 spline inputs for $250 today! Borrowed my uncle’s trailer to bring it all home. The top has seen better days. There is a cracked out section on the inner rail that will need to be fixed and the joints are a bit [...]
New Battery
The battery that came with the K5 finally died for the last time. The battery was at least 6 years old so it has lived a long life. It finally wouldn’t hold a charge any longer. Nothing an Interstate Megatron wouldn’t cure! After removing the old battery I found that the battery tray was not [...]
About to Begin!
So the day has been coming for quite some time. The K5 and the ‘90 ‘Burb will be occupying the shop shortly for the major surgery to take place. The heart of the ‘Burb will be transplanted along with all of the wiring, dash, doors, etc into the K5. This will likely be a summer [...]
Another Tailgate?..!!!
So I saw a deal on a fully working, complete power tailgate for $60 on craigslist. I thought this would just be a good source for parts (linkages, switches, etc) for the tailgate I purchased a while back, but it turned out to be MUCH better than I expected!! This tailgate is near perfect! There [...]
More Craigslist!
Found a few more items on Craigslist for my truck 1 – Brand new, never installed, purchased 20 years ago Bestop swing arm style rear tire carrier – $35 2 – Used aftermarket fuel tank from a 1990 Blazer with TBI engine complete with sending unit & pump – $35 The tank is a little [...]