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 [...]
Tahoe Operational!
The Tahoe is back together and shifting nicely! Today I did the initial power washing of the compressor & tank. This thing has a heck of a layer of grime on it!
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 [...]
Oil Change… Oh boy…
Changed the oil yesterday. All went fairly well except for the oil out of the filter that had the consistency of cold maple syrup. NICE! Well… Not so much… I flushed out the crank case with some fresh oil, installed the drain plug, installed a new filter, and filled it up. Started it up and [...]
Used 4.10 Gears Arrived
I had the chance to purchase a set of used 4.10 gears off of ColoradoK5.com. $100 delivered to my door for a 45:11 Dana 44 gear set and a 41:10 14BFF gearset. Not too shabby and the gears look excellent. The wear is almost undetectable to the naked eye. So the future drivetrain will be [...]