Recent content by BlipOnTheRadar

Please forgive my ignorance, but the keyway? I was a tech for a lot of years, mostly cars and light trucks, but i did get into off road diesel and the like before I got out of the biz. The three reasons i have seen for a axle seal to go was first, damage, improper installation, or pressure in...

Congrats on the door, But may I ask? What is PB blaster? Kind of a liquid wrench?

Heat is the only answer. But i would try cycling heat and cold in rapid sucession. Let the liquid wrench do its wonders, but if it still won't budge, try heating it, geting it very hot but not to cherry or melting point, then cool it as rapidly as you can. It does have a tendency to make metal a...

Hey guys? Newb here, so this might be a bit of a dence moment, but when I drove a truck, many of the 5x5 transmitions I drove were not a syncro'd shift. Meaning, if you try while rolling for first gear, you got a huge clunk and a lurch when everythign went together. The trick was to either no...

First post, hoping to buy my first SS before the end of the year. Help in choosing my duce would be nice! Is there any one in Texas, near the Mid cities, DFW to the un-initated, that would let me crawl through thier duce and ask a pile of questions? I would be willing to bring a beer or two...