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I'm not a diesel mechanic expert, I have built my share of Chevy small blocks and big blocks, but something just doesn't sound right with that much play in the crank. Hopefully a diesel expert will chime in with some good advice.
When you pull the main caps, check for a spun bearing. If you find one that has spun in the cap you will most likely need a new cap and have to have the block align-honed.
The weight of the flywheel is probably pushing the crank into the bearings. With the flywheel off its probably floating. I would pull the crank and see what's going on in there.
Sounds like you have a bad crankshaft and most likely bad bearings.. Sorry for the bad news :(
I would pull the crank out and look at the bearings, I bet some of them are beat up bad. Have the crank checked for straightness .
I used to work on the old split rim truck tires, we didn't have a cage for them, so we would wrap a 3/4 inch log chain around the tire several times.. Never had one come appart thank God.
I did have one blow out on a ten wheel dump truck while I was driving it , it was like a stick of dinamite...
Ron is right, these trucks aren't ment to go 70mph.
I had my bobbed m35a2 up to 68mph for about 3 seconds.. It's a scary ride. Don't do it!!
I run 395/85/R20 tires and on the interstate ill run at 55mph, go slow and enjoy the ride and let all those that pass you enjoy looking at your beautiful...
Has anybody used the power steering kit from Boyce Equipment?
I just had it installed on my bobbed m35a2 and haven't driven it yet. Was wondering how othere people like it, and if anybody has had any problems with it.
What I do is just pour a 5 lb can of BB gun BB's out.. It's alot of fun and it always trips the light. I have a *bin mounted under the Duce that holds 50lb's of BB's. Every time they go on sale I buy a bunch of them.
Just make sure you keep the transmission cool.. Heat is one of the biggest killers of automatic transmissions. Put a good cooler on it and a temp
Gauge .