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Thanks for the info, Eddie. I did indeed get the safety glasses out towards the end yesterday, fearing that the puller would come unglued. Good point on using a rosebud...but finding it may not be as easy as getting the trapped oxy acetylene set out in the open. I really do need to sort stuff...

Thanks, good to hear that. Heat it is then...unless the ATF/acetone has done its thing over night.

With maybe 40,000 miles on the Suburban (although I know it was doing well long after I sold it), and around 30,000 on the M1009, both were doing just fine. More importantly, I would trust Gale's 3% longevity loss assessment as he knows what he's talking about. Apply that to 400,000 miles if you...

No, not yet. Partially because I'm hesitant to heat up cast parts, but mostly due to the fact that the oxy acetylene setup is inaccessible. I've thought about trying to retrieve it with a crane. Now may be a good time to finally try doing that.

Here's the current situation; On the lower pin holding the bucket, everything moves freely except the links going up to the cylinder. Or more correctly, that's my assessment. Started with trying to drive the pin out with a sledge in normal fashion after having sprayed things down with JB-80 ...

I asked the same question when we installed a Banks turbo on a then-new '85 Suburban. According to Gale, one can expect a 3% loss in longevity. He said that the 6.2 is good for about 200,000 miles, so with his turbo that'd take it down to around 194,000 miles. Well worth it, I think. Banks...

Wheels not turning at the same speed is indeed a big factor. But, there are cases when turning actually makes it easier to disengage 4WD. Also, wheel speed is determined by static loaded radius of the tires, which is dependent on inflation pressure and load. For example, with 60 psi in all four...

Sounds like my guess may have been correct, we're talking apples and oranges here. You're referring to shifting into low range, right? I thought the discussion was about shift on the fly, as in shifting between 2WD and 4WD.

That's odd. I've been shifting both 205s and 208s (and other part-time 'cases) on the fly for as long as I can remember. Maybe there's a misunderstanding going on here? To me, "shift on the fly" is the ability to change between 2WD and 4WD while the vehicle is moving. That's also what the...

Umm, lemme think about that one..........NO!

It goes on the steering column, then the arrow moves according to steering input. I assume that it's calibrated for a Unimog's steering angle as the needle doesn't move all that much with one turn of the cogs. If I'm lucky it'll fit together with the "steering cruise control" I posted about a...

Today's meaningful achievement was to install the Super Swampers on the SEE. What a difference! Only drove about half a mile but it was obvious almost instantly that the Michelins were gone. And to put things in perspective, that was with the backhoe in "normal backhoe position", not folded down...

I'm in complete agreement with you, for once. The first year I hit a yellow jacket (the ground dwelling ones) nest with the weed whacker I looked like the Michelin man for a few weeks afterwards. Learned that one could either become immune, or get allergic, as a result. The next year, after...

Aw, c'mon. We all know that it was a result of the awesome power of the 6.2, not the fault of the Detroit.

Never even heard about that one, rustystud. What was the deal with the "shift on the fly" 205? I thought that any part-time 'case could be shifted on the fly - if there are no free-wheeling hubs, or they are locked. Then again, that I've always done it doesn't mean it's proper procedure. I...

No good repair ever goes completely unpunished.

Finding longer shocks is easy enough. Rancho's web site, for example, shows all the measurements of the various shock numbers. The potential problem with installing longer shocks is that they may not have enough compression, they're too long in compressed position and bottom out. Lowering the...

I was wondering about that possibility. I've got maybe eight of those really cheap HF meters, and they all seem to be accurate - and one which was dead on arrival. Can't whine too much when they're free with a coupon, which is how I get them.

Downshift?

In my case that approach worked out fairly well, as the Gov-Lock detonated in the front yard. Not out in the woods, somewhere. And since the resulting damage was rather substantial, it wouldn't have been a simple matter of disconnecting the rear drive shaft and drive home in front wheel drive.