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I am posting late because I was getting firewood ready for the big cool down and rain tonight. Today I will be going to Sherwin Williams to look at paint. I am going to go with OD green semi gloss, either 24087, or 24084. These were the colors used in 1971, and faded original paint and be found...

Hei hei! After getting a deuce back in 2013 I am finally getting around to improving it. My plan is to use it to promote my woodworking business. The good news is that in Michigan you do not need a USDOT number for travel within the state for anything under 26,000lbs, and the truck already has...

If your air lines have ice you can take off the line from the compressor and pour a little isopropyl alcohol in it. Re attach it then run the truck for awhile. I have not had any problems with air lines or tanks freezing doing this. Also, try opening the drain valves on the air tanks. If they...

Success! Yoke coupler is removed! I rented a two arm gear puller but used the bar the arms attach through and stuck it through the yoke eyes. Heated the coupler with two propane torches and the puller took it right off. The coupler and shaft are pretty scraped up and it appears part of the shear...

I got the shaft and u-joint removed. Also got the yoke coupler out around a quarter inch with a chisel and was even able to rotate it somewhat, so it is moving. Going to go to town to get a puller and try finding a new journal cross bearing as it looks a bit rough. The threads on the straps that...

Now I just need to find some leads on the yoke coupling. All I know it is a 1310 and when I search that I only get results for the cross journal bearing. I might not need to replace this stuff but I need to prepare for the worst.

Well if it is galling, at least I can continue using it. If that is the case though, I doubt a puller would remove it? I was told by a friend to just grind off the yoke coupler and replace with a new one. Looks to be a 1310 u-joint. Just have to find one with a yoke coupler the right length...

Today I installed all the coolant hoses and got the truck running. I hooked up the winch to a large stump and started to pull after heating the coupler with a torch, spraying with PB blaster, and hammering. The truck was on flat ground with slippery grass. I applied the brakes enough to get a...

I'm actually thinking of using a yoke puller: http://www.gwtoolco.com/HL/SP-450HL.JPG Hopefully it won't bust the u-joint/yoke ears off.

I have the TM for taking apart the winch but didn't find one for the shaft. Got it now though.

Does the pto drive shaft have a slip yoke? Can the shaft retract into itself or out to make removal easier?

What type/size of puller do you recommend? Any other tools I need for this job? Can the puller fit without removing the radiator? Right now my tools to do this job include: Wrenches, hammer, punches, crow bar, propane torch, and pb blaster. I have never taken apart a u-joint before, and need...

When the pto shaft yoke is unbolted from the u-joint, how did you remove the journal cross bearing to make room for the puller? I was told that the u-joint journal cross would be too hard to remove while on the truck.

Well I picked up some coolant hose this evening. Needed a 20 inch piece of 2" coolant hose. First place I went to had Gates green stripe for over 30$, might even been around $40. Next store I went to had standard Gates coolant hose. Only around $15 for 20 inches. Anyone know if Gates standard...

Thanks! I thought you meant crow foot wrench earlier :doh: That looks like a good method. Should be able to get the truck running tomorrow, test the winch, see if it slips, and if not try what you said.

Making my own gaskets for the water manifolds. Going to just pick up a gasket for the thermostat from Autozone, since I will be driving right by there tomorrow anyways.

Ok so then the whole pto drive shaft would be removed. After I remove the 4 bolts on the square cover for the winch input shaft, what is inside the winch that the shaft is attached to? Does it just slip into a key/spline hole/coupler of sorts and pull right out? The yoke coupler/shear pin would...

The shaft from the pto to the universal, or actually remove the shaft that goes into the winch? I'm thinking maybe disassemble the universal and use a large gear puller to pull off the coupler.

Yesterday while on a drive to pick up lumber, I had a coolant hose blow. Repaired it with a beer can, added water, and made it home which was 50 miles away. I'm working on replacing all the coolant hoses now. All the hoses are loose, and I got the bolts loose on the thermostat and water...

Well I finally got the truck running. Block heater works great and no leaks. The heater core also works but I just need to add the blower and ducts. Today I just threw together a alcohol evaporater, but for some reason it does not work. No bubbles. I plumbed it to the air intake of the...