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Ahhhhhh! Got my deuce back, everything seemed fine. About an hour drive home, during the drive it had a bit of a hard shift into 4th. Kind of made a bit of a clunk sound..
When I got home I checked the transmission fluid and it came out with enough force it hit me in the face!
What's going on...
I do know that after reconnecting it, I hear a rattle from the one way baffle that is inside of it. A slight pinging sound, I had to investigate.. and it was a little metal flap.
Not a fan of the rattling sound, but I do like having things hooked upto where they are supposed to be.
Thanks for the pic and the info. There are grease zerks on the both the top and bottom guards.
I had a suspicion that they were studs and not bolts. Are these axles not quite the same as a regular 2.5t Rockwell axle?
Are the studs only used on where the steering arm is connected?
So.. I contacted Western Canadian Rockwell. I asked them about their guards fitting on the deuce. They mentioned the steering arm on the drivers side, and that it would need a custom part made. If that was something I was interested in, they would go ahead and figure out a cost and time frame...
Longer bolts shouldn't be hard to find.. I am going to see what the mechanic says tomorrow when I bring it in. Hopefully he can just wave his magic wand and get them put on for me.
I doubt I will ever technically need them.. but to be honest, I would bullet proof the entire truck if I could. Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it I figure.
Guys on here suggested being that the truck is new to me, that I go with the HD boots and have the front...
Any of you know what this upper arm is for?
I have boot guards from Western Canadian Rockwell, and the upper boot guard mounts onto these 4 bolts.
Not sure if it is a steering arm, or what.. it is connected to output part of the steering. It is not flat ontop, but it is underneath.
If...
I live in the mountains more or less, I don't plan on taking it into the bush. But at the same time I know it will end up there, sooner or later.
I will post pics of how I make out. Luckily the shields are cheap, if I mangle one. They may end up only being held on by the outer bolts, but I...
Parade went well, the deuce was liked by all. Outdoor temps were nearing 90⁰f and the truck had no problems. Other than the boot seals on the front axle, in the hot weather they leaked out some grease.
It has an appointment with a mechanic to have the front bearings checked, and the boots...
I do have a spare lug nut I found in the toolbox.
This one needs moved up a lug..
If I don't remove the existing clamp ring nut the weight will sit proud would it not?
Wheel weight showed up.. I admit I don't know my way around the TM's very well. From what I understand you let the air out of the tire, remove the lug, install the weight, and retorque down the lug.
Torque spec is around the 400lb mark?