Search results

I hate being a quitter. Borrowed a better puller today, and used the air chisel (with appropriate flat bits) in an effort to rattle things loose, but no luck. As seen in the photo, at the link that now can be moved, rust colored residue is flowing out with each application of the 50/50 A/A mix...

As I recall, blue light affects night vision the most, yet isn't necessarily easy to see. Which supposedly was the reason for emergency vehicles starting to use blue beacons during the war in Europe. Red would be my first choice, based on night vision.

Tony, I came across an article where some outfit had tested the more common penetrants, and also the ATF/acetone mix. That mix scored so much better than even the best of the best known penetrating oils that it wasn't funny. That was probably 10 or 15 years ago, but I never did get around to...

Today's free advice; If you ever have any plans to remove the lower pin on the backhoe bucket, start soaking the inner area with your favorite penetrating oil weeks in advance. Unless you favorite is WD-40, in which case don't bother.

Thanks for that good advice, Ron. Although now it looks like that pin could be removed without any heat. No, I'm not betting on it, but after following Migginsbros' suggestion and removing the sleeve it appears feasible. Predictably, there was a fair amount of crud in there, but surprisingly the...

The spacer is moving freely, although at first it was stuck, too. Removing it may very well be a good idea as it would allow cleaning the pin in that area between the links before trying to get the pin out, like you guys did. Making a replacement from tubing is easy enough. Thanks for that tip...

Okay, one link down, one to go. It can now be rotated by hand, but barely. Now for the harder part; getting the second link freed up. I'll probably try reassembling it all, then immobilizing the pin and use the backhoe to move the link relative to the pin. How to make the pin stop turning? Weld...

I wouldn't call the pin damaged. The center indentation in the one end is now larger from the cone on the puller, and the longer, tapered end of the pin is deformed from (mostly) beating on it and from the puller. So far today, I took a chance and drove out the pin at the upper end of one link...

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...