aboonski
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Thanks to Craig's List I managed to obtain another M1008A1 in trade for one of my 89 K5 Blazers with a 350TBI. Part of the arrangement was for him (Robert) to get the axles and I would keep the rest which was fine for me. He brought the CUCV over from Brooksville Florida on a 5th wheel gooseneck trailer and after offloading it, he and I got to work removing the axles which was relatively easy once the 15/16ths nuts broke free on the U-bolts. After we loaded the K5 and the axles from the CUCV on his trailer, I got back to work on the M1008A1 which was sitting on jack stands in my driveway. I pulled the front and rear axles out of one of my five K5 Blazers and installed the front first - eveything bolted up without too much difficulty; the back axle was another story! K5 Blazer axles have different mounting pads in comparison with those of the 14 bolt M1008 trucks. I just wanted to have a way to roll this thing around because it will be a donor truck and never driven. I wound up making a lot of modifications just so I could get one U-bolt one each side of the leaf springs in order to keep the axle from moving around during short hauls around my yard. Spare parts are very nice to have! I decided not to run out and buy an M1009 now that I have this other truck; the other four K5s will be parted out and scrapped very shortly! Scrap is going for $13.00 per 100 pounds here in Central Florida so I'll be busy for sure!
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