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It sure does.Looks real good !
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It sure does.Looks real good !
What is the part number for the new ES bushings?Removed sway bar to paint and replace bushings with greasable ones from Energy Suspension.
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I removed the ply wood dash mod a PO had installed.
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And spent time with an angle grinder cleaning up the frame around the fuel tank area, in preparation for primer/paint, easier to do with no fuel tank there.
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You know, somebody spent some time doing that dash and the cup holder was interesting to say the least. It's a shame they didn't mask off the windshield before the camo paint job.That dash mod was awesome. It reminded me of the helm of a pirate ship. Shiver me timbers Mate. It has the perfect places to set me pint of ale and whiskey. It would fit in well at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. All you would need is a ship wheel to complete that Mod. Have a great day.
My bad. Energy Suspension 3.518, K5 Front Sway Bar and End Link Bushings (1 1/4 in.).What is the part number for the new ES bushings?
That will help others wanting to do the same
Update the transmission case is being welded. It was just a small static crack at the rear about 3 " long. V'd it out with a carbide bit and had it welded. The other good news is I will have it back on the road for next week. The total cost was not all that bad. $1800. total R & R and over haul of the transmission and transfer case. It had been done about 65,000 hard miles ago. So it was due. Had it not been for the leak and the intermittent flex-plate milling it would still be running down the road. But with the hard use of winter coming a little PM goes a long way. Beats an ATF trail in the snow. Been there done that to many times. Have a great day.I have a broken/cracked transmission case on Big Red M1008. It has been messing ATF in the house for several months and I dropped it off at a transmission shop to get the flex plate changed and the transmission checked out. It has not been rebuilt in 5 years and after the winter we had here last year it was time to have a clean bill of health for the drive-line. I suspect the crack/break happened when the front drive shaft broke. I had several tons of salt bags in the bed and as I remember I was pushing snow and the drive shaft just broke from shear torque. The tires were connected to black top and 40" of heavy snow was being pushed and bang. That can send a shock wave severe enough to crack a transmission case. I have a transmission transfer case from an M1031 that I scrapped out a few years back. It only had 5200 miles on it but I will just take the transmission in and tell them to salvage the case. I would not just trust putting a 32 year old transmission in even if it were new in the box. Seals dry out and it is a waste of time IMHO. I will report back. I will post pictures of the scrap cracked/broken case. Have a great day.
If they're even available, what would a new replacement transmission have run?Update the transmission case is being welded. The total cost was not all that bad. $1800. total R & R and over haul of the transmission and transfer case. It had been done about 65,000 hard miles ago.
New TH400 transmission cases from GM have been discontinued for years. I bought one new GM one about 10 years ago and the last one I bought I felt like GM had acknowledged the weakness in the case and the tail section of the case was completely different then the OEM transmission. I have 3 low mileage CUCV transmissions in my shed that have cracked / broken cases at the same spot on the tail section. So I do agree it can be caused by lifting the vehicles with a forklift and tweaking the driveshaft. And also by running them with dry CV joints and hard use. Breaking drive shafts and plowing is hard use. The absence of the torque rods would also cause a weak link in the drive line.
In 1980 or 81 they did away with the heavy steel shield and went to a light sheet stamped guard on all trucks. I assume they just thought it was overkill or steel prices were rising so they wanted to cut back on certain thingsIn doing my brakes the other day, I was shocked they also went light duty on the front brake's dust/stone shield behind the rotors. Any 3/4 ton I had of square body civy units had the heavy steel ones. Then I get a 1 1/4 ton built for our military and they are tin.
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