yes sir. first day was Wednesday. she is 10, 5th grade. a few schools in the area started school Monday/Tues.

 

Ah. Such fun. School here doesn't start until after labor day...... used to start in late august, MANY years ago. (yep, I'm old.) She go to a private school?

Whereabouts in Ohio? I can throw rocks at ohio, and actually expect to hit it, I am so close.

 

it seems like the last 3 yrs its getting earlier and earlier in the year. that's ok with me tho .. nope public school.

I am about 20 miles south of Cleveland. Medina, Ohio. Not too far from you.


Well went out this morning, double checked everything and torqued my pinion shaft pin to spec (well little over, I don't trust my HF torque wrench). I wanted to get a mesh pattern on the spiders just to see but forgot to look for the stuff when I went and got my cylinders last night. so I just soaked the spiders good in oil and snapped a few pics. just want a opinion on the markings if the HD worked on my droid. Time to go install the new diff cover and let that sit overnight to fully sure (im **** like that on everything), itll give me time to swap cylinders and hope I don't have to run new brake lines as well. damn rust.

 

If it isn't real sloppy, you are more than likely fine. (and not too tight either....)

Soak the flare nuts with PB Blaster really good, and let it soak in for a bit. Makes them more willing to come off without twisting the snot out of the line. If you work them back and forth a bit, it helps clear the rust as well. (I am not a fan of replacing lines.... unless they really need it....)

Lived in Cleveland for a while (shaker heights, the nice part....) and hated it. I am just not a fan of large cities. I live between two Podunk little towns now, out in the sticks. (corner of two dirt roads. ) and LOVE it.

 

no there wasn't much slop at all, or tight. it all rolls smoothly. Cover is on and curing.. I really wished I would have threw the next size shim on just the driver side but without info on affecting anything I just said screw it

Ive been soaking the fittings and stuff since last night. about 4 baths total.... the fittings were so rusty they stripped and had to vice grip them... so off to get a roll of easy bend hard line and just do both sides back there from the block to the cylinder.

im not really a big fan of the big cities either anymore. right now im on the outskirts of medina county, country environment. my neighbor is a corn field and everyone else is a distance away. peaceful.. can't complain at all. free to do as I please when I please.

welp, off to the store, again.

 

Yep. You ARE aware of the unwritten law that states "Any endeavor of doing truck repair, will require at LEAST three trips to the parts/tool store."

I MUCH prefer living out here, than in town......

 

Oh yes, i'm well too familiar with that Law. ive lost track of store runs on this project. probably 5.

got the bad cylinder changed out and that brake line ran. I was in no rush so i'll get to the other side 2morrow and bleed the **** out of them then fill up the differential. I think I will try the jar of fluid and engine off bleeding this time around. ive always had the engine running and a pedal helper (daughter)

 

An extra foot does make the job a lot easier..... could wait till she gets home from school..... (good excuse to FO for a while. )

 

well truck is done. I did the one person brake bleeding. it worked GREAT. I now have the best brakes ive ever had since I bought the truck years back. there must have been a lot of air in the lines before.

Rear end sounds and feels smooth. i'll call it a done deal. the first few hundred miles im going to take it easy and not let it heat up too much each trip I make then drain and refill 500 miles later. maybe so with a synthetic gear oil after that. im just running regular 80/90 for now.

 

Nicely done X!!