What to buy?
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What to buy?
So my boyfriend was lookin at my truck and he was underneath and was pickin out all the **** that was wrong with it, so he said that the sealant on the diffs are leaking. Well just "sweating" how should i go about doing something about that?
And The shock on the right side is broken so Im gonna swap all of them I was just wondering what shocks you would recommend?
And how would I go about doing this on my own with maybe 1 helper?
And The shock on the right side is broken so Im gonna swap all of them I was just wondering what shocks you would recommend?
And how would I go about doing this on my own with maybe 1 helper?
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well is your boyfriend any good with a wrench ? buy him the parts and tell him to get busy.
assuming your diff cover is what's leaking, its an easy service. just use black RTV as a gasket sealer. when removing the cover, use a thin 1-2" wide putty knive to avoid bending the cover. don't lose the magnet inside, and don't over tighten the little cover bolts. if its your pinion seal its a little more more.
i think shocks are overrated. i just use cheap monroe or gabriel truck shock from whereever they are cheapest.
haynes manual, basic tools, a floor jack or two, drain pan...
edit... i meant to post this while ago.
http://www.pavementsucks.com/tech/diff.php
assuming your diff cover is what's leaking, its an easy service. just use black RTV as a gasket sealer. when removing the cover, use a thin 1-2" wide putty knive to avoid bending the cover. don't lose the magnet inside, and don't over tighten the little cover bolts. if its your pinion seal its a little more more.
i think shocks are overrated. i just use cheap monroe or gabriel truck shock from whereever they are cheapest.
haynes manual, basic tools, a floor jack or two, drain pan...
edit... i meant to post this while ago.
http://www.pavementsucks.com/tech/diff.php
Last edited by dhvaughan; Apr 12, 2009 at 07:56 PM.
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+1 on that. None of what you mentioned is hard at all! Besides, you have us to guide you through it :P
A tube of gasket sealant is all you need for the diff covers... $5-6 and about 20 minutes to fix it. Like said above DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN those bolts... I snapped the head off one of mine with my impact :/ (I'll get a bolt extracting set next time I have to mess with it)
For the shocks, you can get away with about $150-200 for all 4 and depending on how hard the bolts are to get out (mine were a PITA), about 1-2 hours to swap them. I have Monroe Sensa-Trac towing shocks on the back and front of my truck. The rears have a coil "helper" spring around them and they work great!
All the work you mentioned shouldn't take more than a saturday afternoon (unless like said above, theres something worse wrong).
A tube of gasket sealant is all you need for the diff covers... $5-6 and about 20 minutes to fix it. Like said above DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN those bolts... I snapped the head off one of mine with my impact :/ (I'll get a bolt extracting set next time I have to mess with it)
For the shocks, you can get away with about $150-200 for all 4 and depending on how hard the bolts are to get out (mine were a PITA), about 1-2 hours to swap them. I have Monroe Sensa-Trac towing shocks on the back and front of my truck. The rears have a coil "helper" spring around them and they work great!
All the work you mentioned shouldn't take more than a saturday afternoon (unless like said above, theres something worse wrong).
Last edited by 95_318SLT; Apr 12, 2009 at 10:06 PM.
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I used the Monroe Sensa-Track shocks, and, well, I've only got about 15,000 miles or so on them, and they have no rebound left in them, their done.
But, basically what dhvaughan said.
Your boyfriend, perhaps with a little help from you, should be able to knock it out easily.
But, basically what dhvaughan said.
Your boyfriend, perhaps with a little help from you, should be able to knock it out easily.
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LOL, we must have been typing at the same time :P
My sensa trac shocks have about 15,000 miles on them right now and they still work great! The only job of the shock is to stop the spring from bouncing.
My sensa trac shocks have about 15,000 miles on them right now and they still work great! The only job of the shock is to stop the spring from bouncing.
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Well, mine no longer function right.
When I put them on the truck, it was difficult to compress the shock to get the holes to line up.
But now, with the shock fully compressed, it doesn't uncompress on its own.
Oh well, I was gonna replace all the shocks anyways.
When I put them on the truck, it was difficult to compress the shock to get the holes to line up.
But now, with the shock fully compressed, it doesn't uncompress on its own.
Oh well, I was gonna replace all the shocks anyways.
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Yeah, lol, I know what you mean about trying to compress them. I had to use my floor jack to compress the shocks to get them on. Do your's have the coil "helper" spring on them or is it just a shock? I hope mine aren't about to go! I have too many other projects going on with that truck.
