Haynes has the specific number of turns to back off the adjusting nuts on the transmission bands, if you go too much or too little then you can toast the transmission.

The best gasket is the plastic with rubber lines on each side style from the dealership, they are re-usable for 4 or 5 pan drops.
Cork does seal up but it is a pain to remove, there's no mess with the dealership gasket.
Also, there have been a few people (myself included) that can't get a regular rubber gasket to seal right on our transmissions.

 

Well, tried to sit down and replace my pads and rotors but little did I know, the calipers are held on by giant allen key bolts. So now I gotta run to the store and buy bigger allen keys but I almost don't feel like it today because I'm tired as hell and sore as hell to boot...decisions decisions decisions...

 

got my flares on will have pics, look alot better now, looks lifted now

 

Sully,

The band adjustment is pretty simple but you will need an 8 point 5/16" socket (craftsman has them). Loosen the lock nut (15mm or 19mm) and then torque the stud to 6 ft/lbs or 72 in/lbs then back off 2 turns (Factory manual says 2 7/8 turns but ATSG manual says 2 turns. 2 Turns gives you a little quicker shift with less slippage. Then tighten lock nut to 35 ft/lbs and your done.
I have used both cork and rubber and haven't had much trouble with either as long as you torque the pan bolts to 13 ft/lbs. That keeps the pan even and won't strip the threads.

Jim

 

Oops, i meant i took my tailgate off...lol. Boy, you guys are quick!

 

Hmm...well if you are planning on seeing better MPG from the tailgate removal mod :P mythbusters proved it was false. Their test truck got better MPG with the tailgate, because of the air pocket it creates, lets air flow over the top of the truck bed better :P just to save ya some time.

 

Put on a new belt and tensioner pulley (I think it was fine though, think it was just a bad belt, so I'll save it for an extra).

Also took off my running boards, fortunately the rockers are almost perfect - I was thinking they'd be bad.

Also took off the air filter and looked through the butterflies, only to notice that its SPOTLESS under there..I already ordered everything to do the plenum..Oops! Guess I shouldn't have assumed and I should've checked before ordering the stuff..Guess I gotta try to return it all now.

 

I would go with the allen head sockets for 3/8 drive. Cheap and strong.

 

tried to do pass. axle seal again...

was hooking up my slide hammer and a bolt fell in between the CAD and carrier housing...stuck a magnet in to get it out....the magnet stuck to the carrier and broke when i tried pulling it out....now i have to rip apart the drivers side, and pull out the carrier again to get the magnet out....im very angry at my truck...and cant wait to hit the trails....my buddies have been telling me the trails are awesome right now....full of mud and water, and its been 80* the past few days....

 

alt or sumthing took a shi,t today