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Old 08-21-2013, 10:18 PM
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im looking forward to seeing the ending of this!!

Ditto, the easy part is done. How I'm going to get everything to line up, on a sloped driveway is beyond me. But I'm having a couple strong drinks to help me think it out. It has to be back together by Saturday morning, it's my daily driver! So you won't have to wait long.
 
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Old 08-21-2013, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
I was taking the lugs off my truck, don't even remember why.... using a ratchet, long breaker bar, and an IMPACT socket...... I was leaning down heavily on the breaker bar.... and the next thing I knew, I was flat on my back, with three people standing over me, debating on whether to call an ambulance... Seems my socket blew apart, I bashed my head against the fender, and knocked my happy *** out for a couple minutes..... I did have a POWERFUL headache......

After that, I paid more attention to where I would end up if things didn't go quite according to plan.

Of course, I always figgered, it ain't real job if you don't bleed on it.
that's alright. I was assembling a paice of playground equipment for my kids on the tailgate one time and the next thing I know I'm laying on my back being drug out from under the truck. one of my kids was playing in the truck earlier and managed to pull it out of park. about 30 min later I kneeled down to put a piece on the ground and it started rolling backwards. tailgate hit me in the head then the rear diff. truck came to a rest a few feet later against my deck. I learned the valuable lesson to keep the truck locked or always make sure its in park before working behind or in front of it.
 
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Old 08-22-2013, 09:07 AM
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The wife came out and said "why didn't you just trade it in for a new truck?" Because that wouldn't have been any fun! I think I'm going to have a long day in front of me.
 
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Old 08-22-2013, 10:53 AM
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Have a good day with your swap. At least you are working without all the brakes and shafts in the 60, Mine was all in one piece which just made it harder to work with.

What gvw brakes are on that 60? You might look at upgrading to the larger master cyld.
 
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Old 08-22-2013, 03:01 PM
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Have a good day with your swap. At least you are working without all the brakes and shafts in the 60, Mine was all in one piece which just made it harder to work with.

What gvw brakes are on that 60? You might look at upgrading to the larger master cyld.
You ran into that problem didnt you Merc? Why is it a bigger master cylinder is needed? Weight of the 60's?
 
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^^^ Yes I had this problem. The 8800 gvw caliper piston dia is much bigger than the 4500 and the 7500 calipers, so a larger master was needed to match the bigger piston size. If I was running the 7500 calipers on a 1500 truck/diff I would really look at installing the bigger master.
 
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Old 08-22-2013, 03:28 PM
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^^^ Yes I had this problem. The 8800 gvw caliper piston dia is much bigger than the 4500 and the 7500 calipers, so a larger master was needed to match the bigger piston size. If I was running the 7500 calipers on a 1500 truck/diff I would really look at installing the bigger master.
Ahhhhh ok that makes sense, thanks for the clarification!
 
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The wife came out and said "why didn't you just trade it in for a new truck?" Because that wouldn't have been any fun! I think I'm going to have a long day in front of me.
Hover Ram...I wish I could teach mine to do that.

Best of luck to you on the swap. I'm looking forward to the results.
 
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Hover Ram...I wish I could teach mine to do that.

Best of luck to you on the swap. I'm looking forward to the results.


All you have to do is ask your truck nicely
 
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And it's in!!!

 
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