More Katemcy carnage
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More Katemcy carnage
I think it happened at katemcy.. somehow i didn't break it while i was there.
I got LUCKY Friday, i almost put the truck in 4wd to climb a hill out at the lake, but instead i took my buddy around to the top and came down. There were no remains of anything resembling needle bearings in 3 of the 4 caps, they're all cracked, one of the caps walked half way out of the ear of the axle shaft.. talk about REAL close call.. 4wd woulda been instant death to another axle shaft.
I got LUCKY Friday, i almost put the truck in 4wd to climb a hill out at the lake, but instead i took my buddy around to the top and came down. There were no remains of anything resembling needle bearings in 3 of the 4 caps, they're all cracked, one of the caps walked half way out of the ear of the axle shaft.. talk about REAL close call.. 4wd woulda been instant death to another axle shaft.
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meh, $20 ujoint..
its what i get for running what was probably a 32 year old stock ford U-joint.. I spent almost 9 hours yesterday at the shop taking apart both axles and cleaning them up all nice and pretty, and lubricating and cleaning the hubs, it really needed it after my sunkage in the lake.
its what i get for running what was probably a 32 year old stock ford U-joint.. I spent almost 9 hours yesterday at the shop taking apart both axles and cleaning them up all nice and pretty, and lubricating and cleaning the hubs, it really needed it after my sunkage in the lake.
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nice one dude. if it makes you feel any better, my rear ds now rubs on that crossmember that holds up the gastank. that one that it goes over. apparently i must have drug it on something. now its all bent to hell. and rubs on my ds pretty bad. im gonna cut it out tonight and make a new one
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the one that goes OVER the gas tank? or that the driveshaft goes over?
I had to notch the one thats right behind the t-case on my truck.
but my trans cross member is all bent and tweaked to hell, i need to make a beefy one, and while I'm at it'll probably lift the whole driveline and flat bottom it BL for the win.. for once.
OH! and.. for the viewers.. the chunks missing from the caps. that wasn't me removing them! that was how they were while they were ON the axle!
I had to notch the one thats right behind the t-case on my truck.
but my trans cross member is all bent and tweaked to hell, i need to make a beefy one, and while I'm at it'll probably lift the whole driveline and flat bottom it BL for the win.. for once.
OH! and.. for the viewers.. the chunks missing from the caps. that wasn't me removing them! that was how they were while they were ON the axle!
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I just use a few big *** hammers and a vice, sometimes a socket .. seems to work for me. or in the case of changing a ujoint at camp at krocks, a decent size hammer and a trailer. ha
Mine were just ready to go.. between my adventure in the lake and the fact they're old as hell i'm surprised they held on.
Mine were just ready to go.. between my adventure in the lake and the fact they're old as hell i'm surprised they held on.
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