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finally got the rear axle in place for good this time. sits a little higher and definately has more ground clearance and a better appearance. i moved it back and inch and a quarter. looks like it may be too much. might rub the back of the fender now. if'n it does, ill be trimming.
got the front axle out and finished grinding the pass. side perch down and the end yoke welds ground off. not a fun job, but it didnt take as long as everybody says it does. all the brackets are cut off the frame and im about to resume activity with welding the new front hangers on and setting the location for the rear hangers. ill save the pinion setting and end yoke turning for tomorrow when im fresh.
for those that dont know what it is that im doing...
first pic) the castor as it was with the lift springs. yep. thats 5 degrees forward, 5 degrees rearward is ideal.
second pic) the pass side spring perch in its stock form with a slight sawzall mark.
third) the pass side perch after i got done grinding. this will allow me to point the pinion up. ill weld a new perch on top.
fourth) the welds on the endyokes ground off. you can see the parting line between the tube and the yoke. with the pinion pointed up i can turn these to get the correct castor.
new front hangers.
D and C extreme?
why did you change the hangers?
its a company in colorado springs, co that specializes in scouts. i bought the reverse shackle kit from him when i was working in north mexico and didnt have access to steel to make my own. dont really like the fact he etched his logo there, cuz im not really one for labels, but they're nice parts.Quote:
Originally Posted by uglyota
the guys super nice and has lots of parts any of ya'll could use. check him out here his prices are good too.
reverse shackleQuote:
Originally Posted by uglyota
progress tonight...
got the front springs installed, rear hangers set in place, and the weight back on the axle. i used the highly scientific, slightly mathmatic, wholly archaic method of eyeballing the placement for the rear hangers and whadda ya know it came out right. the shackles are about 3 degrees off from one another but are in the exact same place on each framerail. so, im gonna wait until i get the spacer under the drivers side spring and see if that alters the weight distribution enough to make the difference. if not, thats good enough for me. im gonna wait until tomorrow to tack the perches in place. its hard to see in the dark and the front of the scout is held up by 8 tack welds. so, id rather not get under it any more tonight to set the pinion angle.
look it over and see if it looks right...
I like all the O'Reiley's bags in the background. Looks like you're gonna make it to Clayton. How's the drive shaft situation. Will the old ones work? Do you have brake lines and the steering worked out?
tie rod and drag link (d&c extreme), and front d-shaft (high angle) are paid for, just need to get measurements and get em shipped. i bought them when i got the rs kit thinking i would do this then, but didnt have time. ive got all the knuckle out parts here and ready to bolt up minus the d side high steer arm which is in route. hopefully, ill have it all put together monday or so to get the links and shaft on the way. brake lines are all installed. you can see em hanging down. the rear shaft is going to come from a place in texarkana. after that i gotta wire my headlights, rad fan, and a few other misc things. oh, and my brothers mutt chewed the shoulders off of two of my spring bushings so ive gotta replace those when they get here.
castor correction is done. the pass side turned easily with a little application of the castor wrench. the drivers side was stubborn. i tried the wrench directly on the endyoke, wouldnt budge. i tried putting the old knuckle back on and jacking it up under the arm, wouldnt budge. tried both with heat, no movement. tried penetrating oil, nope. so, i put the old passenger side knuckle on the drivers side and applied the wrench to the top of the arm. with the added leverage it worked like a charm. both sides now have 5 degrees rearward castor.
oh yeah, my castor wrench...
looks good...almost time to go break stuff!
got the lunchbox dropped in. i cant remember if its a lockrite or an ez locker. i bought it a while back off ebay for cheap. had to pull the carrier and ring gear to get the cross pin out. took about 15 mins to get it put together. what took so long was cleaning out my housing. seems one of my axle tubes was full of sand, looked like beach sand. i dunno how it got there... any ideas grayson? anyways, after i pulled the axles and beat the crap outta it turning the knuckles, the sand got into every bearing in the housing. took two quarts of oil and a can of brake clean to get the pinion bearings clean. it really needs new bearings and seals, but since im broke now, it aint gettin em.
When I had my d60 gears dont at a local shop down in corpus, they said that there was like 1/4" of sand in the bottom of the tubes. I went and looked at it and sure enough there was. The fluid that came out of it looked like chocolate milk and both inner shafts and one stub shaft had to be replaced due to rust on the seal surfaces. I dont know how sand could get in there but I guess it does :confused:
Well you see the tube is about 1" bigger than the shaft and not sealed