Project Mongo

[BMFScout]

His is on hold so his cousin and him can buid a chevy powered drag mustang.

[Shaggy]

cool

[tigweld]

was gonna be a quicky mustang build, but the sawsall got out.

[Shaggy]

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[CRaSHnBuRN]

I still need a source for the studs that you use in place of the U-bolt on the diff. If nothing else, does someone know the thread pattern? As for u-bolts, where do I get them? That gooseneck trailer place?

[CRaSHnBuRN]

does anyone have a link to a writeup about disassembling a D60, and what tools are needed? I know its a newbie question, but this will be the first domestic axle I've torn apart. Do I need any special tools (heard something about a hub socket)?

And how do I gauge if my kingpins are in need of a rebuild or not? Just rebuild them anyway?

[sasquatch]

wasn't there a billavista one on pirate?

[agjohn02]

doesnt cover disassembly.

just start taking bolts off. it'll come apart. you have to use a chisel or the sort to get the kingpin out.

[Sharpe]

I think the D60 studs are made by skyjacker, if thats not it its deffinately some lift kit company. IIRC the threads are just 5/8 coarse thread anyway so if you can find some high grade all-thread it'd probably work. As far as taking the 60 apart, just start unbolting ****, disassembly is the easy part. To get the spindle nut off you can either use the correct socket, or you can just use a screwdriver or chisel and hammer them off. To take the kingpins out you need a 7/8" alan key and a very balsy impact or a 6 or 7 foot cheater bar because they are installed with 6-700 ft-lbs of torque.

[JeepPhisherman]

I've got the spindle nut socket for a 44, don't know if they're different for a 1 ton or 3/4 ton or whatever though.
I got one side off using a screwdrive/chisel, but the other side was being stubborn and I didn't want to **** up the nut, so I shelled out the $10.

I've also heard of people using 2" pvc and dremeling it to make the notches. That would deffinitely be cheaper than buying the socket.

[agjohn02]

To take the kingpins out you need a 7/8" alan key and a very balsy impact or a 6 or 7 foot cheater bar because they are installed with 6-700 ft-lbs of torque.

thats the cone. i was talking about the kingpin cap on the bottom.

[Doug Krebs]

thats the cone. i was talking about the kingpin cap on the bottom.

I gots that allen wrench... if you need to disassemble the cone bring it over, I've got the perfect two trees to hold it.

[JeepPhisherman]

One of my buddies has 2 multipliers, maybe those could work.
Never seen one before last night when I was rumaging around in his shop, hell never even heard of one, but they looked badarse.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Are you talkin about the 1" multipliers, then yes they are super bad arse. We use them on trackhoe turn tables and dozer undercarriages. The one we used to have quadrupled the torque, and we would still put an 8 or 9 foot cheater on it.

[JeepPhisherman]

Are you talkin about the 1" multipliers, then yes they are super bad arse. We use them on trackhoe turn tables and dozer undercarriages. The one we used to have quadrupled the torque, and we would still put an 8 or 9 foot cheater on it.

Yea, it was weird. He had two, the first one was slightly smaller, I think 1/2" in and something a little larger out? Then the other one was about 50% wider and had the same larger size in, then the 1" out. Both of them multiplied by 4, so if using both, you get 16x the torque
He told me he priced them a few years back and couldnt find one of quality like his for less than $2200. I tried to slip one into the cabinet I stole from him....