I’m pretty sure the bushings are 2 piece adjustable. They were already in there. Maybe I’ll take it to someone that specializes in I beams and can just put the right bushings in to give me the desired caster
Arizona Tow Pigging Daily Driver
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I’m pretty sure the bushings are 2 piece adjustable. They were already in there. Maybe I’ll take it to someone that specializes in I beams and can just put the right bushings in to give me the desired caster
I think I’ll get the brakes done with first to make sure nothing is sticking or dragging and then go get the alignment done somewhere that is competent with I beams
When i had a ranger and access to an alignment machine i bought those. They seized up and i couldn't get them to work. It was faster to just drop in the right bushing. If they can be adjusted right then cool,not my preference though.
I'd jump that truck until the beams bent beyond being usable.usually a few months. Then get more beams from a stock explorer and repeat. I got pretty good at aligning this style.
I wish I had access to a machine. I haven’t had to pay anyone to do anything on my rig in years. Hate it
Slotted the mounting holes in the front bumper to get it level again
I keep forgetting to take pics. Steering shaft clunked a lot when turning wheel back and forth. Took it out and the rag joint and u joint were both tight. The slip joint just had a lot of play. Took a hammer and chisel to the 2 splines and just tightened it up a bit. Be careful not to tighten it up too much. It needs to be able to slide in and out to install. No more clunk and the wheel feels much more solid.
3 days now of being leak free and she still looks bone dry on the bottom. If she keeps this up she will earn driveway privileges
Today was not my day. Did my first drum brake job in the 110 heat today. Sucked ass. Get it all together and parking brake doesn’t work. Beating my head against the wall. Finally I figure out the shoes aren’t shaped right. I’m pretty sure they sent me some bad shoes.
Here’s the old shoe. Note the upper left hand corner of the shoe there is a pronounced vertical face. The parking brake lever pushes against that to push the shoes out.
Here’s the shoe they gave me. I have a screw driver prying it up and out but there is no face on it so the parking brake lever just slides right over it
Am I being a tard and missing something? Or did rockauto send me the wrong shoes? The left shoe has the correct part number on it so idk if it’s just a manufacturing error? I looked up a picture of the part number I ordered and it looks like it should. If I have to do all this shit again I’m buying some drum brake tools because that shit sucked
Here’s the old shoe. Note the upper left hand corner of the shoe there is a pronounced vertical face. The parking brake lever pushes against that to push the shoes out.
Here’s the shoe they gave me. I have a screw driver prying it up and out but there is no face on it so the parking brake lever just slides right over it
Am I being a tard and missing something? Or did rockauto send me the wrong shoes? The left shoe has the correct part number on it so idk if it’s just a manufacturing error? I looked up a picture of the part number I ordered and it looks like it should. If I have to do all this shit again I’m buying some drum brake tools because that shit sucked
First things first with drums.
-ALWAYS do one side at a time so you have a reference on the other side when putting parts back on.parts can look similar at first glance but need to be put back exactly how they were to function correctly.
- most drum systems have a front and rear shoe with different sizes of friction material and or shoe shapes. Are yours mixed up?
-yes your new chinese parts can absolutely be wrong. Use your old parts as a reference.
For occational work on drums a few screwdrivers and vise grips to pull the springs into place are ok. No need to buy a bunch of tools. Be very sure you aren't overtightening the adjusters for the drums.
-ALWAYS do one side at a time so you have a reference on the other side when putting parts back on.parts can look similar at first glance but need to be put back exactly how they were to function correctly.
- most drum systems have a front and rear shoe with different sizes of friction material and or shoe shapes. Are yours mixed up?
-yes your new chinese parts can absolutely be wrong. Use your old parts as a reference.
For occational work on drums a few screwdrivers and vise grips to pull the springs into place are ok. No need to buy a bunch of tools. Be very sure you aren't overtightening the adjusters for the drums.
Looks like the shoes just didn’t have the square head on them so I got sent bad shoes somehow. Just got some Napa shoes that have the right square head.
Got the cracked windshield replaced and chrome headlight bezels on. Bumper is raised up and square. She’s looking like a new truck now.
Today I also did some AC stuff. The high pressure port schrader was leaking. It leaked out all the Freon on its own before I could schedule an appointment to capture it so all I had to do was swap the schraders, run a quick vacuum on the system and fill it up with Freon.
New pads and rotors.
I go to break in the pads and then come home. I’m talking to my wife and look out the window and see the truck leaking coolant everywhere.
I’m really hoping it’s just a bad radiator cap. I picked up a cap and some coolant since the coolant looks terrible. And here I thought I was all done with doing car projects in the heat for a while
I go to break in the pads and then come home. I’m talking to my wife and look out the window and see the truck leaking coolant everywhere.
I’m really hoping it’s just a bad radiator cap. I picked up a cap and some coolant since the coolant looks terrible. And here I thought I was all done with doing car projects in the heat for a while
