nice


that gooseneck set up you just described with the bed camper on it...



I should sell my 5th wheel, that would be way cheaper and way more rad.

 

Try this google , there seems to be more than just that one.
https://www.google.com/search?q=goos...531&gws_rd=ssl

 

I like them all

 

Yeah those goose necks with a Camper, and then room for Quads, snow mobiles etc on the back, are a pretty sweet set-up!

 

I like them a bit gypsy looking... lol

 

Today I decided to get my lazy a$$ in gear and get a few things done on teh crewcab.

I first swapped out the transmission mounts in poly back to the good old rubber.



Then I installed all new bearings, races, and seals on the rear hubs. I had one bad seal, and an inner bearing that looked a little dicey. I ordered everything in National Brand...since the info i could find on-line stated that these were still made in the USA.



And the brass drifts I purchased a year or so ago again came in handy when installing the new races. Brass drifts, and a 2lb brass hammer should be in everyone's tool box.

 

I need to do this on my 89' dana 71.

 

Also decided I would build some winter front inserts for the grille.

First I made templates out of some thin cardboard. You only need to make one for the upper, and one for the lower and then just flip them for the other side.



I grabbed some of that corrugated plastic sign material from a Home Depot when they were clearing out the seasonal summer plants....Free!



I just drilled a couple holes, and then used some long zip ties to hold them in place.

 

That'll do!

 

Today I removed the old, bubbled, violet colored, poorly applied tint film. It took about an hour with a razor scraper. The adhesive was so old that I wiped it right off with Windex and paper towels.

 

Hey TC,

How come you went back to Flubber ?


I believe Timken still makes some bearings here in the USA. Good find, though... Can't use the chinese crap anymore, as they fall apart in my experience.

 

I nearly wrecked my truck... or at least that's how it felt ......


Always..... I mean ALWAYS trust your spidey senses, if you have them...

For a week or so, my truck's steering felt odd. almost as if the road had too much input to the positioning of the brick. Usually the brick stays straight,and doesn't wander at all. I went to make a turn, and it felt as though I was on ice. Pulled over, and found my pitman arm locking nut had loosened up, and the arm was swaying left and right on the input shaft of the gear. No tools onboard, so I limped it back home. Should have seen all the bozos behind me beeping to the old dude in the old truck going slow....


Got it home, and the nut / lockwasher nearly fell off... Cleaned everything back up, found no damage to the splines, and bolted it back up with a little locktite this time... 185 ft lbs if anyone needs to know. PUt some white paint on there to ensure it stays, as I'll be inspecting it frequently from now on, and all I need is a looksey...

 

Just got my wire feed welder back from a friend that had to repair his Dodge Neon. It had been crab walking and torque steering for some time, and then it failed to proceed when he tried a U-turn in his yard.

The frame had broken, and the left wheel finally got far enough out of bounds to pull a CV joint apart. He put on a patch and all is good.... for now.

Sometimes driving old stuff can be a bit of an adventure.

 

This happened to my fiance's 97 k1500. Fortunately is was on the idler shaft and not the pitman shaft

 

Had an exhaust leak, replaced exh manifold and turbo gaskets. Drilled and installed the pyro while the manifold was off..