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    Steering gearbox spacers location

    I guess I'll need longer bolts then.... No cracks on my frame, but I welded the side brace on anyway. Will start sanding and painting the spacers this weekend. The irony is, that when I watch videos of replacing steering gearboxes, I never see the spacers on disassembly. Weird.
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    Steering gearbox spacers location

    I was wondering about those spacers myself. Would I even need them with new Grade-8 bolts?
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    What is this piece SUPPOSED to look like? (87 V10 Suburban)

    Thank you. That looks much simpler that I was afraid it was going to be.
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    I want to drive an '89 suburban 700 miles home, what should I know?

    Another thought.... You could probably have the vehicle delivered for close to your $500. It may take an extra week or two for logistics to work out. (You'll reduce costs by waiting for an existing shipment that your vehicle can be added to). It won't provide the sight seeing, but gives you...
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    What is this piece SUPPOSED to look like? (87 V10 Suburban)

    This is a picture from the driver's side rear tire, facing forward to the inside body panel directly in front of that tire. There is a section that is completely gone (on both sides of the truck). It's also where a compound curve exists. The metal needs to curve out (towards the tire) to meet...
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    I bought a 1984 and don’t know what to do???

    What known issues need to be resolved? What items would you like to do for fun or for learning with your son? What kind of budget did you have in mind for the truck to work on with your 17 year old son? Monthly? Annual? Total? Knowing the end goal, and expected resources could help with...
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    New pinion gear is thicker than original

    Thanks guys. I appreciate the advice and feedback. I believe that with this experience, I'll be able to do the rear differential much faster without the back and forth. My hope is that with all the back and forth, along with measurements and images this will be able to help others. I've...
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    8.5" front axle ball joints installation

    I think you are referring to this line from the instructions: It's important to note that this is followed by Torque the Lower Ball Joint, and then..... [ https://www.moogparts.com/pdf/installation-documents/balljoints/AXCF4319().pdf ] Per Moog, You would install the adjusting sleeve...
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    New pinion gear is thicker than original

    Index - 009 Pinion Shim: .038 Carrier-Left Shim: .213 Carrier-Right Shim: .229 Backlash: .010 Pattern: I removed .004 from the total shims to address the issue in index 008. This time it felt better, and I had .010 of backlash. Feedback on pattern?
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    New pinion gear is thicker than original

    Index - 008 Pinion Shim: .038 Carrier-Left Shim: .223 Carrier-Right Shim: .223 Backlash: Not measurable Pattern: The carrier was so tight that I could barely turn it, and it took multiple people to pry it back out again. This may have part of the backlash issue, but I couldn't feel any.
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    New pinion gear is thicker than original

    Thanks for the reply. That confirms what I'm setting up now. I've shimmed the pinion to .038 (the earlier "good" pic was at .035), and am setting up .223 on both left and right to counter the backlash.
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    New pinion gear is thicker than original

    Index - 007 Pinion Shim: .010 Carrier-Left Shim: .238 Carrier-Right Shim: .208 Backlash: .001 Pattern:
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    New pinion gear is thicker than original

    @Turbo4whl Unfortunately, with that pattern, I only had .002 of backlash.
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    New pinion gear is thicker than original

    Sorry for being slow, but I'm unsure of next steps. I would want to reduce pinion shim to increase backlash, but I'm already at the top of the gear teeth. If I reduced pinion shim, would I be able to correct for that by adding shim to the carrier-left, and reducing from the carrier-right?
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    New pinion gear is thicker than original

    Index - 006 Pinion Shim: .010 Carrier-Left Shim: .233 Carrier-Right Shim: .213 Backlash: .007 Pattern:
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