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    D70HD brake shoe width?

    It came out from under one, but that doesn’t really mean much. Pic in the first post of the housing number? Need to get a better pic of that, see if I can reference that. Date code on the ring gear is ‘85 I think
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    D70HD brake shoe width?

    From a bit of searching, seems the DRW D70 I’m refreshing for the wife’s Burban SHOULD have 13x3.5in shoes? Doing some shady measuring (tape measure went MIA, used a 100ft flex tape) I’m getting a width that’s closer to 3in? (2 7/8 wide) What do I have here? Figured I’d ask before I yard a...
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    D70 spindle nut socket?

    Popped the snap ring, pulled the square key out, tapped it loose with a screwdriver. It wasn’t that tight. Now I have the nut to test sockets. It’s a single nut, not the dual nut/lock washer I’m used to. Never torn down a D70 though, so yeah. One drum off. Happy to see it looks decent, and...
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    D70 spindle nut socket?

    Finally getting around to tearing down the D70 that’ll be going under the wife’s Burb. What am I looking at here? Need a socket for the spindle nuts (unless I wanna chisel it off) but this is a new one for me, with the round tabs. Only thing like it I’ve found is from Torque King, or do you...
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    Starter dropping out early?

    Unknown. Previous owner didn’t install it for whatever reason. Just glancing at the stud location on the old starter, I suspect it might have worked. It bolted up to the new starter just fine though.
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    Starter dropping out early?

    It had a direct drive, reman from Carquest on it. Noticed that housing was also cast “no shim” and there were no shims installed. Bolts were as pictured above.
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    Starter dropping out early?

    Eh.... I thought of that, but dismissed it. The previous owner bought it from an old man who apparently LOVED these diesel pickups, and owned several. Maybe he preferred the gear reduction starters? Maybe the brackets aren't THAT different? (I read they were, but looking at the stud location...
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    Starter dropping out early?

    There's a dealer 5 miles from work. I'll give them a call next week and see what they say. Just happy to have it running again for now. At least I can MOVE it. lol A little trippy though, that gear reduction DOES sound different from that slow (and probably worn out/poorly rebuilt) direct drive.
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    Starter dropping out early?

    All the new starter housings seem to say "NO SHIM", but supposedly there's an old GM bulletin (85-197? no idea how to find that for real) that says you still might need to shim, even with the new housings. It supposedly also lists this PN bolt (15544950) with washers...... but searching this PN...
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    Starter dropping out early?

    So that was an event. Some head scratching, and an interruption when a kid I work with dropped in so I could help him bang some SERIOUSLY stuck u-joints out of his Jeep axles. I MUST be getting old. Crawling under the truck hurts more, and the kids I work with marvel at all the tools I own. lol...
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    Starter dropping out early?

    Correct, not a CUCV. Just a cute little C10 I picked up for next to nothing, to be my new daily driver. :) Of course I've spent the $2500 purchase price all over again, in the month since I've owned it. lol I'll look into a new relay/solenoid. True..... a newer one, meant to power the gear...
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    Starter dropping out early?

    Ah... they're talking about the starter relay, with that "magnetic switch". Apparently some were mounted on the starter, some not. Found vague mention of it in the Delco general instructions. Pretty sure I spied one on the fender, next to the GP relay. I'll chase the wiring and confirm.
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    Starter dropping out early?

    Ok.... so now I'm searching some more. New starter doesn't have that switch off the solenoid, nor does the boss for the solenoid have provisions to mount one like in your pic. Whole ideal with the gear reduction, is it should provide the same torque at a lower draw I thought? If so, I wouldn't...
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    Starter dropping out early?

    Ok... figured out the difference, 27MT vs 28MT or Direct vs Gear reduction. For this year, the 27 is correct, but the later 28 will work. The 27 is supposed to have a stud for that brace too, so not sure why it's not installed. Apparently they use different braces.... so maybe some pulled a 28...
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    Starter dropping out early?

    It’s the OEM bracket, but it’s not installed. Found it in the glove box. I noticed when searching the various parts suppliers last night, it looks like there are two starters listed, and their design varies slightly. One has an ear with the stud on a cast end cap, to attach the bracket. The...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Doing brakes and bearings on the front of the C10 this last weekend...... I found the source of that strange, intermittent, low speed clunk-clunk. Looks like I have one of those fancy new Bluetooth sway bars. :oops: New bushings came in the mail yesterday, so that'll be one more thing fixed on...
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    Starter dropping out early?

    1984 C10 6.2 with a 700R4. Newish to me truck almost left me waiting on a tow truck at work tonight. Still working through it, so haven't spent much time under it, but thinking I might have a starter issue. Never had one do this. It'd catch and crank, for maybe 1 second.... then drop out. A...
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    Brake System ID

    Well.... we'll see what I find later, when I take it apart. Nabbed some A5/A3 bearings and seals and some new pads. Hopefully everything goes right and I can knock it out after work one night this week.
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    Brake System ID

    So I did some searching and reading, what a headache, but MAYBE I've got it? I'd like someone familiar with these to confirm. 1984 C10 6.2 diesel, J55 RPO code, GVW labeled as 6100lbs, Has Hydroboost. I'm thinking it's a JD5? Knowing that doesn't answer all my questions, but I think I got...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    What's odd, when I was pulling the seat out, I stood it up on end and it DID latch then. Or at least it wouldn't just fold. Shook it a bit and it folded. Looks like there's another arm down in there, behind the cover, but it's just floating in there around the pivot. I might pull the cover and...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    The foam on the drivers side edge of my seat was a bit torn up, wear from the original seat cover being ripped. He didn't replace foam, but said he usually likes to rebuild with a new 1in layer on top? "Repaired and recovered" basically. Reminds me though..... I think I'm missing a piece from...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    It was $600. Fair price I thought, and he got it done faster than he said he would. Said it would have cost a little more if I had him order different fabric, but what he had on hand worked for me..... so done deal. JMD Upholstery in Centralia. I DID get the glow plugs swapped, although the...
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    700R4 Hard/Delayed 1-2 shift

    I was curious if it might be an issue with a gasser trans swapped into a diesel truck. Your reply explains that's a sure possibility, thanks. Any issue running it as is for now, without serious wear or damage to the trans? I'll have to reach out to the previous owner, see if he has more info...
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    700R4 Hard/Delayed 1-2 shift

    1984 C10, 6.2 Diesel. New to me truck, and the trans and TC were replaced by the previous owner after the original trans gave up. (He said the replacement was out of like a '90 Burb) So..... start out under moderate throttle/normal acceleration, seems to wanna stay in first for a WHILE, that...
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    Fuel Valve replacement (I made it worse)

    I DID read some horror stories in reviews for replacement switches. Some broke before people even got them installed. (I looked up PNs on RockAuto, then dove into reviews on Amazon). Forget what switch brand I went with, but can check later I guess. Getting ANY good parts these days seems to...

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