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    Hydro boost leaking help!

    I rebuilt the hydro boost after a little more sleuthing. The fluid was definitely coming from the hydro boost piston. Wasn’t a difficult job, though I couldn’t replace the input piston seals because the input rod was permanently attached. Got it back together and leak tested on the truck...
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    Dana 60 axle play

    Yeah, that's what I started to think. That's also what leads me to pour a few thousand bucks into a truck that I was just gonna freshen up. :)
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    Dana 60 axle play

    Oh the springs are old. I’m going to get it driving and then may do upgrades there. It’s a farm truck that I have a vision for eventually but right now want it to just run and drive because it’s in the way. EDIT: I'm going to do the front springs. Spent some time looking closely and I'm...
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    Hydro boost leaking help!

    Good insight on the rust being from brake fluid. I didn’t think about that.
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    Hydro boost leaking help!

    Ok folks, I’m working all around this 81 k3500 dually. It has hydro boost brakes. I am doing new brake lines and a new master cylinder. The brake fluid is just plain dirty. I took the master cylinder off today. And behind it this is what I saw. Anybody know if this is leaking from...
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    Dana 60 axle play

    I was able to get the tie rod installed but realized i had boogered the threads on the steering damper stud when disassembling the old one. So I need to get a new stud. The bushings look old but centered until I get to the rear driver side, which is way off center. So I’m going to add that to...
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    Dana 60 axle play

    Installed rear brake lines on the truck and didn’t get to anything on the front. Question for you guys: I’ve come this far. Whats the best way to know if I should be changing out the leaf spring bushings? At this point I have a brand new front end. Any pics of what would say “change them”...
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    Dana 60 axle play

    No pics but I spent a few hours under the truck replacing the steering gear and shaft (did the jeep conversion, because I’m in there already.). The old steering box was leaking badly, so I was going to seal it up, but ran across a good deal on a new one. I needed four hands to install it...
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    Dana 60 axle play

    No that’s not it but your picture is…creative. The one I saw had the come along attached to the truck frame and a very long breaker bar.
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    Dana 60 axle play

    Thanks. I just added a little high temp grease on the slides and edges of the brake pad backing plates. Should be fine. Everything is so much cleaner I expect it to be fine. The axle is doing well but now I start to think I need the whole underbody to match, and that’s how I take a 15 hour job...
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    Dana 60 axle play

    Finally had some time to get back to this. I finished the rebuild on the other caliper and put the calipers on the slides. I’m doing new brake lines to the fronts so didn’t run the lines yet. I also decided to try to spruce up the faded spicer Locking dials. I pulled them off and...
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    Which coating for a long waiting period?

    Think that’s an electro coat or EDP. It’s tough to remove but I have had plenty of parts rust with it on.
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    Which coating for a long waiting period?

    Definitely comes down to “read the instructions.” Pretty sure the SPI stuff is a scuff and shoot with a seal coat of epoxy that acts as a sort of re-activation before you spray other stuff on it. But there’s detailed discussions of it on the Spi website. One thing is for sure, that stuff...
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    Which coating for a long waiting period?

    Second on epoxy primer. Clean up the surface to remove rust, then shoot with epoxy. When you are ready to spray a spot or the whole car, it’s best to shoot a little additional epoxy on top of the old to get the best bond. I have stuff in epoxy for 5 years plus with no worries. Honestly I...
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    2 cycle gas mix ratio

    Yeah… I always just assumed that 50:1 is about manufacturers wanting to make environmental claims and not about engine health. Kinda like zero weight crankcase oils these days.
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    Dana 60 axle play

    I got one caliper cleaned up and rebuilt. Was pressed for time so won’t get to the next one til next week. The piston was nice and clean (on the inside) and shined up well. The calipers themselves were a mess on the inside. Lots of grime. I cleaned and wire wheeled the outside and did some...
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    Dana 60 axle play

    Other side done. Went together quick. On to calipers.
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    Good enough or perfection

    I have a '72 Chevelle that has been in different stages of complete teardown restoration for about 5 years now, it's off the rotisserie and on the frame but nowhere near being driveable. I have my '85 C-10 longbed that I took from total surface rust (my profile picture) to repaint and rattle...
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    Dana 60 axle play

    Made it outside early and got bearing seals installed and rotors mounted. Then assembled one side including the locking hub. In the process I realized one of my (four) spindle nuts was cracked, so I borrowed from the other side to complete this one and have to take a break for a few days to...
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    Digital dashes

    No clock? I’m out.
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    Dana 60 axle play

    Got more of the parts cleaned up and rattle canned. Got the passenger side spindle reassembled. I sprayed everything to make it nice looking, and then of course use copious amounts of anti seize because I like things to come apart when I want them to, defeating the purpose of painting in the...
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    Good enough or perfection

    Heh. My problem is the same. I start out doing a brake job that ought to take half a day and 2 months later I’m rebuilding the motor. Build it to drive it. I have “restored” several cars but never to the point that it has to be trailered and always where I don’t mind parking it in town. That...
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    Dana 60 axle play

    That was it. I figured there was a spreader or something but didn’t look up tools because I won’t be removing the innards of any more differential casings, at least until i forget today’s festivities. Im inexperienced and work slow, and thought putting a pry bar in the carrier might be a bad...
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    Dana 60 axle play

    Finally got back to this and made a bunch of progress today but not as much as I thought I would. As an organized and very careful worker (nope.) I wanted to work the axles from inside to outside. So of course I started with the inner axle seals. I probably should have known that reassembly...
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    1985 GMC 305 Won’t Stay idling

    Still a quadrajet? I have the same motor. In no particular order… 1. Fuel filter(s) clogged? Have to check the one where the fuel line goes into the carb. 2. Vacuum line loose or broken? Might be a problem. Lots of possibilities for vacuum leak on the stock configuration. 3. Check...

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