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Post by 77oneton on Dec 25, 2007 14:43:01 GMT -5
My cover looks loke this. it has couterbored bolt holes, a high fill plug, thick midplating, and a drain plug on the bottom
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Post by 77oneton on Dec 25, 2007 23:35:24 GMT -5
You will probably want to have new u-bolts made. I have all of my u-bolts made at Portland Auto Spring in downtown portland. $10 ea. Make sure when you have new ones made that you take the old ones with you. You may or may not have the spring plates. old ones are fine, but i didn't have any so i found these and ordered them with the diff cover from Great lake offroad. 1/2" thick
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Post by 77oneton on Dec 25, 2007 23:49:04 GMT -5
The yolk may be in good condition, or it may be broken or distorted. You may change joint sizes for strength. The most common are 1310, 1330 ford, 1350, and 1410. The Yolk shown here is a u-bolt style 1310, to fit the driveline i already had.
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Post by 77oneton on Dec 25, 2007 23:53:16 GMT -5
Reattatch the brake calipers using the required hardware. (not shown) It uses a pin and a wedge that you pound into place, with a little allen head bolt to secure it in place. Once again this is on chevy/dodge only. I will have a write up on ford in the future.
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Post by 77oneton on Dec 26, 2007 0:03:32 GMT -5
Next comes attatching it to the truck and bleeding the brakes. Bolt it on with the u-bolts, and studs, Connect the brake lines.(some of which were 10mm on newer years, so you either have to have new brake lines made, or drill and tap the caliper like i had to.) Bolt up the driveline, connect the steering, whether it be a stock steering arm, or high steer/crossover, bolt up your shocks, and you are finished!
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Post by 77oneton on Jul 16, 2008 21:50:20 GMT -5
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE PICTURES OF ANYTHING, I HAVE MANY MORE OF A FEW OTHER BUILDS. LET ME KNOW AND I WILL SEND/POST THE PICS
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