I worked at Brake Manufacturer and we used Brake Fluid (DOT 3 at the Time). All the Seals were NBR so anything Compatible would Work. The Piston and Piston Area need to be Absolutely Clean.
Finished the knuckle rebuild today. One other thing I learned I thought I’d pass on for anyone seeing this in the future in case it helps, had a devil of a time getting the second axle housing oil seal out. My son noticed with his 24 year old...
"the new factory gasket is a steel shim with fiber faces bonded to it"
That's interesting. Do we assume that it's designed to be installed by itself (dry)?
Sounds somewhat similar to the LubeLocker gasket (which isn't available for the 80...
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I had to pull my front diff last summer because of a broken gasket. The new factory gasket is a steel shim with fiber faces bonded to it, kinda like the oil drain plug gasket but the steel shim is much thinner. That will solve the...
Can you describe exactly what happens when you turn the ignition key ie: Does the starter crank (turn) the engine but the engine won't fire (start)? Or, do you hear clicks/clicking only and the starter doesn't crank/turn the engine?
Another option is to grab what you can with a large pair of pliers or vice grips tightened down well, then pull. There are various styles of internal bearing and seal pullers with fingers that work well. Be careful not to pry on the ring behind...
Many of us have driven thousands of miles with grease in the gear oil without noticeable harm. IME at a certain point when there's significant contamination the mixture becomes thick like a frothy grease oil milkshake and that can lead to more...
pull the plugs on it and show us Pics.
also, with a cold engine compress the top radiator hose by hand and have someone start the car, if a bad HG leak into compression area etc the hose will go hard very quickly
Rent a block tester.
https://www.autozone.com/test-scan-and-specialty-tools/blown-head-gasket-tester/p/oemtools-engine-combustion-leak-detector/391378_0_0
The thing to remember with the parking brake on these is that they should only hold after 7 clicks. They are not like a passenger car park brake that holds after a couple of clicks. The reason for this is to allow for suspension travel when off...
If you removed the rotor and put it in drive you might see it wobble, if you can't get a dial indicator and put it on the flange face it doesn't take much runout to make the rotor wobble and causing the rotor to rub on the shoe or the pads.
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I need to go out and grab some photos. Yesterday i swapped the rotors from left to right and on my test drive it seemed to make the noise go away. Which is puzzling to me.
That being said, when i did my axle swap, the first week or two this...
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On a more positive note, my new tires arrived today! 33" Falken Wildpeak A/T4W's! I'll let you guys know how they are but I've read good things!
I still have a lot on my plate if I want to take this truck on a trip through Michigan's...
@dbbowen : Can you post up photos of your emergency brake components on the affected side? Maybe one with the brake handle down, another with it pulled??