Quick question,,,,Does anyone know when the front knuckle on HJ45 changed the size on the steering arm and bottom bearing cap? I have a 1980 HJ45 (03/80). I ordered a new steering arm and cap for my left side based on that year. The one on right is what was on the truck, and when I ordered...
I've pretty much decided to just buy a new (or used) joint. I was a little confused about something. I keep seeing them advertised as 27 or 30 spline. I decided to count my splines to make sure I was getting the right one. My old one has 30 splines on the shaft at the outer end, but where...
I just tore down my left knuckle on 1980 HJ45, and came across this damage on the Birfield joint. This is my first time doing this. Found that bearing that you see sitting on the top of birfield, buried in the grease in the bottom of the knuckle housing. The strange thing is,,,Where did it...
I plead ignorance! It's mighty close behind the freeze plug if it is. It only went in about 1/4 inch before it stopped. I'm gonna try to drill a small hole and try to pull it out.
While I had the bell housing off of my H diesel, (replacing pilot bearing and rear seal), I decided to replace the large freeze plug on back of engine block. While tapping in on one side, (the plug usually spins around so you can grab it), the plug went in evenly and bottomed out after about...
Ok, I promise I did my best to find the answer to this, but no luck. I have a 1980 HJ45 with the H diesel. I notice when I price Clutch kits for it that the "H" kit cost waaayyyy more than the 2H kit. My question is, are they interchangable? In my search, I heard several people talk about how...
Just came across this post. I have an early 80 HJ45 that also has the h diesel. I am about to start replacing some failing plugs. Did you ever find a "kit" with all the necessary plugs? It seems I can find kits for everything but the H. If not, do you remember which ones you ended up needing.
I know this post is several years old,,,but I was wondering how you came out with the wiring issue. I'm about to start working on mine, and know I will run into the issue of whether or not to start from scratch with new wiring harness or not
Hey guys,,,Just seeing if anyone else has had this exact (or close) problem. I have a 1980 (early) HJ45 with the H diesel. Ran pretty well the first several months. Hold the key to glow position for 12-15 sec and it would start right up! But after sitting uncranked for about a month, all I get...