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Dobinsons plates and springs yes. The rear shaft has ~300 miles on it. I got the rear pinion corrected as much as I could using the adjustable control arms that came with the lift kit. I agree I need a DC front

I am having this exact problem on my 80 but with a 4" Dobinsons Lift and caster plates. Almost a "grinding" sound when I let off the gas and it gets slightly better when I am on the gas. Stock driveshaft up front with new joints and a Tattons double cardan in the rear. Completely goes away when...

Alright I’ll take a look at the nut when I have time to pull it apart. Might be a dumb question but how do I properly torque the adjuster nut and input screw?

Sounds like I have to tear open the steering box anyway then. Maybe I’ll try tightening the adjuster on top first

Howdy everyone A few years ago I rebuilt the leaky steering box in my '97 and replaced the seals. The steering had a bit of play but I wasn't looking to buy a new steering box. Figured I would just replace the seals for a few bucks and move on. Anyway 100k miles later the steering just has too...

Bypass the stock wiring from the ignition switch to the starter solenoid and put a relay in there... for some reason it seems to degrade and causes the same issues you are experiencing. Seen it on 2 80s

Didn’t think of that. I extended the breather about a year ago but I haven’t looked at it since

Cool thanks guys. I’ve been keeping an eye on the fluid level in the diff and it appears to be fine. I turned a little seal driver a while back that is similar to that wits end one so I don’t have a problem driving the seal in there but installing it deeper sounds like a good idea. Also when I...

Howdy, I've rebuilt my knuckles twice and the inner seal has failed, causing the grease and the gear oil to mix. Same old story. Also has pretty good drip on the outside. I don't mind doing to job again but its super messy and time consuming. I used marlin crawler seals the first time then a...

Cool. I have one of those infrared thermometers too, but I can probably borrow a cooking thermometer just to test. I’ll get a vent temp tomorrow!

I added refrigerant through low side. Let her run for about 10 mins with blower on high

Engine at idle, ambient temp ~90F, didn’t get a vent temp. Felt cold, not crazy though

Got everything back together. New o-rings all around. Added exactly 2 bottles of refrigerant and here’s the pressures I’m getting

I just shot some air through the evaporator, so it’s clear. Nothing weird there. When I did the same thing to the condenser, a bunch of oil came out. I also blew out the other two lines, the one running to the drier and the one going to the condenser. My understanding was that the oil is...

No, but the evaporator is out now and I can do that. I’ll try blowing air through the condenser too.