Yet another lift kit & axle rebuild post. Sorry, but I did it myself and I've been at it since March 3rd. Had to do a celebratory post. Thanks for all that helped (especially Landtank & ExtremeToy1).
Questions first.
Broken nut:
The nut inside the frame holding the rear sway bar bracket to the frame is gone. Now I have 2 holes with no way to connect them. Is there a do-hickie available that works like a "toggle bolt" in the house?
Clicking:
Front left original birf clicks a little on harsh left turns. Less clicking then before, but can still make it click. It's always clicked especially turning in reverse. I don't think its a big deal, but would appreciate comments.
HOT:
It's always seemed to run hot. After I stop, it makes a ticking noise like hot metal cooling. I believe it's the cheap CAT I had put on a couple of years ago. The diffs front & rear were warm after about an hour. Is this normal?
Dirty Oil:
It's always seemed to dirty it's oil only after a week. I've flushed it, but it still does it. Is that normal?
My next step will be to fix the broken nut and replace the thrust washer (local mechanic replaced the original with the WRONG PART). Then timing/tune up. Then, look at the drive shafts. First, make sure it's properly greased. Then once have the $, rebuild. Then new radio.
See you St. Louis folks in a couple of weeks.
Joe
Questions first.
Broken nut:
The nut inside the frame holding the rear sway bar bracket to the frame is gone. Now I have 2 holes with no way to connect them. Is there a do-hickie available that works like a "toggle bolt" in the house?
Clicking:
Front left original birf clicks a little on harsh left turns. Less clicking then before, but can still make it click. It's always clicked especially turning in reverse. I don't think its a big deal, but would appreciate comments.
HOT:
It's always seemed to run hot. After I stop, it makes a ticking noise like hot metal cooling. I believe it's the cheap CAT I had put on a couple of years ago. The diffs front & rear were warm after about an hour. Is this normal?
Dirty Oil:
It's always seemed to dirty it's oil only after a week. I've flushed it, but it still does it. Is that normal?
My next step will be to fix the broken nut and replace the thrust washer (local mechanic replaced the original with the WRONG PART). Then timing/tune up. Then, look at the drive shafts. First, make sure it's properly greased. Then once have the $, rebuild. Then new radio.
See you St. Louis folks in a couple of weeks.
Joe