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Used a plasma cutter for the first time yesterday free hand...wow straight Iines are hard
After a couple pieces though I got the hang of it.
I'm used to using a machine operated one

 

i did marked it but cannot be impossible that i put it back on the wrong side. Ill go flip the bearing this morning and do a road test. If it still do it i'll flip the driveshaft

i looked a bit but cant find any that says front or rear. When I took one off the front Ds i noticed it was smaller than the one I had for replacement. Yours were all the same?

 

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l'll chek this out! Thanks Erik!

 

Had the pleasure to meet up with @pdenajim to pick up @Jim=TRD Off Road ‘s Mobtown skid plate.

 

I don’t know because I didn’t replace my front ds u joints. I just remembered reading they were the same. Lemme look

 

Fronts are Spicer 5-153X's

$23 Spicer 5-153X U-Joint Kit 1310 Series (OSR)

https://www.amazon.com/Spicer-5153X-5-153X-U-Joint-Kit/dp/B000CKN762

@Kemosabe

 

Thanks parts Guru!

I always find funny that Amazon says it doesn't fit my truck lol never mind tho

Thanks!

 

So now I flipped the bearing, nothing, flipped the Ds 180*, still vibrating...

Im about to take it off again, and try to move the yoke front of the bearing left or right a notch, to see if it can be better aligned... but i doubt it... last solution would be to bring the ds and get it balanced... but I'd really like to know whats wrong

 

Thank you, and also to whoever sent this. Now I have to clean up my wiring!

 

Just talked to a mechanic friend, he said maybe the yoke just in front of the carrier bearing has to be flipped 90*.... makes sens. I remember taking care of putting it back align with the others but maybe it wasn't at first...

 

Problem solved. Yoke was dephased. Have to say that I am very happy now haha

 

Thank goodness! Congrats on getting it fixed louis

 

Isn't that what I told you last night

 

Excellent news Louis! Glad you got it figured out and fixed!

 

Nice!

 

@Chux

Got my harbor freight titanium 140 today. Got it set up and laid a few flux core beads since I don’t have any gas. All I’ve been using is a shitty Amazon flux welder before, so take everything I say with a grain of salt.

Build quality of the welder is awesome. Metal everything, digital gauges, nice knob feel (hehe) quality ground wire and mig gun, etc.

Burns very smooth with minimal spatter. I can’t wait to weld more shit with it! With coupon was $380 and paid $60 for a 2 year extended warranty.




Bottom weld is first one, middle second, top third.

 

Yup it is! Thanks for the tip!

Now truck is back in the garage, for the night since it rains right now lol why would I leave it outside? Duh

 

Getting my milling on, got clean up the plasma cut!

 

Nice dude the beads look real good!

Question.
Does your garage have carpet or you keep concrete in the living room