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Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by mrbeggins, Mar 24, 2013.

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  1. Jul 10, 2014 at 4:35 PM
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  2. Jul 10, 2014 at 5:09 PM
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    Mine weren't OEM replacements so they must fit a little more loose.
     
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  3. Jul 10, 2014 at 5:13 PM
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    mainewoodsballer YESSAHBUD...heyut

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    nice lookin truck. Like the black and red
     
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  4. Jul 10, 2014 at 5:33 PM
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    mrbeggins

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    Yea that's probably why. I tired some replacement ones from napa and they didn't fit well at all. So I painted all my blue ones red haha
     
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  5. Jul 10, 2014 at 7:31 PM
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  6. Jul 10, 2014 at 7:35 PM
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  7. Jul 10, 2014 at 7:39 PM
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    we are young and the time for adventures is nigh. Work some OT, disregard women, come wheel brah.
     
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  8. Jul 14, 2014 at 7:42 PM
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    Sub'd Playing with the idea of bobbing my bed... Awesome build!
     
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  9. Jul 20, 2014 at 10:11 AM
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  10. Jul 20, 2014 at 11:16 AM
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  11. Jul 20, 2014 at 12:11 PM
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    Nice new light bar and looks like a warn hook on the winch?

    What made you realize the ball joints needed replaced? Im hearing a creaking/groaning sound when i turn hard at low speeds kinda wondering if its my ball joints?
     
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  12. Jul 20, 2014 at 12:22 PM
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    Haha nailed it. New light bar. Again.....Frick I'm a light bar whore. Curved 20". Facking awesome output and spread on the road.

    I replaced them out of piece of mind. I noticed a clunk from the front passenger when going over softball sized rocks at a higher speed. Plus...with close to 5000+km that I'm going to be putting on here in a little over a month. I figured its best to have fresh stuff under the truck.

    And it was a good thing I replaced. Passenger side was shot completely. Drivers side was extremely loose and floppy, so it wasn't king before that one was going to. I'm not surprised though, with over 300xxx km of highway and wheeling on originals. It was time.

    What a difference it made though. My steering is 100% tight again. Zero clunks or rattles. Feels good going down the trail haha. The creaking and groaning....my best guess would be steering rack bushings or skid plate movement. Mine sounds horrendous. My skid plates are down right mangled, so they squeak and pop like an old lady. That's on my Dusy list of things to do. Fix skids haha.

    Upper ball joints are extremely easy to change dude. I would recommend it if you have any suspicion of a faulty joint. Plus...who doesn't like tight steering:)?
     
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  13. Jul 20, 2014 at 12:23 PM
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  14. Jul 20, 2014 at 12:28 PM
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    Hmm ill have to look at my steering rack bushings, my skid plates are pretty beat up but they are just stock, I'm taking them off to replace them anyways this week so ill just check then.

    Light bar looks really good man! How you liking those new gears?
     
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  15. Jul 20, 2014 at 12:55 PM
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    lotsoftoys pavement is boring....

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    what kind of light bar? curve makes a difference huh?
     
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  16. Jul 20, 2014 at 2:44 PM
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    It's another local manufacturer. Speed demon lights. Their stuff is great quality for half the price of rigid or Vision X.

    I personally like the curve better yes. The ditch coverage is a lot better than the normal straight bar, and the light spread across the road from lane to lane is consistent and even. I'm pretty happy with it.
     
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  17. Jul 20, 2014 at 3:08 PM
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    lotsoftoys pavement is boring....

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    very cool, ive always wondered about the curved smaller bars
     
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  18. Jul 20, 2014 at 3:39 PM
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    Haven't been doing much with the gear thing lately. I've been putting it off trying to save as much as possible for the trip. I've talked to a few people who have run Dusy and both have said running a locker in the front would be much better than re gearing. So it has me thinking haha. Front ARB or gears. Thoughts?

    In the mean time, I dissected my spare diff that will "eventually" be getting new gears. I started a few weeks back, then got lazy haha. This diff is what got Spoonman home from Moab after blowing up his ring gear. To my surprise....I'm surprised this piece of shit got him home haha. Ring gear bolts were damn near finger tight. There's a chunk missing off the ring gear. Pinion bearings we shot. I could move it in and out and side to side a significant amount. Not good.

    Here we go...stamped 3.90
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    image by Tanner Tucker, on Flickr
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    image by Tanner Tucker, on Flickr

    Bearing caps removed
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    image by Tanner Tucker, on Flickr

    My work area. Shit ton of rags, brake clean and air gun
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    image by Tanner Tucker, on Flickr

    Carrier removed
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    Carrier on the table. Notice the massive chunk missing from the corner of it. Lowrange sold it to spoonman like this...
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    image by Tanner Tucker, on Flickr

    Next you need to remove the pin that holds the pinion shaft in place. Gets hit out only one direction
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    image by Tanner Tucker, on Flickr

    Next remove pinion shaft. Slides out
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    image by Tanner Tucker, on Flickr

    Here's the chunk missing from the ring gear. Text Spoonman and he said he found a chunk when he pulled the third to replace it back with his original from ECGS.
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    Ring gear
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    Looking down where the pinion sits. Just a reminder for me....2 pinion shims were down there
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    Next use a pry bar and remove pinion seal
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    Here's the seal out
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    Sorry I don't have any pictures of pressing out the pinion. Ran to a friends house to use his press. Here's something funny....it only took 60psi to bust it loose. Something seriously wrong with that...

    Stay tuned for more GEAR ACTION. Or locker. Whichever I decide haha
     
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  19. Jul 20, 2014 at 3:55 PM
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    :eek: guess I am lucky I got home!

    Yep that chunk was the chunk I found in the bottom of my gear oil when I got home with that diff.
     
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  20. Jul 22, 2014 at 4:05 AM
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    Hey man, just wanted to give u some props. I haven't used this wheel in over a decade, but, thanks to you she's back in action! I also went ahead and turned some shift knobs just to tie everything together

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