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Old 07-31-2010, 12:35 AM   #1
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should be driving my truck next week

hi guys
i joined a couple weeks ago but have been so busy fixing the truck up at night after work . been meaning to say hi and tell you about my truck .
bought it 2 weeks ago up in northern oklahoma after seeing it in a yard parked up . the guy said he bought it from the previous owner telling him it had thrown a bearing or severly damaged the engine some how and unable to drive it for a year. after getting it to my work and checking underneath i noticed a starter bolt missing . then noticed the trans had come away from the engine about 1/4 inch . opened the inspection cover and discovered that the fly wheel had completly cracked and came away from the crank .
what luck !!!! spent $58 on a new flywheel and fitted it myself . after sorting a glow plug problem out and putting two new batterys on she fires right up .
replaced a u joint and did all the fluids , filters , belts , hoses , flushed radiator . will be getting slightly narrower tires soon . also plan on covering the seats , new carpet , and painting it .
she drives really good for a 1 ton diesel truck but need to get the brakes serviced which im doing on monday . also asking firestone to check out the front end as i get a really bad wobble sometimes .
ok here are some pics and ill post more as i progress with it .
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Old 07-31-2010, 12:46 AM   #2
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Very cool! Did the transmission come loose and break the flexplate?
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Old 07-31-2010, 12:52 AM   #3
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Very cool! Did the transmission come loose and break the flexplate?
thats what im guessing . probably what broke the starter bolt too . the thread had broken off up inside the block . managed to get it out with a reversable drill bit . i was all ready to replace or have the engine rebuilt so was really lucky with the cheap easy fix .
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Old 07-31-2010, 07:29 AM   #4
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Hey man, welcome from Tuttle, OK. Looks like a good project. If you get a chance Check out the Oklahoma section.
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Old 07-31-2010, 09:11 AM   #5
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I'll take lucky over good any day.

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Old 07-31-2010, 10:08 AM   #6
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thanks . off to look at a dually this morning that a buddy has as a parts truck . hope to get a rear bumper , tow hitch and spare tire carrier .
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Old 07-31-2010, 12:18 PM   #7
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thanks . off to look at a dually this morning that a buddy has as a parts truck . hope to get a rear bumper , tow hitch and spare tire carrier .
pics of the dually if you can thanks
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Old 07-31-2010, 08:33 PM   #8
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I really like this truck. Please keep the low budget theme going on this one.
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Old 07-31-2010, 08:40 PM   #9
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here ya go . nothing any good to take off though . was hoping for a decent rear bumper and tow hitch . its been parked up for ten years so all kinds of critters have left their mark inside the truck . oh well theres others .
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Tow hitch off of a square body suburban won't work on the trucks, will they? If they will, I'll pull the one off my parts 'burb, you'd just have to come to Tulsa to get it.
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Old 07-31-2010, 08:48 PM   #11
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Tow hitch off of a square body suburban won't work on the trucks, will they? If they will, I'll pull the one off my parts 'burb, you'd just have to come to Tulsa to get it.
not sure but probably not with mine being a one ton . thanks for the offer though . had a hell of a time finding one for my 97 1 ton and ended up welding one to the frame . theres a reciever in the bumper thats on there and its a really heavy duty one . shame really but id like a factory bumper
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Looks like a great truck! Good start!
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Yeah, the bumper on your truck looks like it would tow a tank! Would be killer if it were chromed.
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Old 07-31-2010, 09:39 PM   #14
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Yeah, the bumper on your truck looks like it would tow a tank! Would be killer if it were chromed.
well it is ex army so you never know , haha
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Old 07-31-2010, 09:45 PM   #15
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Didn't even think that when I said tank... but you know, you're right!
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Old 07-31-2010, 09:52 PM   #16
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As far as the wobble you sometimes get, have you ever heard of death wobble? My truck is an 87 4x4 crew cab dually with a dana 60 front end and I just replaced the kingpin springs. I am not sure if it has fixed the problem, haven't driven it yet, having the wheels painted black. Anyway, what kind of wobble do you have?
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Old 07-31-2010, 10:00 PM   #17
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As far as the wobble you sometimes get, have you ever heard of death wobble? My truck is an 87 4x4 crew cab dually with a dana 60 front end and I just replaced the kingpin springs. I am not sure if it has fixed the problem, haven't driven it yet, having the wheels painted black. Anyway, what kind of wobble do you have?


first time i drove it i got half a mile down the road at 30mph . the steering wheel wobbled REALLY bad . pulled over to go back to work then it stopped . drove around for another 20 mins to see what happened . nothing then at 30mpoh again i touched the brakes and it came back . taking it to firestone on monday to get the brakes checked anyway . will ask them about it . deffinatly cant drive the truck as it is yet
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Old 08-01-2010, 06:37 PM   #18
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My quick guess is death wobble. Go to http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billav...pin/index.html I read through this and did a lot of looking before I tried to fix mine. Firestone will chearge the mess out of you, and you can change just the springs and bushings yourself cheap and pretty easy. I would try it myself first. Also if I were a betting man, the people at firestone have never heard of death wobble. Just my 2 cents.
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Old 08-01-2010, 07:39 PM   #19
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My quick guess is death wobble. Go to http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billav...pin/index.html I read through this and did a lot of looking before I tried to fix mine. Firestone will chearge the mess out of you, and you can change just the springs and bushings yourself cheap and pretty easy. I would try it myself first. Also if I were a betting man, the people at firestone have never heard of death wobble. Just my 2 cents.
hey thanks a lot for the info and the link . will mention this to the guy at firestone tommorow . theres a couple of good guys there really and have saved me a few bucks in the past on parts . we take all our customers cars there for brake work and have a good rapore .
whatever the truck needs i will get done as its going to be a daily driver

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Death wobble is caused by incorrect caster setting, if I recollect correctly.
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Death wobble is caused by incorrect caster setting, if I recollect correctly.
ok , noted . ill bring this up tommorow as well
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