3/4 Ton of fun - ‘95 Sierra

[0xDEADBEEF]

First photo shows the steering wheel position while the front wheels are straight. Second photo shows the pitman arm parallel with the frame. Steering shaft was installed with the set screw on the bottom of the input shaft. This seems way too far off for a pitman and center link change.

The new box was clocked, put the pitman arm on, installed the box, center link, tightened everything down.. maybe this is normal but it seems incorrect to me.

I don't know if this is your problem, but if your toe is out of whack, it can do that.

 

[fancyTBI]

I don't know if this is your problem, but if your toe is out of whack, it can do that.

Toe isn’t bad now. I am going to crawl under again and check something. I am wondering if I put the arm on 90° off. By mistake. I assumed it was clocked correctly. I didn’t put the arm on and cycle the box like a fool.

 

[fancyTBI]

Almost back together. Another leak spotted. Transmission cooler line is leaking and dripping right on the Y pipe. Great! Can’t drive with that going on.

 

[fancyTBI]

Front end is much better now. Ordered lines from Inline Tube and they should be here this week. Had to cancel my alignment for tomorrow morning. Since I’ll be confined to the house it will be a good time to work on other projects.

I knew the lines were getting old. I had cleaned a bunch of grime off them earlier this year. Fluid level in the trans is good still.

 

[fancyTBI]

Uhhh so the Inline Tube kit showed up yesterday and they are NOT direct replacement. They are 3/8 (no big deal) but
1) the transmission side were quick connect, mine were threaded.
2) the quick connect for the auxiliary cooler was way different.
3) waaaay too long.

I emailed them and they are going to try and find me a replacement. Cool. I’ll use those on the ‘94. Thankfully my upper rad line was fine and the Sunsong lines from RA for great. It’s all back together now.

And as for the crank seal, it failed but it’s not obvious how. Dampener is smooth but has two faint lines on it. I have a feeling that the garter spring on the seal is weak. I have a new USA Timken to install tomorrow.

 

[termite]

Uhhh so the Inline Tube kit showed up yesterday and they are NOT direct replacement. They are 3/8 (no big deal) but
1) the transmission side were quick connect, mine were threaded.
2) the quick connect for the auxiliary cooler was way different.
3) waaaay too long.

I emailed them and they are going to try and find me a replacement. Cool. I’ll use those on the ‘94. Thankfully my upper rad line was fine and the Sunsong lines from RA for great. It’s all back together now.

And as for the crank seal, it failed but it’s not obvious how. Dampener is smooth but has two faint lines on it. I have a feeling that the garter spring on the seal is weak. I have a new USA Timken to install tomorrow.

I reached out to inline about the nylon tank to front fuel line kit, turns out it only goes to the steel/flex line drop at the bellhousing. I wasn't too pleased with their options.

 

[fancyTBI]

Finally getting back to this. Balancer is installed, re-checked the lines, sprayed everything with brake clean. Will take it for a drive tomorrow afternoon.

I’m looking at another ‘95 this weekend. LD K2500 5.7/NV3500 ECSB. Body is rotten because it lived its entire life as a farm truck but mechanically it was always taken care of. Guy wants $1,500 for it last time we talked but I’m going to try and get it for $800. I know it will need fuel/brake lines but that’s all shít I can do at my house.

 

[Caman96]

LD K2500 5.7/NV3500 ECSB

For a winter beater?

 

[fancyTBI]

For a winter beater?

That’s the thought I guess. The ‘94 was supposed to be the beater but I’m already trying to make it way nicer. The LDK2500 would probably snowball the same way.

 

[fancyTBI]

Truck is back on the ground. I replaced the MevoTech pitman arm with AC Delco. The steering is as I expect it to be. Wheel straight, toe out on passenger side. I looked at the MevoTech arm and it is clocked slightly differently than the AC Delco. That was my issue I believe. I knew I was not crazy!