I guess that Beach Boys song, "Good vibrations" would be bad to hum about
now..
Sorry for all that trouble you have been through Dale.
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Dale Schultz
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 11:01 AM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: More Follow-up to: Vibration in Chassis
Dale Schultz wrote:
> I spoke to the driveline shop and they don't carry replacement gears
> etc. and suggested I replace the whole diff with an Auburn unit. This
> is getting to be quite the saga...
>
> Dale
>
So the whole rearend is apart. The pinion shaft nut was "loose", well
not so loose that you could spin it off by hand, but it only took about
10ft-lb to break it loose. All the bits came out easily. Beware the
ring gear bolts, they are left hand thread. I figured that out a little
late, doh! What does that "L" stamped on the head mean? (on the bolt --
left, on me -- looser ;-)
The Aubrun diff will be in Monday, I've got the bearings and seals,
including the wheel bearings. New bolts will be in Tuesday, but I'm in
Toronto that day so work will not proceed on the rebuild until Wednesday
at the earliest.
And all this started from a little vibration...
Dale
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