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- Thread starter wetoolowdingbangow
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wetoolowdingbangow
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You're right! I just want to accomplish something tonight. All its been so far is one fail after another.
The good thing is the steering pump bracket will definitely work. I'm worried I'm going to screw up but whatever if it gets bad enough I'll cut the back portion of the bracket out of steel Monday and tight that son of a bitch to the steering pump.
Usually when things work out like this, it's because you missed something or have something wrong so you aren't supposed to move forward until that is fixed.
Don't laugh. Grab a beer and call it a night
That bracket looks like it's for the '88+ trucks.
Does your hydrobooster not have a bracket? If not, you're gonna need the big-azz nut that goes on the back, and the magic tool for it, as a crescent wrench sucks for it. I should still have the magic socket if you need one. I've done the conversion from vacuum to hydro twice, can give you lots of pix and some advice as required.
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Does your hydrobooster not have a bracket? If not, you're gonna need the big-azz nut that goes on the back, and the magic tool for it, as a crescent wrench sucks for it. I should still have the magic socket if you need one. I've done the conversion from vacuum to hydro twice, can give you lots of pix and some advice as required.
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wetoolowdingbangow
1/2 ton status
I'm thinking the bracket is random fab stuff but who knows at this point.
I don't really want to get rid of the stuff holding up the pedal assembly...seems counterproductive.
I may just have to make my own bracket.
I saw a home made socket online...I'll probably make one.
The thing that gets me is how far does the unit go into the firewall? There's no specs anywhere...if you could tell me what you know that would be a giant help. I know there's a tech article on here but from what I can remember I didn't see anything about this conundrum.
wetoolowdingbangow
1/2 ton status
I'll weld this stupidity in the morning
Is that a hydroboost pump? I only see one return line. 
wetoolowdingbangow
1/2 ton status
Is that a hydroboost pump? I only see one return line.
Yeah it is. There's another line around the other side. Usually the hydroboost ones look like they have a more rectangular reservoir but this is what they gave me
What reservoir do you have?
wetoolowdingbangow
1/2 ton status
I mean the one that's incorporated on the pump itself.
wetoolowdingbangow
1/2 ton status
@K85 Octane hey how did you anchor your transfer case? In the stock position you could use the support rods but once it's clocked those don't work...
wetoolowdingbangow
1/2 ton status
Gotcha bitch! I'm 2 for 2 with oh shit broken stuff that's been saved by the hobart.
Nothing some booger welds on plated shit can't fix lol. Hold breath, weld, leave shop!
Nothing some booger welds on plated shit can't fix lol. Hold breath, weld, leave shop!
wetoolowdingbangow
1/2 ton status
Finally something went together right.
Are you talking about the single large rod that goes from the bell housing to the T-case? I left it in the same bell housing hole and used a 3/16 plate. The plate is bolted to the original holes in the T-case and I drilled same size holes about 2" away on the plate. The rod is bolted to that plate with nuts/washers. So the rod is in the stock position, the plate is just there to bolt to the T-case. IIRC I bent the flat part of the rod a smidge, before that it wasn't parallel with the mounting surface.
and linkage
and linkage
And I think you asked about lubrication after the clocking. In the first picture you can see the bulge at the bottom of the T-case. That is the pump pick up, still pretty much the lowest point on the case.
I doth see how that extension even does anything because it's on the same plane as the torque.. Cut the rod and modify it.. It's there to keep the cases from pulling apart.. Not from spinning, there would be a side bracket for that. Think 205 or 203..
wetoolowdingbangow
1/2 ton status
I'm just worried about having the case hanging without support. I don't know what I can do to remedy that. Hanging there and applying a bunch of torque seems like a bad recipe.
I have trucks with both. My 72 had a mount off the side of the case for that.. My wife's 92 had the rods to the trans cover but not the case, my blazer had it to both...just make something to help, don't overthink it.
wetoolowdingbangow
1/2 ton status
I figure it's better to link the tcase to the trans...I think anything else would be asking for trouble.
