Some progress updates on the “Irish Twins”
Burb 1 (91)
Engine would not stay running so dove into replacing the plugs, wires, cap, rotor. Replaced most of the vacuum hoses while I was at it. Also replaced the power steering pump as the bearings were shot.
Engine still would not stay running and now the injectors were just dribbling gas. Off to the parts store for a new fuel filter only to find out later that the one on their looked okay. well, got a spare now.
Still the engine would not fire up. Fired up fine with a shot of starter fluid. Back to the parts store to rent the pressure gauge…. No pressure at the filter. Time for a new fuel pump. Tore into the tank and the 3” hose atop the pump was eaten way. Felt like a gummy bear that was left out in the heat for a few hours. Figure the pump is good just needed the hose replaced… but replaced it anyway. (And yes I checked to make sure it had gas before I changed the pump J )
Engine fired up just fine. Had a little smoke as it warmed up. Might have a valve going bad. No knocking or pinging so I figured I would take it round the block. That is until I put it in reverse and didn’t go anywhere. Put it in drive and moved forward. Looks like a rebuild is in the future. Although I am not looking forward to dropping the T-Case and tranny without a lift.
Burb 2 (90)
Took the day to tear apart the steering column so I can tighten up the tilt. All four bolts were completely undone. A little lock tight and two hours of trying to compress that damn spring to reinstall the snap ring and all was great. Tilt worked fine and the whole unit was nice and tight. Did a quick inspection on the front end as when I took it for a spin after fixing the tilt is seems to wander a little also pulled hard to the right.
Upper and lower ball joints seem a little loose when I jacked it up and pulled on it. Tie rod ends also seemed to have a little play in it. So new ball joints and tie rod ends along with a break job. Break job was already planned. Also, the tranny has a slight leak as well. Trying to decide if I get two rebuild kits for the 480Le’s and swap out the th400
Guess at this point I need to finish the punch list on both to figure out which gets the attention. Both were going to get a 4” lift and tires. Just not at the same time. I was going to swap out the lift on the buggy that came with burb 1 but the springs seem shorter. Did a quick measurement before the rain started yesterday and the buggy was 42” from bolt to bolt.. the burb was 48” (I think. Have to measure again). Still need to open up the buggy's diff’s and check out the gears to see how they look.
Burb 1 (91)
Engine would not stay running so dove into replacing the plugs, wires, cap, rotor. Replaced most of the vacuum hoses while I was at it. Also replaced the power steering pump as the bearings were shot.
Engine still would not stay running and now the injectors were just dribbling gas. Off to the parts store for a new fuel filter only to find out later that the one on their looked okay. well, got a spare now.
Still the engine would not fire up. Fired up fine with a shot of starter fluid. Back to the parts store to rent the pressure gauge…. No pressure at the filter. Time for a new fuel pump. Tore into the tank and the 3” hose atop the pump was eaten way. Felt like a gummy bear that was left out in the heat for a few hours. Figure the pump is good just needed the hose replaced… but replaced it anyway. (And yes I checked to make sure it had gas before I changed the pump J )
Engine fired up just fine. Had a little smoke as it warmed up. Might have a valve going bad. No knocking or pinging so I figured I would take it round the block. That is until I put it in reverse and didn’t go anywhere. Put it in drive and moved forward. Looks like a rebuild is in the future. Although I am not looking forward to dropping the T-Case and tranny without a lift.
Burb 2 (90)
Took the day to tear apart the steering column so I can tighten up the tilt. All four bolts were completely undone. A little lock tight and two hours of trying to compress that damn spring to reinstall the snap ring and all was great. Tilt worked fine and the whole unit was nice and tight. Did a quick inspection on the front end as when I took it for a spin after fixing the tilt is seems to wander a little also pulled hard to the right.
Upper and lower ball joints seem a little loose when I jacked it up and pulled on it. Tie rod ends also seemed to have a little play in it. So new ball joints and tie rod ends along with a break job. Break job was already planned. Also, the tranny has a slight leak as well. Trying to decide if I get two rebuild kits for the 480Le’s and swap out the th400
Guess at this point I need to finish the punch list on both to figure out which gets the attention. Both were going to get a 4” lift and tires. Just not at the same time. I was going to swap out the lift on the buggy that came with burb 1 but the springs seem shorter. Did a quick measurement before the rain started yesterday and the buggy was 42” from bolt to bolt.. the burb was 48” (I think. Have to measure again). Still need to open up the buggy's diff’s and check out the gears to see how they look.
), but I ended up using only the hub snapring and not the axle shaft one. Staying with the hub is the important part, so I'm not worried about it. But it was still a surprise to find that the hubs did not fit that axle quite as well as I had expected. It looks from your spindle picture like you'll have the same problem. Not completely sure, but you can check the pictures in my thread if you wanna compare.
