velojym
Registered Member
...or in whatever order...
My '87 is at the doc's right now with an ailing rear end. I just recently bought this truck and I'm going through it as I can, and this was one of the jobs I figured I'd better farm out to a specialist.
Both diffs are full of water. ACK!!!
The rear diff has some loose teeth in the bottom of the housing, but no teeth are missing from anywhere inside. Doc thinks someone did a shadetree gear replacement, and a sloppy one at that.
I was able to look at the front brakes, and they were fine, even feel ok when stopping. The rears hadn't gotten any attention yet, but when the mech took the drums off... he found that I was rubbing a couple metal backing plates against trashed drums. FAIL!!!
(no wonder the guy came down on the price so readily)
Since my mech couldn't seem to find a nearby rear end in 3.42, the only option seemed to be a rebuild, but he'd have to clean up the housing and thoroughly inspect it for cracks, due to the obvious abuse it's seen.
The bill, between the rear-end rebuild and the brakes, was going into four figures... for a frikkin' 10-bolt!
That wouldn't do, and a friend and I started calling salvage yards in the area. Finally, I came across a place in N. Little Rock that had one in my ratio. Like new, with all the brake hardware intact and like new (I still have to look at it, but my friend knows the guy and will vouch for him) for $350.
Whew.
I started off wondering whether I should just fall on my shifter and end it all... but I'm seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, and wondering if maybe... just maybe... the jerk who sold me the truck may yet come out on the short end.
I gave $3000 for it, knowing there was a problem with the heater coil (been there, done that), the rear window motor, a little of the normal Chevy cancer, and what I thought were merely a couple bad seals on the drivetrain. His asking price was over $4k, but he met me halfway between Little Rock and Memphis, and I think he was pretty much ready to get rid of it asap.
My '87 is at the doc's right now with an ailing rear end. I just recently bought this truck and I'm going through it as I can, and this was one of the jobs I figured I'd better farm out to a specialist.
Both diffs are full of water. ACK!!!
The rear diff has some loose teeth in the bottom of the housing, but no teeth are missing from anywhere inside. Doc thinks someone did a shadetree gear replacement, and a sloppy one at that.
I was able to look at the front brakes, and they were fine, even feel ok when stopping. The rears hadn't gotten any attention yet, but when the mech took the drums off... he found that I was rubbing a couple metal backing plates against trashed drums. FAIL!!!
(no wonder the guy came down on the price so readily)
Since my mech couldn't seem to find a nearby rear end in 3.42, the only option seemed to be a rebuild, but he'd have to clean up the housing and thoroughly inspect it for cracks, due to the obvious abuse it's seen.
The bill, between the rear-end rebuild and the brakes, was going into four figures... for a frikkin' 10-bolt!
That wouldn't do, and a friend and I started calling salvage yards in the area. Finally, I came across a place in N. Little Rock that had one in my ratio. Like new, with all the brake hardware intact and like new (I still have to look at it, but my friend knows the guy and will vouch for him) for $350.
Whew.
I started off wondering whether I should just fall on my shifter and end it all... but I'm seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, and wondering if maybe... just maybe... the jerk who sold me the truck may yet come out on the short end.
I gave $3000 for it, knowing there was a problem with the heater coil (been there, done that), the rear window motor, a little of the normal Chevy cancer, and what I thought were merely a couple bad seals on the drivetrain. His asking price was over $4k, but he met me halfway between Little Rock and Memphis, and I think he was pretty much ready to get rid of it asap.
. Not sure about your area but here they are ALMOST free. I have matching 10bolts w/3.73's from a 91 blazer complete in perfect working order and cant seem to get $200 for the pair, the add keeps renewing... Got my 14bff for $150, less than half the axle your interested in and just sold one for $100.
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