Max`s 02 lb7 Sold.upgraded to 2012 LML

[max 02]

New toyos on the steel wheels. 504,000 klms
Posting for a record of when I got them.

 

[max 02]

Swapped in a steering box, It came from Colby’s 01. It had no play but leaked bad out of the shaft seal. His truck got a spare that I got from Russel years ago. I replaced the seal on his a finally stuck it in my truck last week. Mine has had a ton of play in it for a few years now. This one is much tighter!



509,170 klms

 

[tRustyK5]

Tighter is usually gooder...

 

[max 02]

Tighter is usually gooder...

Yup! Feels great!

 

[max 02]

So after many years of starter grind on the ring gear we ordered parts. Was going to get my neighbor Lorne to do the job for us but after waiting almost a month for him to make time for a big job we took it to a shop in Lacombe that specializes in Duramax.
He had the truck the in and out a day after I called him. Great!
I had Kate’s Dodge in the garage while ours was getting fixed and it leaked oil on the floor “Cummins”. I didn’t clean the floor before we parked our truck back in its spot and didn’t notice the drip from our never ever leaked on the floor in 18 years truck!

Made a call and was told “That’s bad timing “

Yeah!


Torque converter seal is gone...We took it to town yesterday and it was leaking so bad I didn’t think it would make it home.

It did.

I’m just going to fix it myself like I should have done in the first place.

 

[Bowtie85]

Piss eh.

That’s about all I gotta say about that

 

[max 02]

I did it myself and now it doesn’t leak!

Got the converter pressure tested. The trans shop didn’t trust it so we spent another 800.00 bucks on a builit torque converter, and new seal. Presto fixed!

That ally is a bitch to handle...300 lbs. Converter bolts are extra fun to get at and reinstall but overall everything went good.

 

[jekquistk5]

I did it myself and now it doesn’t leak!

Got the converter pressure tested. The trans shop didn’t trust it so we spent another 800.00 bucks on a builit torque converter, and new seal. Presto fixed!

That ally is a bitch to handle...300 lbs. Converter bolts are extra fun to get at and reinstall but overall everything went good.

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I was gonna say to check that, because I cracked my stocker on my old lb7.

 

[beags86]

Ac Delco brake cleaner?
Who are you?

 

[max 02]

I was gonna say to check that, because I cracked my stocker on my old lb7.

We think thats what happened when it went back together. I guess the stock converters are famous for that.
Sucks to do it twice.

 

[max 02]

Ac Delco brake cleaner?
Who are you?

Its cheaper then what Napa sells

 

[beags86]

Its cheaper then what Napa sells

I've never ever seen that anywhere.

 

[max 02]

I get it from the GM dealer.

 

[tRustyK5]

Fockin rich farmers...

 

[BadDog]

No kidding. I buy the cheap generic stuff by the case, and it still hurts at the rate I go through it...

 

[Bowtie85]

Sheet that delco juice comes on sale for 2.50$ a can sometimes eh

 

[BadDog]

Ok then. That's actually less than I pay for the generic chlorinated stuff (works better for non-welding) by the case.

 

[beags86]

Sheet that delco juice comes on sale for 2.50$ a can sometimes eh

2.50 a can? Adjusted for the us dollar that would be 1.89 a can. Hell, I clear out the shelf if I find brake cleaner for 2.75 or cheaper.
I wonder what a Chevy dealer would sell me some for.

 

[beags86]

Ok then. That's actually less than I pay for the generic chlorinated stuff (works better for non-welding) by the case.

See my post, I don't know if he was using hockey pucks, or units of freedom.

 

[Bowtie85]

Usually reg price is around the $7 mark.

Just picked up a dozen cans from princess auto for 2.99 a piece yesterday.