*Cough* JANA76 *cough*
Sorry I had to clear my throat from all of my crunched gear teeth
Sorry I had to clear my throat from all of my crunched gear teeth
CK5
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One Piece at a Time: My 1985 Diesel Suburban
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I was just reading up on JANA76 stuff again the other day, it's a decent option for low pinion applications that show problems with ring gear teeth. However it's important to note the pinion is the same size so that remains a possible weak link.
I would look at Cryo treating the 60 gears myself. That is what we ended up doing in the race car to get more than 1 KOH race out of a HP60 gear set.
Honestly I could have probably got a long time out of some race gears like Ryan did but I told myself after my second set of gears it was time. It’s ring teeth both times so it solved my problem.
Next is the pinion shaft breaking.
Next is the pinion shaft breaking.
Details on 60 days of adventure?
60 days of adventure prep. We’re doing the NV BDR for the Powerstop Trail this year, and it’s 1000 miles of mostly two track trails plus whatever we have to do on the highway to/from the trailhead. We might detour for some actual rocks, but in general, it’s 10 days of living out of the truck as we cross the state.
I’ve paused the Charger to focus on the truck, make upgrades, fix problems, and generally just get it ready for a long trip.
If I have to build a front axle again for the truck, I’ll start with something like this; probably a super 60.
David
Gotcha, I mis read, I read it as 60 days of adventure-prep. I was thinking dayum 2 months in the wilderness
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Someone got their math wrong.
I would love to have 60 days off work and go travel.
But that's 2 months, where did the 3rd month come from
I would love to have 60 days off work and go travel.
But that's 2 months, where did the 3rd month come from
Won't need your chainsaw for this one. I don't think they have trees in Nevada.
You’d be severely mistaken
Quick question. Since you have had great success with your Smurf blue thread sealer mixture, I was wondering how long did the motor sit after applying the Smurf Blue before you first fired it up? I am trying to figure out cure time.
When I put the 5.13 gears in my axles 15 years ago, Stephen had talked me out of the 5.38 gears. Obviously the 5.13 gears have been fine.
Speaking of dreams, mine is to build a 14 bolt front axle. Then since I'll know the ins and outs of a steering 14 bolt, I can put in rear steer.
Speaking of dreams, mine is to build a 14 bolt front axle. Then since I'll know the ins and outs of a steering 14 bolt, I can put in rear steer.
Sounds like another epic trip! Super jealous, once my c10 is done the 82 is getting the overland treatment.
The older I get the more overlanding appeals to me more than destroying the trucks I worked so hard to build
That's what we are building towards with my f150, just a good driving, decently capable camping truck.
Yup, it’s what I originally built mine to do. It just happens to work pretty good at a rock crawler
Funny enough, it’s your truck I referenced as a go-by for 5.13s on a heavy and similarly sized rig. If Scott doesn’t kill them, I might not either.
About a week. Not more than two.
It’s going to be a good one, even if I ground camp. 10 days in the desert is a fine prescription.
Taking good care of dad’s truck.
Absolutely the same thinking as mine. Build it, wheel it within some reasonable boundaries that it won’t be chewed up, camp, go far, see things, drive home.
Also, it’s a fine way to reason our way to building dedicated trail rigs.
David
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Reason why I am unbuilding mine. I want doors and windows. It's not going to change the performance of the truck just going to change my comfort level. Plus I will be able to do more things with it.
