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Avery4jc

Avery4jc

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I'm getting so excited about this trip coming up this weekend (just another couple days!!!) that we're taking to the dunes so I decided to pack my tools up tonight...

One of my old teachers turned good friend is always giving me stuff that he thinks is junk but I always seem to think its pretty sweet stuff...this time he called me over to his house and he had a two drawer with opening top all steel Craftsman toolbox in perfect condition...this thing is old, heavy and beautiful! :wink1:

Anyways I decided it would make the perfect toolbox to carry all my stuff in for the trip so here's what I have...give suggestions/comments/etc.... Thanks!


Complete Set of wrenches as well as a 6 set of wrenches for rounded out bolts (those things work great if you've ever wondered)...
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My big power inverter and a work light (figured I might have to work w/o light in many cases especially if I'm away from the camp out in the dunes...
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Philips/Flat head screwdrivers, Allens, sharpies (you never know :)), magnet, wire brush, test light, misc. stuff...
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Set of metric and standard socket wrenches...
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Rubber mallet, hammer, BFH, duct tape, C-Clamps, every size socket drivers and lots of extensions and my big torque wrench...
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Complete Drill Bit set, hole saw set, step drill set, soldering stuff and my meter...
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Standard sockets on the left, metric sockets on the right and pliers/vice grips in the middle...
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I'm not taking this whole thing (I could but it seems like a waste of space) but I'll take the drill with two charged batteries (and the charger) and the sawzall with a couple metal blades...
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Oh and never forget the Hi-Lift and sand base...
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Finally in the tool box (on the truck) I have a bunch of fluids (ATF, Oil, WD40, brake parts cleaner, etc.), my 20' tow strap and some other junk :)




On a side note I just got some new flood-lights wired up and ready to go for some night rides in the sand...
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As well as finally getting a couple tow points for the front of my truck...my friend was always giving me a hard time saying anyone who goes out (even if its just in the sand) w/o having tow points on the front and back deserves to stay stuck...lol...he said there's no shame in getting stuck for us noobs but don't be an idiot and not have a way to get yourself out! :)
So I welded short blocks to the front of the frame rails, drilled a hole in them and bolted some big D-Rings on...I can't remember what their working load was but I remember it was plenty (found them at the hardware store)...
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Oh shoot I forgot...on my list of things to get tomorrow is a 1350 u-joint (for my rear d-shaft) and a "s44" (I think thats what they're called) for my front d-shaft (its the stock one from a 1/2 ton can anyone verify the u-joint for me?)

So now you know what tools and parts I was planning on taking...any suggestions for other tools I forgot or parts (suggestions for parts would be great!)....
 
You should get the flashlight that goes with the Ryobi set , mine came with it , it throws out a hell of a lot of light :eek1: .
 
Looks and sounds good all but the welded on tow points i hope your a good welder. Not to discredit your skills i just prefer a few large grade 8 bolts for tow points. I sugest you take a spare tire:haha: and some hubs.

Balzer
 
Dafey: I have it, it mounts in the lid and although I'm sure I'll take it I have my mag light in the truck...

original blazer: yeah I've been kicking around how to mount my tow hooks for weeks now...the tow hooks I had would work b/c they would hit my bumper if I tried to bolt them to the frame on the bottom...I couldn't moun them on the inside b/c I have a 1/2 ton truck so its a "C" frame so the hooks couldn't be used inside the frame :), and I couldn't mount them on the outside of the frame b/c thats where the front of the spring packs mount to the frame...

I was questioning this at first too but then we just decided to try it out and see how it went...obviously you don't want to play around with tow points as if someone gets hit with a strap that breaks off it could be deadly...

To answer your question I started to weld them but decided it was best to leave it up to the professionals so I had my boss lay the beads around them...I ground down the edges of the blocks so when they were up against the frame it would create a valley...so when he welded them it penetrated the frame then filled in the valley then down onto the block...they are super short too b/c I didn't want any extra leverage....anyways I hit them with a BFH and they didn't even budge so I called it good...I'll only use them as an absolute last resort though until I can figure out a better system (time for a new front bumper! :))



Oh and as for the spare the 35's basically are my spare tires as they are only on there to get the truck on the trailer...I have my 38.5's that I'll probably run out in the sand but I'm going to try out the 35" BFG AT's first and see how they do...if they suck then I'll throw on the big meats...

Why spare hubs? Is that a more common breakage point over u-joints? I figured the first thing to snap in the sand (well I guess anywhere) would be my u-joints...
 
quick tip on the d-ring - consider throwing a zip-tie thru the eye of the bolt and then running it thru the D. my dad's lost a few because the bolt rattled free from the d while cruising around.
 
I dont know i always seam to bust hubs when i wheel. Its almost as if every 3rd trip i break a hub. But maybe thats just my dumb ass luck.

Balzer
 
good tip colby...

well I'll look into taking another set...I've never swapped out hubs before though. Is it as simple as taking off the bolts around the edge, sliding it out and sliding a new one in or is there quite a bit more to it?

Oh...I was also worried about my u-joints up front since I've never replaced them (the front is an 8 lug 10b from the '73 'sub I got my 14ff from)...should I be worried or do u-joints not really go bad as long as they stay greased?

I'm not terribly stressed about this whole trip though since I will be trailering it so if something breaks just roll it on the trailer, crack open some Mountain Dew and kick back on the beach for the rest of the weekend...heck maybe even hit the dunes on a quad (there's a big group from my church going this weekend too)...Plus worse comes to worse I know I won't break my 14ff so I could go pre-runner style and run her in 2wd :)
 
it's a good idea to get the u-joints. i wouldn't worry about the hubs too much, but they're nice to have. they are really easy to swap out assuming two things:

1. you have snap ring pliers. there's a snap ring on the end of the axle shaft that the lock-outs engage upon. you have to remove this snap ring before the lockouts will slide off of the axle shaft.

2. some, and i'd assume yours since it's later 80's (i think), have a metal ring retainer that fits into a groove in the hub after you pop the cap off of the lock-out. it can be a bitch to remove, and hard to see, but easily doable with a couple small flat heads and a little bit of patience.
 
ok doesn't sound too hard...

tomorrow I'm going to run by NAPA and get the 1350's for the rear d-shaft (now I'm doubting myself...a stock 10.5 14ff uses 1350's right?) and the "s44" or w/e they want to call them for the front d-shaft... while I'm there I'll check out the hubs...we just got this HUGE NAPA here in town to add to the other million parts stores and they carry some pretty sweet stuff...saw a box of warn hubs sitting on the shelf last time I was there...
 
Just ask for the u-joints for a 73 3/4t sub they should get you the correct ones. By the way a 73 would have a d44 front axle not a 10b. Slightly better axle in stock form but there are TONS of upgrade parts to make them far supirior to a 10b. Good luck have fun.

Balzer
 
yeah we've gone over this before too...when I got there the 'sub was already gone so I was just going off of what the owner said...but it is a 10b so what year did that start?
 
10 Bolts started in 77 so it would be anything after that. I don't have the box for mine that I just replaced or I could tell you the joint number for Napa.
 
I just read that whole thing...good article, I don't know how I missed that one...thanks!
 
You can run a 4.5 inch grinder off the inverter. Cutting and grinding discs have been useful on our trips. :wink1:
 
Yeah I have a grinder that I was going to take (can't think of anything that I'd need that for as it would be sort of major) but I was doubtful that I would be able to run it off the inverter for very long w/o sucking the battery dry....when doing stuff like that do you just have to leave the truck idling?
 
Avery4jc said:
I'm getting so excited about this trip coming up this weekend (just another couple days!!!) that we're taking to the dunes so I decided to pack my tools up tonight...

One of my old teachers turned good friend is always giving me stuff that he thinks is junk but I always seem to think its pretty sweet stuff...this time he called me over to his house and he had a two drawer with opening top all steel Craftsman toolbox in perfect condition...this thing is old, heavy and beautiful! :wink1:

Anyways I decided it would make the perfect toolbox to carry all my stuff in for the trip so here's what I have...give suggestions/comments/etc.... Thanks!


Complete Set of wrenches as well as a 6 set of wrenches for rounded out bolts (those things work great if you've ever wondered)...
100_6078.jpg


My big power inverter and a work light (figured I might have to work w/o light in many cases especially if I'm away from the camp out in the dunes...
100_6079.jpg


Philips/Flat head screwdrivers, Allens, sharpies (you never know :)), magnet, wire brush, test light, misc. stuff...
100_6080.jpg


Set of metric and standard socket wrenches...
100_6081.jpg


Rubber mallet, hammer, BFH, duct tape, C-Clamps, every size socket drivers and lots of extensions and my big torque wrench...
100_6082.jpg


Complete Drill Bit set, hole saw set, step drill set, soldering stuff and my meter...
100_6083.jpg


Standard sockets on the left, metric sockets on the right and pliers/vice grips in the middle...
100_6085.jpg


I'm not taking this whole thing (I could but it seems like a waste of space) but I'll take the drill with two charged batteries (and the charger) and the sawzall with a couple metal blades...
100_6086.jpg


Oh and never forget the Hi-Lift and sand base...
100_6087.jpg


Finally in the tool box (on the truck) I have a bunch of fluids (ATF, Oil, WD40, brake parts cleaner, etc.), my 20' tow strap and some other junk :)




On a side note I just got some new flood-lights wired up and ready to go for some night rides in the sand...
100_6089.jpg


As well as finally getting a couple tow points for the front of my truck...my friend was always giving me a hard time saying anyone who goes out (even if its just in the sand) w/o having tow points on the front and back deserves to stay stuck...lol...he said there's no shame in getting stuck for us noobs but don't be an idiot and not have a way to get yourself out! :)
So I welded short blocks to the front of the frame rails, drilled a hole in them and bolted some big D-Rings on...I can't remember what their working load was but I remember it was plenty (found them at the hardware store)...
100_6090.jpg
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If it is on the bottom of the frame I would have at least beefed it up with some 1/4 or something then welded them on . Bolts really are preferred and many places will tell you to hit the road with welded towpoint's. I hope that you realive a hammer won't knock them off , but a hard tug will , or will bend the frame.
 
I don't believe I saw a hub socket for either axle in there. Although these are like 15 to 20 bucks each if something goes wrong with either axle and you have to strip it down it makes life easier.

I would also go get a set of picks they are like 10 bucks or less at Wal Mart those can make life easier.

Add a can of PB blaster. WD 40 is good but PB is way better.

Other than that it looks like you are good to go have fun bro
 
he'd only need one hub socket - i believe he's running a 14bff out back
 
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