Sweet carnage!! Now get that 35 spline stuff in and see if you can break it!!
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WL: 1990 K5 (California to Nebraska on 38" rubber. (WARNING: Lots of Pics))
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I took this picture on a girl's camera right before we crawled up the bank to load it on the trailer. She was kind enough to post it on Facebook this evening.
Martin
Martin
Make sure you grind that yukon outer to get your steering angle back. (or turn your stops out so it don't bind) Also, check to make sure it passes through the knuckle before you paint it, you may have to grind the outside of the ears too.
What year is your axle? Do you have the older necked down inners or the newer version?
What year is your axle? Do you have the older necked down inners or the newer version?
Is the steering angle just an issue when using stock inners with yukon outers? I didnt notice any binding with yukon inners/outers together.
I had clearance issues getting them through the knuckle too but I just put 4 small well placed notches in the knuckle and they slipped in like a glove.
If you have yukon inners the steering angle is probably fine, but the location of the clearance for the angle is different for the stock spicer inners vs the yukon outers. I had to grind quite a bit because it reduced my steering angle by over 10 degrees, which is a lot when it only steers up to 40 degrees in the first place. I was afraid to grind the knuckle at all since that takes the shear load on the spindle, but 4 notches is probably fine, there is still a lot of surface to locate the spindle. It's also not a big deal to grind the corners off the axle ears either though.
Yeah, I was planning on that after you said it earlier when I asked about shafts.
Paint it? hahahahahahahaha
Have you seen the rest of my work???
I can go check.
It is out of a CUCV and my other one is a 1982, so they both have the bigger inner axle shafts.
Martin
My Yukon outer does not fit through the knuckle. Is it better to grind on the shaft, or on the knuckle?
Martin
Martin
I think it's better to grind the corners off the shaft ears, it doesn't take much and it's probably still stronger than the joint, that's what I did. The knuckle ID locates the spindle and supports the shear load. However, either would probably work just fine.
Like I said before I just put four small little notches with a die grinder and a small (approx 3/8" dia) grinding stone. I slipped the shaft up and marked where the ears hit with a sharpie and just notched there. I see what folkenheath is saying about the spindle indexing in the ID of the knuckle but at the end of the day just pick a method and go for it. 
TheBeast_88K5
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That's it.... I think 4 of us, at the least, own that tool kit. 
Yeah I bought it several years ago when I was a Field Service Mechanic for Interstate Power Systems. I hated taking my good Snap On stuff on the road. Although I ended up replacing all the ****ty Craftsman ratchets.
Martin
Martin
I dont buy craftsman anymore for that reason, and the other reason being that none of the tool boxes HOLD THE SOCKETS!!!
My channel lock ratchet set is sweet, every socket snaps into place so if you open it (or hit a small rock in the road) all the sockets dont spill everywhere and take ten minutes to sort back into place
I dont buy craftsman anymore for that reason, and the other reason being that none of the tool boxes HOLD THE SOCKETS!!!
My channel lock ratchet set is sweet, every socket snaps into place so if you open it (or hit a small rock in the road) all the sockets dont spill everywhere and take ten minutes to sort back into place
You have never had snap on have you.
Went down on the river for the 4th of July.
I'm not sure how this picture happened, but I like it just the same.
Martin
I'm not sure how this picture happened, but I like it just the same.
Martin
Looks like a fun time, and that funky picture makes it look like you have some serious entry angle on that thing!
A few of those pictures make me wonder, are you stuck or just parked there?
A few of those pictures make me wonder, are you stuck or just parked there?
First - parked
Second - parked
Third - parked
Forth - stuck
Fifth - stuck
Sixth - stuck
Seventh - being winched out by a Jeep . . . . . . .
Eighth - parked
Ninth - parked
Tenth - parked
Eleventh - high centered
Twelfth - high centered
Martin
Second - parked
Third - parked
Forth - stuck
Fifth - stuck
Sixth - stuck
Seventh - being winched out by a Jeep . . . . . . .
Eighth - parked
Ninth - parked
Tenth - parked
Eleventh - high centered
Twelfth - high centered
Martin
Looks like you were hauling ass! 
Dans86chevy
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How did on the long adventure home? Was it smooth on the road
It did fine. The heater core leaked a little, no big deal. I have come to find out that the Michelin XML's are kind of a poor performing off road tire, but they go down the road great.
Martin
