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outlaw256

04-06-2011, 02:24 AM

hey guys, ive noticed that there is hardly anything going on here in the forums lately.new threads are becoming fewer and fewer.i love to read this stuff so why?somebody post something so i can get some shi- started.

TheYellaBrick

04-06-2011, 06:41 AM

RACING SEASON IS HERE !!
Lots of garage time I'd imagine. :D :D :D :D :D

oldandtired

04-06-2011, 11:13 AM

And the grass is starting to grow.....

TheRabbit

04-07-2011, 10:35 AM

and I gotta a bunch of broke stuff I'm fixing. Need to start cutting some grass as a part time job to fix what I tear up racing. :shock:

outlaw256

04-08-2011, 04:31 AM

ok friends, ill take all the above reasons.i was just afraid we were startin to fall apart.you boys are about the only ones i even talk to anymore, so id hate to lose yall lol ken

Scooterz

04-12-2011, 02:02 PM

TheRabbit

04-13-2011, 05:38 AM

and I gotta a bunch of broke stuff I'm fixing. Need to start cutting some grass as a part time job to fix what I tear up racing. :shock:

LOL! Yep- keep feeding that addiction of mud & HP ecstasy... one lawn-job at a time. :wink:

Outlaw: missed ya. Haven't been here in awhile... hows your life? Got the pain under control?

This is how we sit today, except the trans is back in. It'll be finished by end of the weekend (after I finish cutting grass lol) or at least by the following weekend for the next race.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/rabbit548/AfterStGeorge.jpg

BEAST477

04-13-2011, 04:44 PM

Hey Rabbit. Is that my flywheel wrench? No wonder I can't find it. :shock: :lol: :lol:

After lookin' at yours makes me feel good at how close mine is to being back together.

Good luck Rabbit.

Scooterz

04-14-2011, 04:04 PM

Looks like everything is clean & you have done this before.

TheRabbit

04-14-2011, 04:31 PM

Hey Rabbit. Is that my flywheel wrench? No wonder I can't find it. :shock: :lol: :lol:

After lookin' at yours makes me feel good at how close mine is to being back together.

Good luck Rabbit.

It's not that bad. I got it all back together except for the driveshaft and I'll pick it up tomorrow. I don't like going into the motor to often ( 'cause it cost to dang much), but I like tearing into everything else.

That's a jegs flywheel wrench. I broke the tip off pulling the trans last week. Had to weld it back on, but it works better than it did when I bought it. :D

Looks like everything is clean & you have done this before.

Yep, TWO WEEKS AGO! New ring gear and all new bearings and the pinion bearing exploded / locked up with two passes on it. It got all the yokes, drive shaft and trans input shaft too.
I've gone through everything and the only thing I can think of is I only put 2 quarts of oil in the year and it just wasn't enough to lube the lower bearing enough and it was also synthetic oil which isn't the best to use until something is already broken in for a little while. IDK, but I will never be cheap on oil again. I'll fill her up to the fill plug.

Scooterz

04-15-2011, 10:59 AM

Wabbit-

I have heard that too about break-in VS Synthetic oil (not sure why)... but I hope it works like a charm for ya this time.

Looking at the pic, the truck looks like a tear down is pretty accessible & easy...

Harbone

04-15-2011, 11:58 AM

I think we are all speeding up! I have been going non-stop since the weather has warmed up! Yard work, house work, getting ready for a deck rebuild, pulled the RV out of storage and dewinterized. Changed the oil in my bike, plowtruck, 4-wheeler, lawnmower and leafsucker. had a prefab shed built and delivered in the middle of the winter, finally got to move all the lawn tools and crap into it, plus started wiring the electrical.

Now Ken, anytime you need some contact, just post something up and I will chat with ya anytime! Hope you are feeling better :!: :D