| Re: The transmission follies [message #317770 is a reply to message #317628] |
Thu, 18 May 2017 15:24   |
jhbridges
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Registered: May 2011
Location: Braselton ga
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Today I'm going back through the install replacing all the bolts with new #8 hardware. And putting a bolt in the upper inner hole in the final drive. Which cost me $25 at AutoZone for a set of three half moon wrenches which neither Advance nor O'Rielly's stock. And the NAPA guy was out of stock. Hence the gouge price, I suppose. Anyhow, it's bolted up tight with a touch of blue LocTite on the fasteners. The rear support holes miss the transmission holes by a bolt width to the side. I'll loosen the front mount, line everything up and snug the fasteners, and then lock down the front mount and rear support bar.
A flush of the tank in the recored radiator was clean. I'll work out the cooling lines to it and the new outboard cooler. Manny recommended simply buying prefab brake lines and bending them to fit, using unions to join them in lieu of flareing new tubing. All cooling plumbing will be hardline.
I now have for sale two coolers with fans mounted, one DeRale and one NoName, a bill and a quarter takes them both. One's a plate, the other finned. There were some fine metal particles in the fluid and the bottom of the pan, consequently these two coolers should be carefully flushed before use.
There's a few days of removing numerous rubber lines and fittings, cleaning things up, and a few endless wires to trace and either reconnect or delete, and it will be on the road. I've even ordered ten bux of vinyl name letters to stick under the toll windows.
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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