| Re: [GMCnet] That $@@(&&)! Final Drive bracket! [message #321748 is a reply to message #321742] |
Mon, 07 August 2017 08:31   |
Richard Denney
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Registered: April 2010
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Yes, it was probably a mistake to attempt it at the end of the day. I had
gotten a late start on Sunday as it was.
But what had frayed my patience was removing the long bolt on that upper
bracket, which required putting a wrench on the nut while turning the bolt.
That needed me to have a left arm that was four feet long with three
elbows. I did get that one out, but there is only so much patience one has
to spend each day before having to go recharge.
It took me two hours on Saturday to remove the starboard front end parts
(though that included removing a few items on the port side as well,
particularly the wheel. Removing those same parts from the left side took
40 minutes. I didn't even try to pull the halfshaft--I just removed the
upper control arm bolts and folded out the knuckle and upper control arm
together. It came off the halfshaft easily, then. I only wish I'd popped
the lower ball joint before doing that, heh.
Karen's trick in her instructions about using Vice Grips on the outside of
a flare-nut wrench to keep it from spreading was brilliant--I had to do
that to remove the flare on the port side, and used that trick before even
making the attempt on the starboard side. Flare nuts broke loose without
further issue.
On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 7:42 AM, Ken Henderson
wrote:
> ...Good luck; maybe next day will get off to a good start with the FD and
> be
> less frustrating.
>
>
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'73 X-Glacier 230 "Jaws"
Northern Virginia
Offlist email: rick at rickdenney dot com
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