| Re: [GMCnet] That $@@(&&)! Final Drive bracket! [message #322375 is a reply to message #321761] |
Sat, 19 August 2017 20:28  |
Richard Denney
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Registered: April 2010
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Skip, in the two weeks I had to wait to get back to the project (during
which I had six flights and five hotel stays), I remembered everything you
wrote except for turning the wheel to one side. Manny reminded me when I
called him today to get advice.
He also said he puts it on his chest and lifts it into place. I was
visualizing what would happen when it didn't line and it slipped and fell
back on my chest. Uh, no. But he did give me confidence to just perch it on
a regular floor jack and push it up there. I had help from a mechanic who
was working with the Redhead's uncle--he operated the jack and I guided it.
I did not remove the pan--Manny had used a Ragusa pan with his magic black
stuff to seal the gasket, and Allen-head bolts to secure it. I didn't want
to break the magic seal, and given the Ragusa pan has a proper drain plug,
I shouldn't ever have to. Spline alignment wasn't a problem as it turned
out.
I did remove the pan on the old one to remove it. The manual suggested just
tilting up the hood on the upper bracket after removing the forward bolt
and loosening the aft bolt that goes into the block. Of course, that
required removing the power steering bracket completely, which is under
that front bolt. I'm convinced that a brake job on the rear would end up
requiring me to remove the power steering pump. I did not reinstall the
hood.
So, the final drive is installed. I have to finish reattaching everything I
had to remove, and then I can start installing the new front end.
Rick "on to the next task" Denney
On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 10:57 AM Skip Hartline
wrote:
> Don't know it was mentioned, but turn the steering all the way one way,
> gives it just a little bit more clearance. You might take it out by
> yourself,
> gravity is your friend at that point, but it isn't when your going
> together, you will need a helper especially if your on the ground doing it
> with The
> HF tranny jack. I screwed pieces of wood to it, the jack, to make a jig
> but still had to put it at an angle, wheels toward the tranny off of the
> ground, to get it past the steering link. Just my experiences from the 2
> times I've done it. Remember it has the density of the sun, so be careful.
>
> Skip Hartline
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