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Trying to dave my 96k1500
- Thread starter keckerjr
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Will L.
Well-Known Member
Welcome.
Guessing that is Save your 96- unless Dave is a way cool differential rebuilder? Haha
Post pics, and hopefully we can help with questions.
Guessing that is Save your 96- unless Dave is a way cool differential rebuilder? Haha
Post pics, and hopefully we can help with questions.
jrsavoie
Recruit
I thought it was a reference to dangerous Dave.
I will NEVER try to do both sides simultaneously.
Paveltolz
Доверяй, но проверяй
WELCOME. 64 yrs old here and still learning too. Did leafs for the first time a few months ago. Seamed like it should be easy enough. Yeah, still learning.
Will L.
Well-Known Member
Yeah- and just like you can diy an alignment of the front end- some folks learn that with different rigs, getting a pro four wheel alignment is worth it sometimes.
Think about the freeplay of the leaf springs in the ubolt, the springs on the pads, leaf spring hangers not perfectly the same each side, etc. it’s impressive sometimes to see tire wear on a truck’s rear axle and tell people they need a rear axle alignment and they just hollar saying your an idiot or when I was a pro wrench spinner and they call me a crook trying to sell snake oil.
Once a guy in a dually four door (hot shotter) was in for some electrical issue and brought in his own pitman arm to have replaced. He didn’t have the tool for removing and faster to just have us do it while he was getting the other stuff done.
I did it, test drove and truck was pulling bad. We couldn’t do alignment, our machine was down. But I showed him everything and pointed out how his rear axle was off also and it was killing his tires even is was so bad. I even threw my impact on the u bolts thinkng they came loose and was right. Then loosened them up and did the quick tape measure check to bring it closer.
Sent him to a shop I knew was good. He stopped by two months later to hand me a coke. Showed me his pocket notebook he kept in the truck tracking costs including mpg. His mileage improved 1.1 mpg. The tire & alignment shop I sent him to showed how the tires were wearing out approximately 10% sooner because of how bad his was misaligned, said 5% is more common. The dude did the math and showed that the rear axle alignment cost would pay for itself in three months driving for him. For an average person would have been a year or so.
For most pickup use- tape measure at home gets it so close it’s fine. But when I was a young pup, can’t tell you how many times my friends and I just assembled the rear of a car or truck and never knew to check if it was straight.
Think about the freeplay of the leaf springs in the ubolt, the springs on the pads, leaf spring hangers not perfectly the same each side, etc. it’s impressive sometimes to see tire wear on a truck’s rear axle and tell people they need a rear axle alignment and they just hollar saying your an idiot or when I was a pro wrench spinner and they call me a crook trying to sell snake oil.
Once a guy in a dually four door (hot shotter) was in for some electrical issue and brought in his own pitman arm to have replaced. He didn’t have the tool for removing and faster to just have us do it while he was getting the other stuff done.
I did it, test drove and truck was pulling bad. We couldn’t do alignment, our machine was down. But I showed him everything and pointed out how his rear axle was off also and it was killing his tires even is was so bad. I even threw my impact on the u bolts thinkng they came loose and was right. Then loosened them up and did the quick tape measure check to bring it closer.
Sent him to a shop I knew was good. He stopped by two months later to hand me a coke. Showed me his pocket notebook he kept in the truck tracking costs including mpg. His mileage improved 1.1 mpg. The tire & alignment shop I sent him to showed how the tires were wearing out approximately 10% sooner because of how bad his was misaligned, said 5% is more common. The dude did the math and showed that the rear axle alignment cost would pay for itself in three months driving for him. For an average person would have been a year or so.
For most pickup use- tape measure at home gets it so close it’s fine. But when I was a young pup, can’t tell you how many times my friends and I just assembled the rear of a car or truck and never knew to check if it was straight.
Will L.
Well-Known Member
Meh- give it time. I’ll tick you off sooner or later! Haha.
For instance, sports. Only two sports worth watching, Hockey - Go Knights Go! and then football which means RRRRAAAAIIIIIDDDDEEEERRRRSSSS!!!!
MrMarty51
Well-Known Member
Looks like You did good Kecker.
Welcome to the truckingstop.
Welcome to the truckingstop.
MrMarty51
Well-Known Member
Bring it on over. I was once certified to bend and weld on bridges, hitches and frames too.
jrsavoie
Recruit
The fumes are the most dangerous.
I'd remove the tank.
When welding on a tank, I'd fill it with argon or something
MrMarty51
Well-Known Member
Definetely do not want fumes in the area if welding.
It would be best if tank is removed and placed outdoors.
If tank is to the full side, I use one of those HF motorcycle/ATV lifts, with the two arms to lower the tanks.
If it is a diesel tank, clean up spills, if it is close to the weld area, some sort of a sheet metal between the tank and the weld area and weld away.
It would be best if tank is removed and placed outdoors.
If tank is to the full side, I use one of those HF motorcycle/ATV lifts, with the two arms to lower the tanks.
If it is a diesel tank, clean up spills, if it is close to the weld area, some sort of a sheet metal between the tank and the weld area and weld away.