superpowerdave
04-20-2007, 11:03 PM
Okay ... my swivel ball seal is blown, and since I've had the parts sitting in the garage for a few weeks now, I figured I'd get around to putting it all together.
So I grab my well-read copy of the Green bible, chock the tires, loosen the lugs and get working ... and I got as far as step three - removing the hub.
Since I've owned the truck, despite all of the other repairs, I haven't had a need to take a good look at the hubs, and so they've been largely ignored. But today, while trying to get things handled, I notice the three 'brake adjuster screws' mentioned in the Bible are chewed up beyond repair ... just stripped to crap.
I manage getting one of them off, but the other two have resisted all of my methods. Any suggestions? Above that though, is this the only way to get to the seal?
Round two ... head gasket replacement, manifold replacement, carb rebuild two weeks ago, has been running great since then ... but today while driving I got a weird backfire, a loud "POP" kind of backfire ... the kind of backfire that sends police officers and soldiers ducking for cover. This continues, and she runs like a dog with a broken leg, until I pull the choke out about halfway. Some of the pops actually sound like they are coming from the rear of the engine, and not just the tail pipe end.
Running rich? Something loose? I'm all up for ideas! I leave for the sand box in less than three weeks and the truck needs to be running before I deploy!!!
So I grab my well-read copy of the Green bible, chock the tires, loosen the lugs and get working ... and I got as far as step three - removing the hub.
Since I've owned the truck, despite all of the other repairs, I haven't had a need to take a good look at the hubs, and so they've been largely ignored. But today, while trying to get things handled, I notice the three 'brake adjuster screws' mentioned in the Bible are chewed up beyond repair ... just stripped to crap.
I manage getting one of them off, but the other two have resisted all of my methods. Any suggestions? Above that though, is this the only way to get to the seal?
Round two ... head gasket replacement, manifold replacement, carb rebuild two weeks ago, has been running great since then ... but today while driving I got a weird backfire, a loud "POP" kind of backfire ... the kind of backfire that sends police officers and soldiers ducking for cover. This continues, and she runs like a dog with a broken leg, until I pull the choke out about halfway. Some of the pops actually sound like they are coming from the rear of the engine, and not just the tail pipe end.
Running rich? Something loose? I'm all up for ideas! I leave for the sand box in less than three weeks and the truck needs to be running before I deploy!!!