Recent content by r7000

i thought I mentioned the truck has 130k miles, that would likely be the simple reason. I have zero problems with the axle otherwise, very quiet. I don't want that f'd up. There's no indication that there is any kind of "bearing on it's way out" or "any play". I've taken the suggestions...

i kinda trust this vid [guy] more than the sam's truck guy. again, let me know where i am going wrong with my hypothesis described above. from this vid... @ 2:00 minutes describing preload, my 11.5 AAM axle has floating axles so I can remove the axles so measuring rotating torque...

@ 1:25 : so I think we're gonna have to call it good at that, it's pretty close, so i'm hopin' that she just doesn't blow apart on me here. ... All day every day in every shop in the USA @ 1:36 I hope this works and if you notice, this sam's trucks video when he tightens it at the end @ 1:18...

wow that song made it into interior alaska?

I don't want to follow the science and do it the way everyone else does it simply because that's what everyone does. I want to understand what's actually in play. and to say "just put a dimple on the nut" is easier said than done. how easy to do you think it could be to be off a 1 (or more)...

@ Al - what you mention I am not at all concerned with, it's an axle with 130k miles on it that is trouble free. The existing gear pattern is fine, I don't need to check it, there's no reason (unless you can convince me otherwise) that me doing a pinion seal will change that... at most the...

semi-off topic question, if anyone is interested in entertaining me I'd like to hear advice/perspective/experience from those who have messed with a pinion seal replacement on their rear axle. for an 11.5" AAM axle in a 2005 gmc 3/4 ton 130k miles, I have the AAM 74020013 seal kit which comes...

https://www.theoringstore.com/store/index.php?main_page=page_3 just learned about make your own o-rings. I want o-ring cord to do small 4-stroke carb bowl orings. (a) what material are they typically that come from the factory, or when you buy a carb kit? (b) do i need to get viton? the...

and this folks is how "epstein was able to kill himself" thanks for the stens recommendation. i did not know "oring splice kits" were a thing. it's "readily" haha

I have an old Poulan PL25 2-stroke trimmer, it's like 20 years old but still works fine. Did poulan stop making trimmers? Anybody know when? How different/same Is "Poulan Pro" to "Poulan" sidenote: helped dispose of my friends poulan riding mower, don't remember if it was "poulan" or...

oil viscosity choice is based on operating temperatures - always has been always will be. Once you understand that principle things become simple.

f'ing harbor freight :2guns: i got their big predator 4400spi pressure washer, has their 420cc engine. Comparable to the honda gx420 I suppose. My carb bowl o-ring gasket is shot, and best I can tell the circle of the oring is 55mm in diameter. I bought for < $10 amazon a package of 2 orings...

looking at it if there was no tank, how would you achieve consistent pressure on the output supply line? an unloader can't do that, the unloaders purpose is to relieve pressure between the pump and tank after the pump has shut off so the compressor can restart while not under previous pressure...