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I brought the tail shaft housing to work today. I used a seal puller to remove the old seal. I read on this site, that a Craftsman 30mm socket would push the old bushing out. If you didn't have a 30mm socket, a 1 1/4 would also work. Let me tell you...a 1 1/4 does not work. I used the press and I got socket stuck in place of the bushing. I managed to press the socket back out the way it came in. Fortunately, I didn't go too far because it gouged the housing wall pretty good. So, I put a piece of aluminum stock in the lathe and turned it down until it was just a fraction bigger than the id of the bushing. This got the bushing out with no problems. I should have done this to begin with. Then, I took emery cloth and smoothed out the area I damaged Then I used my aluminum stock piece to press in the new Timken bushing and seal. No wobbles and everything its tight.

On the way home, I stopped at O'Reilly Auto Parts and bought a new tail shaft housing to transmission case o-ring, new speedometer housing o-ring and seal, new fill tube o-ring and new detent cable seal.

When I got home, I checked the yoke fit in the new bushing and seal and proceeded to install the tail shaft housing. I installed the new o-ring on the tail shaft housing and installed. Finished it by torqueing to 25 foot pounds.

While I was underneath the truck I decided to check the torque on the transmission pan bolts. The assembly manual said to torque to 125 inch pounds. To my surprise, they were all loose in comparison. So, I torqued them all down and called it a night.

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I haven't mentioned it, but during all of the downtime I have been dealt since Christmas, I decided to remove all of the lower trim to refinish it. I removed all of the pieces, but I have been slow at stripping them. I stripped two pieces at lunch today and they are ready for fresh black paint. Good bye wood grain!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/izmwapxi47...trim.jpg?raw=1

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No I was not suggesting that. I had drums on my 70 and didn't feel the need to switch them out either. Of course mine didn't look nearly as pretty as yours after my brake job.

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This is sure a neat thread. I wonder what happened to this build.

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It's still in my garage. I haven't done much to it since this last post. Mainly because I ran out of storage space at home. We just bought a new house last week and the truck has its own garage now. So, it may soon be time to resurrect this thread.

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One of my favorite build threads.
I'll be looking for updates.

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Enjoyed looking though this thread. Anxious to see an update on the truck.

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Alright, it's been too long. Time for some updates. Here's a teaser...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ewdakf97b7...9079.PNG?raw=1

Lots more to come!

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Okay, I have been teased!. Let's see some more, and welcome back.

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Love your truck!
Welcome back

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Looks Great, I see you used 5" drop springs in the back, what did you use up front if you don't mind me asking. Thanks

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I promised some updates a while back and got delayed. Well, the first chapter has come to an end. Please come follow the next one. See you there...

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=813848