My Latest Toy - 72 K5 Blazer CST

[dutchmanz]

Finally, I have a working speedometer. I had 2 bad driven gears. One had the gear chewed up, the other had a cable and a drill bit broken off inside. I carried them both to the machine shop and had them cut in half, drilled for a dowl and then faced to the exact length. Then tig welded the 2 good halves together in the middle. I may be country but know more than one way to get the job done. Sorry, forgot to snap a pic of it. I also changed out the huge rear diff cover to a stock one that doesn't hit the gas tank. Replaced the pinion seal at the same time. I should have pulled the pinion out and replaced the bearings since I'm about convienced that's my noise. Road trip this weekend or I would have tried it. Right now I'm planning on driving it to the beach to get my new rear seat!