Ole Rusty-86 3/4 4WD

[GMC91]

OK, as said my dad bought me the parts. Now I got the lower ball joint in tonight after work. But I did find out that my snap ring pliers aint big enough to open the snap ring wide enough to go over the ball joint. So now Im at a stand still till I can get me a set of pliers. Sucks being 17 and having to start buying all your own tools. Oh well, better start collecting now.

[Adams74Chevy]

Originally Posted by GMC91

...Sucks being 17 and having to start buying all your own tools. Oh well, better start collecting now.

One source for decent tools at a decent prices sometimes are estate and farm auctions. Depending on the crowd and the items you can sometimes walk away with some tools for just a few bucks.

[GMC91]

Alright, depsite this past weekends events, I did make some progress on the axle. I got it painted and done and just needs to be re-asembled. I got the ball joints pressed in, just aint got around to putting the steering knuckles on. I also got the universals back into the axle shafts. Well here are some pics of the axle.


This is the axle before paint. Just bare metal in most places.


After the frist close fo Chasis Saver.


Just a close up on how smooth it went.


Then, after the Chasis Saver dried for the past two days, I painted it gloss black for some shine.

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Also this past week, I went and picked up a free tailgate for my truck.