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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
So I flushed the brakes last night. The brake fluid looked terrible. I got new clear fluid at all 4 bleeders now.
In back I took the drums off for a look, one side is mucked up with 'grease' -- looks like I have an axle seal issue, and looks like it's been there for a while. In reading about the repair I also realized my truck must've been converted to 5-lug. I'm curious how it was done (whole new rear end or 5-lug axles). I need to see if I can find some numbers on the rear end to see what's involved in the repair for real. I'm not sure I want to tackle it. I do want to overhaul the rear brakes but now I'm wondering if I put the money into discs instead... one thing leads to another.
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Here's what I saw inside the drum:
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I think if you had a seal leaking it would be more concentrated around the axle
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Hmm -- it smelled sulfurous in there, like gear oil. What are the other explanations? I know the brakes need work back there so it could be a leaky wheel cylinder but it sure seems more like grease or gear oil. My theory is it's leaking down and getting churned up by the brakes. (The shoes and drum were all greasy)
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Today I continued to wait for my new turn signal switch to get here.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Quick answer for Dads72, Truck has 5 1/2", 7" drop on 15" rallys
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Started on the 6" static rear drop.
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Started on the 6" static rear drop.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Went for a little imaginary cruise today... She ran like a champ and I smoked a couple mustangs and a few ricers...
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Yep! I do the same thing. lol
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Did some cleaning on the trucks. took them for a short ride one at a time of course. its a long story how I ended up with 3 69 models and really wanted a 68.
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Built a new trans cross member for my six speed made it so i could run exhaust under it also cut out the rear cross member and welded in plate to run exhaust through it.Pay no attention to the (temporary) fuel lines i had to do that to move the truck, i plan on going stainless tubing.
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Broke in the cam on the new engine with my newly built run-stand.
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RE : cam breakin ~ what RPM's and how long did you run it ? .
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I ran it at 2500 for 17min. then i varied between 2000 and 3000 for 5 or so min.
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I wished I had it back together and running. Does that count?
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I put new valve cover gaskets on and some hooks in the stake pockets. Drove around some too with my dog.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Finally scored the correct fuel adapter to finish my fuel line replacement
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Installed a correct square bore to spread bore plate in search of my low vacuum issue. It didn't improve the vacuum.
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Picked up my original driver's side front outer fender from the painter. The guy did an excellent job welding up three rust holes. He used pieces from a 1968 Buick Skylark, so even the patches are General Motors and "period correct."
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Thanks!! I can post more pics of it here soon. It's getting color sanded and polished and finished up this weekend hopefully.. My buddy Greg from fullers machine did my emblems and my boy Michael "sic" Cato did the roof and panels on my truck we wanted something a lil different on the truck.. C-10 club brother Aaron Boise is responsible for doing my bodywork and painting the whole truck including dash..
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