Well, in getting my truck ready for Bishop, I have discovered more carnage that needs attention.
Once again, I broke out a nut that was welded inside the diff cross member.
This time, I drilled a hole all the way through and put a nut on top. Shouldn't be an issue again.
The Dwaine-a-fied differential bushing held up great. The stress on the washer shows how much torque really goes through here.
The skid plates got mangled this run.
The main reason I had all this removed was from attempting to change my half shafts since I noticed leaking boots and also my steering rack. This was a great exercise since I discovered that I was not carrying all the required tools to change the shaft. I spent about three hours beating the lower ball joint into submission and just could not get that thing to pop loose. I put it all back together and took the truck to my friendly Hummer mechanic at AAMCO. After doing a safety inspection, he discovered that I broke a motor mount and need new pads for the rear brakes.
After going through this process, I have two things I need to get for my tool kit. A ball joint separator and a BFH!
Kent-Moore J-43631
