ZUK

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hehehe
I like the part about "not very valuable"

How do you break in front gears.....you don't.

It's all slow speed driving anyways. You're good to go.
Ken

millennium falcon

Yeah I dont even want to guess at how many hours are in this project..... I could have made a lot more money at work but I learned a lot and had fun. It was very satisfying! Thank you again for all your help and advice Ken!

coryc85

Nice job, boy that front gear swap grew into a bigger job, way to get on it. What is that writing on the truck door?

millennium falcon

Yeah it turned into a bit of a job, but a lot of it was over due maintenance on my part. I still need to do a timing chain and water pump on it too, but that can wait awhile. I have some stuff to do on my car in the mean time. The writing on the door has to do with me being a dork... "vault-tec" is a fictional company company that makes nuclear bomb shelters in a post apocalyptic world in the video game series called "fallout" It is the favorite game of my son and I. You would not believe all the attention this crappy old truck gets.... my wife hates it and it drives her nuts that people like my truck. I am a high school teacher so all the kids at school are jealous. lol

millball

The timing chain job sure wouldda been easier while the diff was out.

You can't drop the oil pan without dropping the diff first.

millennium falcon

Agreed, but i wasn't waiting for parts... I needed the truck out of the garage. I've done timing chain before by just removing the front two oil pan bolts. Its kind of a pain but totally doable.

rustypigeon

Atlas Therma Fit gloves help. They are warm, yet have rubber coated fingers that allow you to pick up nuts and bolts.

What part of PA are you in that got that much snow? They were forecasting 4-8", but we barely got more than 1 inch.

millennium falcon

Im near williamsport.... We got 7" here. Its really windy today so there are some pretty deep drifts in some spots and bare ground in others. Where are you at?

rustypigeon

Near Lancaster.

millennium falcon

I hear this storm was pretty spotty. Some places got dumped on and others got nary a skiff.

ZUK

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I'm in Chandler AZ and no snow here yet

millennium falcon

Lucky! My dad and his family are from Tempe.... We visit now and then. I really like AZ. And as much as I hate the snow at time.....I would miss the change of seasons if I ever left.

Co_94_PU

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I'll send you some if you'd like, some assembly required..

Thought it was going to be bad all week here then realised somehow I was getting my temp in Celsius..

millennium falcon

Hey Zuk, ive got someone interested in buying my old 4:10 3rd from me.... what is the best way to ship and how much do they usually run you? What is the weight? THanks! -Mf

ZUK

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A lightweight 410 3rd will be about 63 pounds. Double box it like in this link.
http://gearinstalls.com/box.htm
Ken

millennium falcon

THanks! Just using the on-line calculator from USPS, fedex, and UPS.... It seems like they are all around $100 to ship. Does that sound about right?

ZUK

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Sounds about right. I use fedex ground myself. Get a fedex account using your credit card and it won't be as expensive.

millennium falcon

Great! Thank you for the info!

millennium falcon

4wd works!

CamTom12

hahaha, awesome!

How're you guys holding up with all that snow?