rut ro... an L43

not the best trans ya coulda ventured into lol

 

Yeah, not like my l52 was much stronger..
budget & time constraints-this was cheap and involves no moving of the crossmember or redoing driveshafts like a W-56 (which is the eventual plan).
all about getting it on the road soon

 

Oh do I ever know how that goes

 

probably better than I do

 

Have read all 16 pages of this thread! I am loving this trekker and the things you've done to it. Subscribed and I'm keeping watch...keep up the good work! Hope you tranny swap goes well

 

glad you found a trans to work for the time being. let me know if you need a hand....

Al

 

thanks Al, I just need to find some time .
A guy at worked loaned me a transmission jack so that will help

 

Finally got the transfer case apart. Looks like the thing kicked into low range and fried the bearings on the input shaft, no thrust bearings left


If I have to flat tow again I don't care how crappy the weather is I will crawl under and drop the driveshaft

hopefully get the PITA back on the road this monday or tuesday

 

Ouch! Good Luck with it!!

 

So the slowest transmission replacement in history continues
Finally got the busted one out.
One bolt was kicking my butt, top right bolt, broke 2 sockets and one breaker bar on it...it is metric but I am pretty sure it wasn't stock:

also don't forget the one behind the pivot for the throw out beearing:

A guy at work loaned me his transmission jack, used a 2x12 to gain a little extra heighth:

frigging thing still did not want to pop off, hooked up a little come along, one click and the transmission popped right off:

can't believe that it was this big of a PITA to get out but finally out...
clutch plate looks pretty good, was gonna replace the clutch while i had the transmission out but it has been working fine:


so hopefully will get time this weekend to finish it up..between taking kids to the orthodontist and being sick I am anxious to have it back on the road.

 

Somebody on Pirate has some pics of my wheeling trip with Al from september:
These are from the top of Canopener at Brown's camp...I really need some tires that don't clog so easy

 

Not really anything special but was out X-mas shopping this weekend and found this little gadget that is pretty cool.
Flexible mini camera tripod:

Seems like it will work out for taking pics while wheeling:

Gets really tight around the rollbar and is pretty stable

 

dang! that thing is sweet! where did you get it at and how much $$?

 

we found it at Best Buy, right around $20

 

Sweet! That is exactly what I need for my truck

 

i'm glad someone got some good shots of you heading up canopener.

i always forget how gooey the clay is up there on that trail. some TSL's would probably have been the ticket that day.

Al

 

OK: posting this here as a reminder to myself (I always lose my list and figure this is gonna be here)
TO DO LIST
1)batteries for camera when wheeling
2)be sure to fill rear diff
3)bleed brakes
4) check throw out bearing before putting trans in
5) reattach second TC to main TC (fill with oil)
6) put in transmission


some of this crap seems obvious but don't wanna forget


yeah it was pretty gooey, but maybe lower pressure like you said would have helped...I will be using these for awhile unless I find some 37" Iroks really cheap...not holding my breath...I am glad too that someone had some pics. It was the Kid with the '89 X-cab SAS with 38's and beadlocks not sure if you remember him, he was hammering on it pretty good

 

I thought for sure I was busted today when she came home for lunch and found me doing a wheel cylinder replacement in the kitchen
She was totally cool, just said to be sure to clean up my mess
I had broke off the bleeder screw, couldn't it out with an ease out so thought what the heck bring it where is was warm



so much quicker to work on when the axle is off the truck

edit: yes I went back and put the shoe guide thing back on under the springs--
hoping for a new camera for x-mas...these pics kind of suck...the POS I have been using has been dropped a lot

 

Guess I finally made the big time at last...thanks to who ever voted for me
made it as the December truck

 

nice work on the calender!

any updates?


Al