wow thats a tough driveline!

 

yea it was one of a kind truck lol when i got rid of it i was surprized that the driveline wasnt twisted up or nothing either because besides the wheelies i would do burnout on dry asphault at my schools parking lot lol it was my first truck so kind of beat it up alittle haha

 

Those were tough trucks also. My old college roommate had an early 90's reg cab s10 2wd 4.3L 5speed. It would roast the tires to the rim while shifting up through the gears

 

yea mine was the same as his but 4 wheel drive... And with that 4.3 there wasnt anywhere i couldnt go haha

 

removed my torsion bars without cutting anything!!use some penetrating oil on the big bolt and nuts and they broke free.

 

I had to cut my bolts off of the torsion parts. They both froze up. The impact wouldn't even turn it. Nothing ol victor (aka the torch) couldn't handle tho.

 

So these (backing plate eliminators)that i see TG and sky sells is just a peice thats the same thickness as the original backing plate. So i think ill just cut my originals down and be done with it.

 

the guy i bought my 4 runner from though that oiling the torion bars were part of regular maintenance so mine worked really good lol... The project is looking good cant wait to see the finished product

 

I have made it a practice to once or twice a year to hit all points that could freeze up like tie rod ends, nuts and bolts and such with PB Blaster or WD-40. Anything on them is better then nothing and it doesn't take long at all to do. Some parts I may never need to remove and some I have and it has paid off several times over.

 

X2 on that note Terry...Try a can of this stuff called Nforce by BG.Its awesome!

 

yea oiling everything up helps down the road... Mavel mystery oil works really well to

 

I still think that we need to start oiling everything down with the used motor oil in a spray can. It would make everything hold up and last forever. And be easier to take off.

 

Indeed!

 

Ordered my knuckle rebuild kit from marlin on april 9th on there website and paid with paypal...still no sign of the kit...

 

Maybe they have bigger and better things to finance and deal with than your project!!!!

 

That's weird. I don't think my order took more than a week. Maybe they are in back order?

 

Yes it is probably back order a bunch of my stuff got put on back order wasn't from the same site but hopefully that's it

 

Hey buddy! Were you able to get any time in on the axle since you got the marlin kit in? I need some pictures for motivation to do mine.

 

Ill post some pics tomorrow but YES i did make some headway and removed the old trunnion bearing races and the old inner axle seals. I installed the new yukon races with the ol brass drift punch and the seals with a peice of heavy wall pipe that matched up good with the seal outer face.I also cleaned up my spindles and birfeilds before i takem apart and grease them. I think ill use the good lithium moly or whatever you call it on the birfs.

 

Very nice!! you are making good progress!! Get those pics up, I need more motivation!!