1973 Chevy Parts Hauler
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I have that ratchet for a while and it is great!!
Well worth the $$$
You really can't monkey it but it does make jobs somewhat easier.
And yes pleas tell us what you used on that trans!!
Well worth the $$$
You really can't monkey it but it does make jobs somewhat easier.
And yes pleas tell us what you used on that trans!!
Magic alkaline potion I mix up from some chemical my company makes, took about 20 minutes. The chemical I use was made for cleaning rendering plant walls.
It's fairly cheap and has a wide variety of uses in the garage. Almost any part that comes off my cars gets dipped or sprayed with it.
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The SDS sheet looks good on that, I'm guessing it's a little weaker than the stuff I'm using per the actual intended use. I can strip paint if needed.....
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Magic alkaline potion I mix up from some chemical my company makes, took about 20 minutes. The chemical I use was made for cleaning rendering plant walls.
Small but important update.
I spent some time and loosened all the caps then started tightening them down until it bound up. Then I went and pulled each, one by one, and inspected. More than once I found this:
I'm sure that doesn't help.
So each one that looked like Godzilla and a hammer went at installing bearings was knocked back to smooth with 1000 grit on a flat surface. Then back through again to play the "which one is tight" game. Turns out #6 is the culprit, crank spins fine with all at 45 ft/lbs until #6. Not sure why but both bearings are .0010 oversized. I'm picking up some plastigauge and a new set of bearings today for peace of mind. Bad news is the passenger exhaust manifold is cracked almost all the way around. Now to try to find a replacement to keep this on budget or grab a set of Summit truck headers/ebay specials.
I spent some time and loosened all the caps then started tightening them down until it bound up. Then I went and pulled each, one by one, and inspected. More than once I found this:
I'm sure that doesn't help.
So each one that looked like Godzilla and a hammer went at installing bearings was knocked back to smooth with 1000 grit on a flat surface. Then back through again to play the "which one is tight" game. Turns out #6 is the culprit, crank spins fine with all at 45 ft/lbs until #6. Not sure why but both bearings are .0010 oversized. I'm picking up some plastigauge and a new set of bearings today for peace of mind. Bad news is the passenger exhaust manifold is cracked almost all the way around. Now to try to find a replacement to keep this on budget or grab a set of Summit truck headers/ebay specials.
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