I got the axle back in the truck even if I wanted to be in the pool staying cool instead.
Had to pop the passenger upper link out of the truck and bust the jam nuts loose to collapse it to fit.
Lots of clearance at full bump. Should more than account for frame deflection when it hits the stops (factory 1/2t frame rails are noodles, I swear).
Took the oil cooler diverter block out and cut the hardlines off (there were kinked). Milled the bosses down to get the remaining tube fittings out, except one of them decided to prematurely leave its home, hence the damage to the face in pic 1. It jammed up the end mill to the block and kicked it sideways in the vise. No matter, faced it to get the depth to the threads down. Drilled the ports to .563 and tapped it to 3/8NPT for the 3/8NPT to -8 adapters.
The t-case adapter and clocking ring got a lot of scotchbrite time. Going to use gaskets this time and hope for perfect sealing and less mess the next time I pull the combination.
Lastly the adapter fittings for the tranny cooler hsowed up so I pulled the factory ones and put them in.
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Had to pop the passenger upper link out of the truck and bust the jam nuts loose to collapse it to fit.
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Lots of clearance at full bump. Should more than account for frame deflection when it hits the stops (factory 1/2t frame rails are noodles, I swear).
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Took the oil cooler diverter block out and cut the hardlines off (there were kinked). Milled the bosses down to get the remaining tube fittings out, except one of them decided to prematurely leave its home, hence the damage to the face in pic 1. It jammed up the end mill to the block and kicked it sideways in the vise. No matter, faced it to get the depth to the threads down. Drilled the ports to .563 and tapped it to 3/8NPT for the 3/8NPT to -8 adapters.
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The t-case adapter and clocking ring got a lot of scotchbrite time. Going to use gaskets this time and hope for perfect sealing and less mess the next time I pull the combination.
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Lastly the adapter fittings for the tranny cooler hsowed up so I pulled the factory ones and put them in.