DeCaff2007
I'm Awesome
So, I have found a suitable replacement. Let me say thought, that pretty much every rust belt GMT400 has the axle eating away in that same place, just some are worse than others. I pulled this sucker out of the yard and threw it in the back of my Wife's jeep, because that's all I have to haul things with at the moment. Luckily, she supports this addicting burden of a financially decimating hobby, and only asks that I fix whatever I break.
The first axle I found was only a 5 bolt, from an 89 C1500, RCSB, 5.0. Super clean and would have been an easy pull, but again, only a 5 bolt. Then, I found a 94 GMC 2500... the gauge cluster had the needles as opposed to those silly white bars. Now it's mine. The rear, however, was crustier than my current junk, but the cover had 14 bolts. What's that mean?
When did this go from being fun, to being heartbreaking and painful? I pulled this axle off of a 97 K1500 ECSB that was smashed in on the passenger side. It's pretty clean, it's still got the drum backing plates, and most importantly, it's a posi . Also, the 3+1 leaf springs on the same truck looked REALLY nice, but I had no way to get them off. The rest of the truck was crusty and rotted through. How'd the rear turn out so clean? I pulled the cover and it's got a G80 chunk in it. I have a chunk I'll be using, so this one will go in my 83 Grand Prix... if it will fit.
Waiting on tear down and rebuild. Shouldn't be too difficult. I already have most of the parts that I need, and my other set of drum brake backing plates are already sandblasted and painted.
It's actually good weather out today, so I should get this blasted sooner than later.
The first axle I found was only a 5 bolt, from an 89 C1500, RCSB, 5.0. Super clean and would have been an easy pull, but again, only a 5 bolt. Then, I found a 94 GMC 2500... the gauge cluster had the needles as opposed to those silly white bars. Now it's mine. The rear, however, was crustier than my current junk, but the cover had 14 bolts. What's that mean?
When did this go from being fun, to being heartbreaking and painful? I pulled this axle off of a 97 K1500 ECSB that was smashed in on the passenger side. It's pretty clean, it's still got the drum backing plates, and most importantly, it's a posi . Also, the 3+1 leaf springs on the same truck looked REALLY nice, but I had no way to get them off. The rest of the truck was crusty and rotted through. How'd the rear turn out so clean? I pulled the cover and it's got a G80 chunk in it. I have a chunk I'll be using, so this one will go in my 83 Grand Prix... if it will fit.
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Waiting on tear down and rebuild. Shouldn't be too difficult. I already have most of the parts that I need, and my other set of drum brake backing plates are already sandblasted and painted.
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It's actually good weather out today, so I should get this blasted sooner than later.