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    Escalade Console

    Hello do you still have this console
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    1995 c3500 lift

    Well, there you have it folks after allot of work and some serious coin the 285 75 16 bfg ko2 are on and aligned. No rubbing no trimming and no loud noises. P.s. I'll probably be taking those polyurethane body mounts off and putting new rubber ones on. every little vibration can be felt in the...
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    1995 c3500 lift

    Getting the under coating off the fenders was a major pain in the a$$. I used 2 cans of oven cleaner, sos pads, and a power washer to strip fenders. After all the stripping took place I found some cracks and holes. Had to re glass the damage and bondo the imperfections. If you like sanding...
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    1995 c3500 lift

    Pulled the truck out of the garage finally. Took it for a test drive transmission shifted excellent just keeps pulling when it shifts no more doggy soft shifts. Rear end is quiet. Steering is a whole lot more responsive than before. Rides like a 1 ton still. Installed a LED back up light and...
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    1995 c3500 lift

    After wrestling the transmission back underneath the truck I finally got her all bolted back up to the engine. I'm interested to see how firm it shifts after installing the kit.
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    1995 c3500 lift

    My monster in a box showed up, and I got right to work. Didn't take many pics during reassembly. Changing all the bushings and resealing the Pistons took a full evening and was a serious trial of my patience. In the end I won and everything worked out. Took me all day Saturday to reassemble the...
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    1995 c3500 lift

    While I had the pan off I checked some main bearings to see what kind of shape they were in. They have some wear, but for close to 300,000 and having outstanding oil pressure I'm not even going to mess with them right now. Also checked crank shaft end play and I am at .007 spec is .005-.011...
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    1995 c3500 lift

    After some research I decided to go with the monster transmission rebuild kit with kevlar friction discs, shift improvement kit, and heavy duty torque converter. It is a complete kit with high quality parts. I ordered a new hardened TCI input shaft from summit. While I am waiting for my parts...
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    1995 c3500 lift

    No rest for the wicked! I took the tranny apart and only real wear I found was on the input shaft splines and some bushings. Can still read the borg warner ink on the friction discs. Not to bad for having the miles this truck has. I'll get everything cleaned up and inspected a little better...
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    1995 c3500 lift

    After putting on both duals with spacers I noticed allot of imbalance in outer duals. Upon further inspection I realized the wheel spacers I bought are the wrong set up. Apparently I bought lug centric spacers when I needed hub centric spacers. After some research here on the forums I found...
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    1995 c3500 lift

    After the feasaco with the brakes I finally got to put on my new aluminum diff cover. Holds a gallon of 80-90 gear oil. I checked operation in forward and reverse . No noises and brakes feel great . Installed my new rancho rs5000 shocks. Installed the tires and 2" wheel spacers.
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    1995 c3500 lift

    After installing and adjusting the rear brake I discovered the passenger side brakes would bind bad in the forward position and free wheel in reverse. I removed drums and inspected and found shoes were not contacting backing plate on all the slides. When I first disassembled them they...
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    1995 c3500 lift

    Got the brakes on and the axle in with the 2" lift blocks. Got to adjust the brakes and bleed hoses.
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    1995 c3500 lift

    The new motive 4.10 gear set and timkin bearing kit from summit arrived. I inspected and measured the clutches in the posi traction and decided that they would run due to the lack of wear.
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    1995 c3500 lift

    Decided to rebuild the rear brakes. I had to debur the grooves off the backing plates. I put new wagner shoes, wheel cylinders, spring kit. The last person to previously install shoes on this installed both primary shoes on drivers side and secondary shoes on other side. These chevy trucks use...
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