Rescued from a farm.

[White Trash]

No pictures again, but passing along some info...
Not much got done recently as I had pull my front brakes apart again. The caliper on PS was hitting the inside of the wheel when I applied the brakes, come to find out, the inner pad (against the piston) was bound on the spindle as I did not line the caliper completely straight when reinstalling. Shame on me. So I while I had both calipers I decided to clean everything. I ran a tap and die over and through the socket head cap screws for securing the caliper to the spindle.
The cap screws can be removed with a 3/8" allen socket. It was probably a 9mm but I did not have one. The threads on them were 11mm x 1.5. When trying to remove the bolt and slide pins, the slide pins have a dimple in them that may not allow you to separate the bolt from the pin. Picture for reference is stock photo from rockauto.com.

 

[baxterday]

Welcome from a neighbor to your west.

 

[OBS Oregon]

No pictures again, but passing along some info...
Not much got done recently as I had pull my front brakes apart again. The caliper on PS was hitting the inside of the wheel when I applied the brakes, come to find out, the inner pad (against the piston) was bound on the spindle as I did not line the caliper completely straight when reinstalling. Shame on me. So I while I had both calipers I decided to clean everything. I ran a tap and die over and through the socket head cap screws for securing the caliper to the spindle.
The cap screws can be removed with a 3/8" allen socket. It was probably a 9mm but I did not have one. The threads on them were 11mm x 1.5. When trying to remove the bolt and slide pins, the slide pins have a dimple in them that may not allow you to separate the bolt from the pin. Picture for reference is stock photo from rockauto.com.

Welcome to the forum....

 

[95TXSilverado]

Welcome to the forum, love the color of your truck! My wife calls that color "Old Man Blue". Being an old man, it really appeals to me!

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

No pictures again, but passing along some info...
Not much got done recently as I had pull my front brakes apart again. The caliper on PS was hitting the inside of the wheel when I applied the brakes, come to find out, the inner pad (against the piston) was bound on the spindle as I did not line the caliper completely straight when reinstalling. Shame on me. So I while I had both calipers I decided to clean everything. I ran a tap and die over and through the socket head cap screws for securing the caliper to the spindle.
The cap screws can be removed with a 3/8" allen socket. It was probably a 9mm but I did not have one. The threads on them were 11mm x 1.5. When trying to remove the bolt and slide pins, the slide pins have a dimple in them that may not allow you to separate the bolt from the pin. Picture for reference is stock photo from rockauto.com.

On the 400s ( at least the half tons) the caliper pins/bolts are removed with a 3/8" hex bit. On the newer generation (99-06) they're a Torx T55.
When I changed the front pads on my Burb in June 2020, I had something happen that I've never had happen before: one of the caliper pins/bolts wouldn't go back in all the way. Was acting like the threads were messed up...and it had come apart fine. So I went to the parts store and got a tap in that 11mm X 1.5 pitch, cleaned the threads up, and reassembled everything. Probably never need that tap again, but I have it if I do.

 

[CrustyJunker]

That thing is clean! You should see the farm trucks around here. They would make only for rat-rods and not in the fashionable "patina" way.

Cool project!

 

[White Trash]

Not being a fan of bench seats, I finally completed the bucket seat install. Previous owner had good taste in hot dogs, found evidence under the bench seat...

 

[0xDEADBEEF]

I do love me some chilli-cheese dogs. Gotta have the mustard and onions though.

 

[White Trash]

Got the surface rust on the floorboards sanded and primed, ready for the carpet install. Carpet and sound deadening mat ordered and on the way.

 

[Menissalt]

Got the surface rust on the floorboards sanded and primed, ready for the carpet install. Carpet and sound deadening mat ordered and on the way.

This a good opportunity to put down some sound deadening and heat barrier. My friend used mats, I'm thinking about using the spray version.

Edit: I'm blind and skipped right over you saying a mat is on the way!