Betty's "I want to be a mule" progress log thread

[delexploder]

Your front diff sure moves alot

 

[Stang5lgt]

As a matter of fact, I am suspect of u joints. Sheri and I were discussing this very thing last evening.

I do intend to replace all 5 of em. Problem though, I do not know which sizes I need. Both shafts are "custom" and without tearing them out to measure them I am at a loss what to do about it.

I "think" I have a expedition rear drive shaft, I know the front is a double "C" --I assume the front yoke joint to be the same as Explorer. I would assume the Double cardan unit is from an explorer.
I would actually enjoy looking up the part numbers if I knew what to look for.

[MENTION=165306]Stang5lgt[/MENTION] Help?

All the front ones are 1310. The rear shaft I believe uses a 1350 or 1330. Ford, Dodge, GM, and Jeep all use those joints. The front just tell them 92 Ranger front shaft. Ranger uses the same 1310 joints on there rear shaft also. Everything bigger then a 1350 goes to 1400 series and that is what Super Dutys use.

 

[traveler]

You've reminded me.. I have been putting off replacing the u-joints on my Explorer as well. Have the parts already (assuming O'Reillys gave me the right ones) just gotta get the garage heated up and do it. If ya need help with yours just holler.

 

[Turdle]

You've reminded me.. I have been putting off replacing the u-joints on my Explorer as well. Have the parts already (assuming O'Reillys gave me the right ones) just gotta get the garage heated up and do it. If ya need help with yours just holler.

Sounds like we could use my hydraulic press! Hope you don't mind waiting until after Christmas. Would that be alright? If so we could knock out both trucks.

 

[traveler]

Oh yea, January would be good. We're still recovering from the wedding/honeymoon.. lol.

 

[Turdle]

Being selectively compulsively weird, I looked at our faded black-turning a weird purplish gray winch cover and said to myself " ya know, they make dye for this kind of thing"
I added a pack of black dye to MLB's shopping list and waited. :shifty_ey:shifty_ey

Yeah, she came back home. Phew, that was a close one.

I followed the instructions for a strong batch, added some vinegar and soaked the winch cover overnight, then, allowed it to drip dry outside.

Once it was dry, I rinsed out all the excess dye and ended up with a purplish gray winch cover. Neoprene will not take dye I guess. Everything else I touched did though.

 

[delexploder]

Lmao

 

[traveler]

LoL maybe she bought purlish grey dye?

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[Turdle]

I am in the process of ordering driveline parts. I think I have the u joints figured out, however I need to verify this is the proper Double cardan ball replacement kit please!

Moog 617


http://www.amazon.com/Moog-617-Ball.../ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

the ball goes into this thingy between the u joints

 

[Turdle]

Pictures so we all know I tried to get that stubborn bolt-

The new bolt. It is very upset now, because I am putting it back on the shelf-

And this is going in.

I'll pop the cover and change the fluid once it is in the truck

I took a chisel to the locked cross pin bolt to knock off the welded material, the bolt turned and It came out easily. I can now replace the bent axle. Well, not right now. But soon. Then this axle can go back under the Mounty.

 

[Rick]

Soon as in after your ribs have had a chance to heal?

 

[Turdle]

Soon as in after your ribs have had a chance to heal?

Well, yeah. I am out of commission for a bit.

The bolt came out before my accident. I doubt I could even pick up a hammer today.

 

[Rick]

No more attic acrobatics for awhile

 

[CDW6212R]

Ouch, that sounds worse than my leg going through my deck.

I found another rotted piece of wood on Tuesday, it was the other end of the same one piece that had broken last year. My knee got twisted/bent on one of the cross beams as I fell on my butt, with the sprayer(Roundup) in hand. No blood, but it is still very tender. I better replace the deck pieces soon.

 

[gmanpaint]

I am in the process of ordering driveline parts. I think I have the u joints figured out, however I need to verify this is the proper Double cardan ball replacement kit please!

Moog 617


http://www.amazon.com/Moog-617-Ball.../ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

the ball goes into this thingy between the u joints

Yeppers, that's the one. O'Reilly's carries it too.

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/s...35&year=1995&make=Ford&categoryRedirect=04078

Same part fits 94-10 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 too. Found it on Parts Geek for a lot less, but not sure how much shipping would be.

http://www.#########.com/t2yyhrw-do...p=pp&utm_term=Dodge+Double+Cardan+CV+Ball+Kit

 

[Albino 94LTD]

Have fun putting that together. IIRC, it's a B***H!

 

[Turdle]

Yeppers, that's the one. O'Reilly's carries it too.

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/s...35&year=1995&make=Ford&categoryRedirect=04078

Same part fits 94-10 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 too. Found it on Parts Geek for a lot less, but not sure how much shipping would be.

http://www.#########.com/t2yyhrw-do...p=pp&utm_term=Dodge+Double+Cardan+CV+Ball+Kit

Have fun putting that together. IIRC, it's a B***H!

You guys that was days ago--look here

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=406422

I think the DC i causing my vibration, so, I am going to go with an f150 drive shaft.

 

[Albino 94LTD]

You guys that was days ago--look here

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=406422

I think the DC i causing my vibration, so, I am going to go with an f150 drive shaft.

Well,,, color me purple. You had a side thread answering the questions you asked in this one :shifty_ey

 

[Turdle]

Well,,, color me purple. You had a side thread answering the questions you asked in this one :shifty_ey

Well, pay attention!

I wasn't getting much in here, so I cross posted.

 

[Turdle]

Headlights were yellowish looking. I took them off a while ago to try to polish them off with mediocre results. So, I found a set on ebay from a seller in Gardner,Ks for under 42.00 shipped.

The seller is am-autoparts. I got them the very next day!

Install went a little more difficult than I had planned since my curved snap ring pliers went MIA

And no, you cannot make a curved set out of a straight set. You can however make a broken set ---

So, I got some new snap ring pliers off Amazon, still the Mountaineer headlight retaining clips fooled me. Somewhere there is a tool for this-----

also, the 2 top adjusting rods ( for vertical adjustment of beam) is very close to the rad support. Looking for 4mm wrench to adjust these-

Funny, of all things I have never adjusted a mountaineer headlight beam to this extent. They have always just been a hair off -I used pliers.