Me too, and the eye bolt thing is a great idea!

Wonder how a big one in the stud hole would work?

possibly quite well. i just needed to be able to roll it quickly while painting. but im sure a large bolt in the top would do the trick too!

quick bearing/seal install while waiting for warmer weather tomorrow. hoping to get the housing painted so i can be ready for carrier install once in/lb dial indicator torque wrench shows up. along with new lower kingpin bearing plates. old ones showed wear i didn’t see during tear down. got a set of spicers coming my way.  should be here friday.

i’ll just do one side for length.. but you get the idea.





this is simply the old race for the lower bearing. always handy to keep something around that has the correct OD



standard seal driver



aaaand done. took about 15 min. sure is nice being able to turn it upside down 

thanks for the kind words.

and yes, the 2nd gen cummins axles were a 3 piece shaft. so the passenger side had a crazy box with a vacuum disconnect that slid a collar locked it to the far passenger side shaft. odd.

.. and they’re ball joint. so double whammy no go. hahah

since it may be warm enough to paint tomorrow, i wanted to get what might need rolling and turning out of the way. so in went lower king pin bearing races and dust shields.



it didn’t call or any.. but i figured what the heck, RTV can’t be that bad on a somewhat (in my head) seal surface.









back upright, king pins.

in case anyone was wondering.. this is what 600ft lbs looks like without a $1200 torque wrench. hahah







also, just for reference, this offset mark is the difference between tighter than anything known to man and hand tight. not even alittle kidding. made this mark while taking off the old ones, so i figured i might as well use it for reference while tightening to an unholy level.



i put the new king pins in hand tight, retarded the mark the same amounted the one, and set to work with archimedes’ lever in an attempt to move the world.

this is the result

the insides of my were terrible. rust scale and oily sand from when it was blasted as well. but when i saw those seals i was sold.

i got spicer spindle nuts. it said ford f-350, but if im not mistaken they were all the same part number. i just wanted the ones with the pin on the washer and not the fold down ears.

hopefully those will be going in shortly.. with pics to follow or course. hahah

well.. i did find (and purchased) a set of external axle seals for the 60 to keep junk out of the tubes (mostly dust and rain/warer) the truck will most likely never see ‘mud’ up that high, but dirt roads/trails possibly. and obviously rain while driving. company name is Seals-it. i’ll have some pics of them later. i may shoot a coat of clear on them to compare and  see which finish i like better (satin or crystal clear)

and yes, torque king is where i bought the tool from. sounded high when i was looking, but i’m telling you..after last night and seeing how easy/effortless it was, very glad to have had it. may end up sound the ones on the kaiser next just hyde he’s getting some gear oil seapage after driving in 4x4 for a bit and sitting in a slight angle. just out  the drivers side. and not a ton. but.. i don’t like leaks. lol

decided to do a quick job before dinner. i figured i was done in the axle so far as cleaning was concerned.. so in went inner axle seals.

 before. completely bare minus bearing races



empty seal surface



test fit, just to make sure i had the right ones. hahah



questionably the best $130 (came with seals as well..) i’ve ever spent. i know it sounds like a lot for a simple tool, but when i tell you it took longer to write this post than install both inner axle seals.. you’ll get one too.



the retainer pin comes off when using. just helps hold the slide end on when in storage.



slip it in place, snug up the nut



2 adjustable wrenches to hold bolt and turn nut.. and you’re off to the races.



30 seconds later.. with 2 peaks to make sure it didn’t go too far, you’re done



what they look like on the new inner shaft/seal surfaces





and the other side



total time.. in 25° temps. about 15 min. that was with taking pics and keeping up with a dog. hahah

start off with some comparisons.

old, worn out 30 spline outer vs new spicer 35 spline upgraded outer.







now.. for the new shiny





new u joints being installed in between new inners and outers.

both 35 spline outers, short side inner, pinion yoke, seal, nut and spindle nuts.

no sir. i don’t need it tomorrow or anything. i just wish i knew how many miles were actually on it. bc the last one i looked at and got close getting one that had 440k instead of 140k as the owner thought. but it has 200ish K on it 3 years ago too. but fortunately was kept up with at the DMV and such. but this one hasn’t had a thing recorded since 2015. so..good and bad? from 2012 to 2015 it only had 15k put on it..

i just don’t know. i wanted to just get a good low mileage runner that just needed up and down pipes. EGR delete and intake. and modified harness.

still awaiting the sellers response. i’ll contact him maybe mid week if i haven’t heard back.

we got a set of 18x9s for the kaiser that are anodized aluminum with 8 bullerholes in it. really clean and simple.  pretty sure they’re Ion 170B. i’ll see if i can find a pic of just the rims

last 8 of VIN are found on the trans and engine (only found the ones on trans at this point) contacted the guy again about taking it back with the understanding he’s looking for another LBZ and once he does he has it sold as well (to me. providing i hear it run and have VIN run before that.. i keep the other one until that happens) we shall see what he says. that’s the pivotal point. time will tell. will keep you posted

before



after



before



after



now.. with all the pesky pics out of the way, i’ve run into a pickle. found the VIN. ran car fax, doesn’t have 160k as stated by owner. is showing 232k in 2015.

so:

1: keep it and say to heck with numbers. looks good and may be just fine.

2: see if seller will take it back for purchase price and find another

3: sell it and the trans he let me take for profit and never talk to him again.. 

but really.. any and everyone with real life duramax experience, any and all input is appreciated greatly.

not a whole lot done the last day or so. been working on shop maintenance mostly. but i did cobble together an engine dolly to be able to move the drive train around with ease. narrow end will hold the trans cross member and have some lags from the top to keep it from wobbling. wider/taller side should land just under the upper oil pan on a flat spot (where it’s currently resting). may have to notch the wood some to get it to sit correctly. but you get the idea.



also managed to get the fan and shroud off. multiple reasons. wanted to get at the front/lower section of the engine for cleaning and also turn the crank. which it does. thankfully. made 1 full unobstructed revolution with good compressing (no numbers obviously.. just arm tested it. haha)

what i started with. 6 bolt round NP205 32 spline long input. had already been rebuilt with new bearings and seals.





so of course i completely dismantle it and..



sand blast all the paint off. wrong color. hahah

now with that pesky black out of the way, time to get back on track

self etching primer


massey ferguson gray for utilitarian as well as aesthetic purposes. will go well with what was planned..


SRW dana 60 on the cheap (will soon find out why..)


big box of goodies from a buddy in CA


bling on the 205








female/female 29 spline coupler for the.. trans 


nearly finally shot of the rear (sans E brake)


forgot to order a 32 spline front output shaft.. so back apart it came to swap ofer and reinstall


clearance for twin stick cables and e brake disk.. that was a close one




front done with new 32 spline output and drive flange, adjustable shift rail detents and twin stick rails


tapped diff housing for breather


and customizing a custom part. needed a vent hole for the 205 since the old one will me directly under the E brake mechanism and no longer a viable source. this is the plug built for the speedo gear block off.




cleaned and painted knuckles


and hubs


speedo/tapped vent plug and VSS machined hole in output bearing housing


used to be a stabilizer shock there.. no more




i did this color combo.. what do y’all think?


vents




and now the moment i’ve been waiting for.. unveiling the heart of this beast. been a year long search and some real close calls with some. but the wait is over and (fingers crossed) worth it.

2007 LBZ with supposedly 160k on the clock. 2wd 6 speed allison at the moment but will soon be 4wd thanks to some clever negotiation and good luck. took a good 5 speed 4wd allison from same seller to swap out output housings and make the 6 a 4wd and 5 a 2wd (he has a 2wd LLY dually he wants a spare for and i needed a 4wd 6 speed. all should be corrected and returned to him shortly..

man it’s going to take awhile to upload these pics.. hahah

man this one was awhile ago too! fortunately i have some pics to show as well..

if anyone would kindly inform me of how to post directly here.. i’ll be more than happy to post as many as you’d like. hah

low blows guys. low blows.

hahaha.

been pretty busy with these hurricanes in the SE, bit hoping stuff slows down to where he can complete it soon. needs some weatherproofing. and sound deadening. but it's pretty good so far. seems to move itself well and the trans is proving to be ok. LU and OD function on switches, but he's already said he wants to move to a stand alone controller. lol. i knew that wouldn't take long.

did i miss the hourly rate too..

yea.. that's gotta be in there too. hahah

it runs amazing. had to adjust the tappet cover gasket slightly bc of a leak, but i think it's all good now. and had to barely snug up an injection line bc of fuel leak. but it's good now from what i can tell.

i thought i was. i copied the URL and tried to link it on the forum, and got nothing.

back together. and back at the trans shop to have them install the filter extension and trans temp bung that they didn't install the first time around. so.. once that's done i'll set the idle with the optical tach i ordered, install a 1quart stainless steel overflow tank and hook up some trans switches for OD and LU..

stay tuned!

yea. i'm looking forward to hearing it again/seeing the oil pressure come back.

the cam is 'stock' but not to a 12 valve diesel. lol. interested to see how it does myself. i think it'll be awesome. interested to see what kinda mileage we get too. anything over 16-17 will be amazing. guy i know has a 12 valve swapped excursion on 35s with 3.54s and knocks down 24 mph on the hwy..

my dad got the plug up there and took about 3 seconds to put in. last i heard they have the pumped timed at 16.25* and reassembling everything to fire it up.. again.

my dad took the rad core support up so it can be plumbed with the radiator we have along with the IC and intake horn that it'll have on it in the truck.