What are you working on today?

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Finally got back on the t-case for the '05 Chevy. I had ordered a new rear case half and decided to use it. The snap ring groove in the old one seemed about twice as wide as the new one, but I'm not sure this was due to abnormal wear.

I did this in the truck. Ready for rear half:View attachment 270646

The chain plus gravity wants to pull the mainshaft down and left. Through random trial and error I found a 39mm 12pt socket fits the output splines really well. With this and an extension I was able to manipulate the mainshaft to get the rear case to line upView attachment 270650

I had some old Proto snap ring pliers that I was happy to modify. I took 3/4" off the handles so they'd fit in the available Z space under the bodyView attachment 270648

I also opted to "widen" them by building up the jaws with weld. It looks horrendous but worked really well. I was going to add a crude cross-hatch pattern with my engraver but it wasn't necessary. This allows me to more easily spread the ring without maxing the tool travel.View attachment 270649

MA pump rub plate. I know there are more affordable options but I like American machiningView attachment 270647
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Was the original Transfer case or transfer case externals not rebuild able? Banks makes a transfer case that runs much cooler than oem.
 
michaelluscher said:
Well, I still don't know where the small EVAP leak is
Maybe I'll pull the back seat up and check the fuel pump next time
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Did the o rings on the Civic P/S pump, I chose to pull the cowl and do the job from up top
Not exactly sure I fixed the leak
Might be time to just call it and put a eBay chinesium pump
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I put an ignition switch and a negative battery cable, as they were both original and worn
It starts instantly now, so that's good
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There is no need to pull that finicky cowl for the p/s pump replacement. It is faster to remove the side engine mount and dogbone.
 
Yesterday, didn’t get much done as I was feeling a bit unwell. I changed some of the shackle bushes on the Samurai and removed the front driveshaft in preparation for doing the u-joints.
 
I bought a second hand Dewalt Chop Saw that has no power, it had seen hard use cutting limestone. Turns out one of the brushes burned out from the magnet and it was stuck. After prying out the chunks, scrubbing the commutator bar have a set of brushes on order and will see if this was a cheap and cheerful Dean Doherty fix. @Trav

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It's gonna get oil change. The filter is napa and it's been some time since we have seen a napa store.
Tranny was puked with water. Doesn't look like it rusted. We dump a change of decent used juice in it. Will spin it around and do again. Machine hyd looked decent, one final has some water in the gear lube.
 
Typical Monday… spent a couple hours cleaning the disaster in the kitchen from my wife cooking this weekend. It was good disaster at least and have enough food for the week.

After that had time to clean up a couple old tie rods and found nuts for them. Going to get the rusted out Festiva movable and running. Its going to be the farm hot rod… all the doors and glass will be removed except windshield. Maybe even back roof. Boys can use it to play around.
 
wander2039 said:
Typical Monday… spent a couple hours cleaning the disaster in the kitchen from my wife cooking this weekend. It was good disaster at least and have enough food for the week.

After that had time to clean up a couple old tie rods and found nuts for them. Going to get the rusted out Festiva movable and running. Its going to be the farm hot rod… all the doors and glass will be removed except windshield. Maybe even back roof. Boys can use it to play around.
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Farm hot rod I like sound of that 😍😍
 
cptbarkey said:
I bought a second hand Dewalt Chop Saw that has no power, it had seen hard use cutting limestone. Turns out one of the brushes burned out from the magnet and it was stuck. After prying out the chunks, scrubbing the commutator bar have a set of brushes on order and will see if this was a cheap and cheerful Dean Doherty fix. @Trav

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New brushes came in, and one didnt fit. The other slipped in fine. It turns out, the one brush failed because it was stuck! It turns out the entire brush holder was overheated. I eventually was able to chip away the brush holder out, it wasnt totally melted but hardened. I still think the communtator looks okay but what do i know? So now I have a set of brush holders on order. We'll see whats next in this debacle. I think I might just bite the bullet and get a Hercules or Vevor.

Separately, I have a backyard storage problem so i'm building some outdoor HD shelves out of as much recycled wood I found or have lying around. It will be 16 feet long, 5 deep, 8 high. Gaze upon the dramatic exploded wood and metal pile in the foreground, I was lazily trying to shift the piles with tractor forks and they exploded everywhere. I'm too lazy to stack it all back up until I finish these new shelves. The left 2/3'rds will be for wood and metal storage up to 12 feet, the right side will be a hutch for oversized items. It will be enclosed with recycled corrugated metal except for the front which will be simple tarp door that I can roll up to access. I might change my mind how its designed, I tend to do things like this on the fly. All aboard the hot mess express!

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cptbarkey said:
New brushes came in, and one didnt fit. The other slipped in fine. It turns out, the one brush failed because it was stuck! It turns out the entire brush holder was overheated. I eventually was able to chip away the brush holder out, it wasnt totally melted but hardened. I still think the communtator looks okay but what do i know? So now I have a set of brush holders on order. We'll see whats next in this debacle. I think I might just bite the bullet and get a Hercules or Vevor.

Separately, I have a backyard storage problem so i'm building some outdoor HD shelves out of as much recycled wood I found or have lying around. It will be 16 feet long, 5 deep, 8 high. Gaze upon the dramatic exploded wood and metal pile in the foreground, I was lazily trying to shift the piles with tractor forks and they exploded everywhere. I'm too lazy to stack it all back up until I finish these new shelves. The left 2/3'rds will be for wood and metal storage up to 12 feet, the right side will be a hutch for oversized items. It will be enclosed with recycled corrugated metal except for the front which will be simple tarp door that I can roll up to access. I might change my mind how its designed, I tend to do things like this on the fly. All aboard the hot mess express!

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New brush holders, brushes worked! The chop saw sounds like a beast and properly dims the lights in the house at 15 amps. The wife is not happy with the racket.
 
I got the toasted t-case wiring harness fixed up on the '18 Colorado.

This is one of those frustrating repairs where you can pretty easily see and reach the affected area, but you need slack to really do it right. I disconnected the entire harness from the t-case forward to the wheel well:

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Up close once I could pull it toward me in the wheel well:

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No bueno:

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Failed to get shots of the repair but wrapped back up with DEI tape from O'Reilly:

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I found an insulated clamp that just fit (arrow). To the left of that I ran a bolt thru the bracket where the harness should have been anchored but the plastic retainer failed.
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Completely anchored, as viewed from below looking up

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I can easily fit my fingers between the cat and harness. Previously the harness was napping ON the cat
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Haven't done much the last few days. Monday I replaced the windshield wiper transmission on a neighbor's daughter's 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. One of the bushings that connects the motor arm to the transmission assembly failed, a brand new assembly from the local Chevrolet dealer was less than $100 with my discount. I went that route instead of just sourcing a bushing. Today I'm supposed to have all the parts to fix the other neighbors 15 F-150, so I'll get that knocked out.
 
1989 Buick Park Avenue (Electra) with 57k miles:
-oil change
-replaced oil pressure sending unit due to spastic gauge readings
-replaced turn signal flasher as either signal would just stay on solid
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-replaced burnt stop/turn bulb. The housing is retained with thumbscrews and hinges up
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I can't believe mice haven't chowed the hood liner
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Actually a cool car that I'd totally rock if I had any use for a passenger car. It harkens to an era when things were built a bit more crudely but also easier to work on. And relatively heavy sheetmetal for a car these days
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One thing that really stands out is that it was built just before the Lego era when everything just snaps together and breaks coming apart.
 
2011 ISL 8.9L cummins, 450hp. Came in for huge oil leaks, which ended up being the head gasket. Removed head and found sunk liners. Removed liners to find cavitation erosion on 1 liner and starting on others. Rod bearings also worn. At this point it is getting an inframe with counter bores cut/shimmed. This was already rebuilt, about 5000
Hours ago.

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