- Joined
- Dec 14, 2016
- Messages
- 98
- Reaction score
- 18
- Points
- 8
- Location
- Hillsborough NC
- Vehicle Year
- 1992
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- at least 6"
- Tire Size
- 32x11.5x15
Ok fellas, its back in .. Ill share some pics later.
The refresh went ok. Not to bad for a Sr. Network Engineer. We will see over time. I didnt rush .. One side one part at a time so that I could use the other side for reference if I needed to. Problem with that approach was that I really couldnt use the opposite side as an example because both sides were so hosed up. Missing parts or other items.
The steering is very much more tight now at least on the stands.
A few lessons learned if having to ever do it again ...
1. I would get the front end up on a bench. Man my 58 year old body is sore from the constant up and down. Knees are killing me ! Would have been much easier on a bench.
2. I would put it back in 3 pieces, left side, right side, then the Radius Arm cross member.
3. I would get help from at least one other body. Took me 3 hours on Saturday to get all the holes to line up. Item 2 above would probably helped. .. little frustrating .. maybe .. on a hole .. I would be 1/8 of an inch off .. get up .. go to an opposite side raise a jack or block, come back and look .. 1/4 off in another direction .. that kind of thing. But I finally got it.
There is only a few more things I need to do. Install pins .. use white nail polish to draw a line on all the bolts so I can easily see if they loosen later on. Use the measurement thing and camber adjust to try to get it aligned enough to get it to the shop for a proper alignment about 10 miles away.
Few things I have to figure out. The outer spindle nut is supposed to be torqued to 150 ft lbs. My digital torque wrench only goes to 80 ft lbs. There are also 3 washers that are supposed to go on the end of the spindle that the c clip holds in to keep the spindle from being sucked inward. I cant see where there will be enough room to put them on. Maybe when properly torqued there will be room. This might be why the 4x4 wasn't engaging.
Next step in this process is certainly the wheels. Again .. Ive had plenty of 4x4 ..but none ever lifted like this. I think we are talking somewhere near a 7" lift. 3 body 4 suspension. Please correct me if Im wrong.
Thinking a 15x8 or 15x10 16 inch rim should fit .. Headed over to the wheels and tires section where Ive already started a few queries.
Edited .. Sorry forgot the entire parts list ...
New shock dampeners,
New L and R inner tie rods.
New L and R outer tie rods,
New upper and lower ball joints,
New rotors,
Junk yard spindle to replace the one with jammed race (and bearing that was totally wasted just not there),
New spindle bearings and seals
New wheel bearings and seals
New (and proper) spindle nuts and washers
New Radius arm bushings
New I beam (pivot) bushings
New steering gear and hoses
New forward u joint for forward drive shaft.
All unreachable nuts torqued to .. well .. Haynes spec.
Dropped parts thoroughly degreased and cleaned.
Anything reachable under the truck thoroughly cleaned (but could use a second pass)
Power steering pump drained, new fluid and purged of air.
Front differential also drained and fluid added.
The refresh went ok. Not to bad for a Sr. Network Engineer. We will see over time. I didnt rush .. One side one part at a time so that I could use the other side for reference if I needed to. Problem with that approach was that I really couldnt use the opposite side as an example because both sides were so hosed up. Missing parts or other items.
The steering is very much more tight now at least on the stands.
A few lessons learned if having to ever do it again ...
1. I would get the front end up on a bench. Man my 58 year old body is sore from the constant up and down. Knees are killing me ! Would have been much easier on a bench.
2. I would put it back in 3 pieces, left side, right side, then the Radius Arm cross member.
3. I would get help from at least one other body. Took me 3 hours on Saturday to get all the holes to line up. Item 2 above would probably helped. .. little frustrating .. maybe .. on a hole .. I would be 1/8 of an inch off .. get up .. go to an opposite side raise a jack or block, come back and look .. 1/4 off in another direction .. that kind of thing. But I finally got it.
There is only a few more things I need to do. Install pins .. use white nail polish to draw a line on all the bolts so I can easily see if they loosen later on. Use the measurement thing and camber adjust to try to get it aligned enough to get it to the shop for a proper alignment about 10 miles away.
Few things I have to figure out. The outer spindle nut is supposed to be torqued to 150 ft lbs. My digital torque wrench only goes to 80 ft lbs. There are also 3 washers that are supposed to go on the end of the spindle that the c clip holds in to keep the spindle from being sucked inward. I cant see where there will be enough room to put them on. Maybe when properly torqued there will be room. This might be why the 4x4 wasn't engaging.
Next step in this process is certainly the wheels. Again .. Ive had plenty of 4x4 ..but none ever lifted like this. I think we are talking somewhere near a 7" lift. 3 body 4 suspension. Please correct me if Im wrong.
Thinking a 15x8 or 15x10 16 inch rim should fit .. Headed over to the wheels and tires section where Ive already started a few queries.
Edited .. Sorry forgot the entire parts list ...
New shock dampeners,
New L and R inner tie rods.
New L and R outer tie rods,
New upper and lower ball joints,
New rotors,
Junk yard spindle to replace the one with jammed race (and bearing that was totally wasted just not there),
New spindle bearings and seals
New wheel bearings and seals
New (and proper) spindle nuts and washers
New Radius arm bushings
New I beam (pivot) bushings
New steering gear and hoses
New forward u joint for forward drive shaft.
All unreachable nuts torqued to .. well .. Haynes spec.
Dropped parts thoroughly degreased and cleaned.
Anything reachable under the truck thoroughly cleaned (but could use a second pass)
Power steering pump drained, new fluid and purged of air.
Front differential also drained and fluid added.
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