1988 BII Build

[crawlin91]

where did you get the seal kit from, what is included, and how much was it?

 

[88_Eddie]

rock auto....it was $23.xx. auto-bone wanted $41.99 for the same kit. there's also a kit that comes with new bearings but that was $50 or so i think.

hard to tell what's included, there was no description on rock auto. but from what i can tell, it's got both snap rings and seals for the pitman arm and the splined shaft that the steering shaft hooks to. then it looks like there's a few outer seals and maybe some inner seals. i dont recall seeing any o-rings either and there's a few of those inside the box. you may be able to recognize more than me from the pic on the site too

 

[brinker88]

I got a complete seal kit from Advance for less than $15.00.....

 

[88_Eddie]

i wanna see a link to that. did it come with the bearings too?

 

[brinker88]

No bearings. Hold on real quick, I'll see if I can find it.

 

[88_Eddie]

i only found this kit on their site:
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/we...Kit-Powercraft_3865169-P_22_R|GRPSTERAMS_____

says it's $13 though....the same kit is $8 at autozone

 

[brinker88]

Shit, yea you're right, it's just the sector shaft repair kit. Hmmm...the whole rebuild kit w/ bearings is $60!?!

 

[88_Eddie]

it's gotta be more than $60 with bearings from advanced. autozones kit with the bearings is $75.99. and rock auto wanted $50 or $60 for it.

from what i've noticed autozone is always the cheapest of the national parts stores chains. rock auto is always a little cheaper than autozone, but they have some wierd brands sometimes.

the pitman arm i got from rock auto was a raysbestos arm that was $23.xx.....autozone wanted $42xx for the same damn thing.

 

[brinker88]

You're prob right, it's been a while since I ordered the stuff.

 

[Stang5lgt]

If you know the part # a lot times you can get stuff from Amazon. There O2 sensors are pretty cheap I got all four sensors for the Merc for $116 shipped to my door(Rockauto was about 50 bucks more for all four). I never even knew they sold parts until a friend asked if a O2 sensor would fit his truck he linked to Amazon I was like huh?!

 

[brinker88]

^ Heck yea! That's where I found the kickdown cable for my GF's jeep using the OEM numbers.

 

[crawlin91]

The box I have is in great shape and doesn't leak, but, I have it apart to drill and tap it and thought if I could find a cheap kit that included all of the outer seals and o-rings I would go ahead and replace them since they are 20 years old. That kit from Rock auto looks like it has everything I will need, thanks.

 

[88_Eddie]

yeah, the seals in mine were fine as well. the box wasnt leaking either, i just though i'd change them since they're factory and i had it apart

 

[88_Eddie]

got arm # 2 all welded up tonight

both bushings installed

and got both my coil retainers in (tacked til i figure out how long i need them to be)

should be able to slide it under the truck tomorrow night and get the driver side upper link done. then thursday i can start workin on the track bar

 

[crawlin91]

What length of arms are you going for? Are you going to tie them into a transXmember?