Finally pulling the drivetriain! Pics added as I progress!

[Hardwareman]

Thanks Jason,

I'll take care of it but I'm not going to do it today. I just replaced my power steering pump about 2 hours ago. I have the lifetime one at AutoZone, all I have to do is take my old one in and swap it out. Worked perfectly too as soon as I installed it and filled it with fluid. DONE!

I also just added plug wires to my already long list of lifetime parts for my Ranger:
*plug wires
*alternator
*power steering pump
*brake pads (front)
*slave cylinder
*complete clutch kit

There may be something I'm forgetting, but all in all it's cheaper to keeper you know?



Allen

 

[TireIron]

Awesome man, and for the seal, if you can get it out without damaging it then you can reuse it, otherwise it's gonna be a new one if you want to pull it and seal that spot up.

 

[Rocky Ranger]

Way to go!

I found a complete "lower engine gasket set" at AutoZone for $20.99 so I went to Kragen where their original price was $36.99. They price matched it and beat it by 5% so I'm happy there, only thing is they had to order it so I'll pick it up tomorrow after 2:00pm. You can't beat a kit like that for under 20 bucks! It comes with: oil pan gasket, front AND rear crankshaft seals, oil pump gasket AND o-ring, the sensor gasket on the side of the oil pump, oil pickup assembly o-ring, and the funny front auxillary seal deal. SCORED!!!

Yep, I like doing that to Kragen too. I used to work for them and learned the ins and outs on those deals. If you go to Kragens web site you will find their prices are cheaper then in the store. If you print the price off the net and bring it in they will lower the price in the store. But you have to bring in the printout as they don't have internet acces in the stores to verify the price.

Great job on the cleaning and photos!

That Te-kill-ya will get ya every time, lets just say I speak from personal experience... Damn, I was sick for a week after my last affair with a bottle of tequilla!