Nor Cal chat thread

[2004xlmiller]

i got the new axle in, feels alot better. cept i didnt drive it much. i stripped a brake line fitting when reconnecting the brakes.. so unless i can retap the threads or somehow replace the fitting, ill need a new rear line. anyone have a solution for me? 916-224-7197. i really need help on this one..

 

[legoms013]

i got the new axle in, feels alot better. cept i didnt drive it much. i stripped a brake line fitting when reconnecting the brakes.. so unless i can retap the threads or somehow replace the fitting, ill need a new rear line. anyone have a solution for me? 916-224-7197. i really need help on this one..

What fitting did you strip out?

 

[2004xlmiller]

the male fitting at the end of the brake line on the frame.

 

[2004xlmiller]

got it figured out. we got the threads fixed, the line back together, i bled the system out and its all good. i got 4:10s now!!! i put in the lift blocks so now the backs waaay to high. im gonna take them out and wait till i have spindles to put them back in.

 

[legoms013]

You'd need a die not a tap to fix the threads on a male fitting, Riebes might have one but I have no idea actually of brake line fittings using a commonly available die.

Another option which is probably easier is to just buy another fitting, rent a flaring tool (or buy a cheapie from Harbor Frieght) and then cut and re-flare the existing tube with the new fitting.

 

[2004xlmiller]

we filed it down and cut some threads by hand, just enough to get it started, then it got itself in just fine. thanks for the info, i hope i never have to deal with this problem again though. that sucked..

 

[stiluv]

well i picked up a new rear end today. 31 spline 8.8 with discs for free. so my old one is up for sale. 31 spline 8.8 with drums spring over conversion 3.73s ls. $50.00

 

[ben10]

so I put that manual hub on, lasted 2 weeks and grenaded... its made of a lot of ****ing plastic and it melted and burned up the bearings and ate up my cv axle and hub... stupid piece of shit. I doubt I can do much other than to get my money back for some bunk ass hubs... they wont pay for it to be fixed. I made my hub and cv axle work for now, but im going to have to replace them soon.

on another note im not in stockton anymore!

 

[stiluv]

ben i can get you the live axle setup for $120. that is both cv's and wheel bearings. if anyone is interested (dayne) i also have a set of warn manual locking hubs for d35 ttb $50

 

[2004xlmiller]

got the rear diff oil changed, brake system bled, and the HIDs reaimed. productive ass day.

 

[Maverick]

got the rear diff oil changed, brake system bled, and the HIDs reaimed. productive ass day.

Productive day.... that's like an hour and a half of work

 

[ben10]

hahahahahaha pwned. wes I might take you up on that, for now im being conservative with money. but we shall see what happens.

 

[2004xlmiller]

Productive day.... that's like an hour and a half of work

lol theres alot of inbetween stuff i didnt mention like putting the lift blocks on, finishing them, deciding i didnt like them and taking them off. plus taking care of the grandparents as usual. haha i live for the day when i can get shit on my truck done in a reasonable amount of time.. hasnt happened yet. theres always something coming up, like breaking brake lines..

 

[ben10]

lol I put chris's lift on his tacoma yesterday, and put his stock suspension on the tacoma that we took the lift off of aaaaaaaand pulled my front hubs apart and fixed em in a few hours oh I should take a pic of my hub show you what happened.

going snow wheeling today with bryce and his friend. should be fun!

 

[ben10]

oh yeah and just so everyone knows where i am going in case I dont come back or something happens im going to a road off sly creek road on 50 called mormom emigrant trail. come save my ass if I dont come back!