Hello, all.
Long time again with no update...
I have made a deal with a friend, and I will have a (small) garage that I can hog to myself for up to 2 months.
I am going to try again, but this time I will be more prepared and take my time. I'm also going to save my PTO specifically to free up extra time for the truck.
For sure on my to-do list is:
- New pushrods and rockers
- Resealing valve cover, intake manifold, ect
- New rear main, all new clutch components
- Replacing water pump, hoses, radiator, and also an e-fan conversion is very temping for me especially because at some point I would like to retrofit A/C into the rig
I would like to either replace or attempt to rebuild my transmission as it's always had issues. Specifically 3rd/4th are noisy under light load (kinda like a rattling sound) and it won't go into 5th.
Both I believe are related to it's previous DIY rebuild, lol. For sure 5th as my friend did confirm it never went into 5th after they did the work.
The transmission doesn't grind and it goes into all the gears smoothly (ignoring 5th), so I'm kinda doubtful that it would need many internal pieces replaced. There is only roughly 5 years of driving on these syncros as far as I know.
So I think in theory on the transmission I can probably only replace the seals and bearings while I am tearing it down.
Thoughts, opinions?
I know there are quite a few videos on YT regarding disassembly and reassembly of the M50D so assuming a fair time constrain and that I pick up any needed tools it seems doable
