Thanks, MoC. I need that reassurance!
Looks nice sitting there in the yard, calling out to Clay to come and take me for a spin!
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Wish you were here to go riding! :thumbsup:
Love the new shoes! Give yourselves a pat on the back. The hard stuff is over with.
The only way I ever get a pat on the back is if I do it myself!
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Scott I would think your bearings and races are still ok because it's not like some sand or something got In there. But what do I know I have only built two axles and I have yet to finish them. (if only FedEx updated tracking) haha. Lookin great man. But did you torque the nut on the pinion down correctly? It should be around 130lbs? Maybe I can't remember exactly what I did on mine but should be in your manual.
Thanks, Trent. Yeah, I torqued it down, double-checked, triple-checked, etc. I was feeling very confident about the rearend when I finished it.
Not sure about the bearings, but you have nothing to loose in running them. Did you use a crush sleeve or shim pack? Did you torque until the pinion had ~22 inch pounds of rotational resistance??
I used a crush sleeve AND a shim pack. Shim pack for pinion depth, crush sleeve necessary for an AMC20 for preload. Also used a beam-type torque wrench to determine preload. There are a couple pages of the whole process in the thread. I'm planning to tighten the pinion nut enough to eliminate the up/down slop and go with it... unless there is something horribly wrong while turning it by hand.
Scott, Clay's 5 looks immaculate!
My fiancé wants to have one (but baby blue) that she can ride around in some day. So that will be my project when I get the space. I think it's great you and your son have such an awesome project to work on. Clay is a very lucky kid. Me and my dad worked on cars quite a bit when I was growing up but it was because he bought $500 (or cheaper) cars and that's all our family drove. So you can imagine that I got a lot of experience. The only thing he and I bought that was decent was my YJ. That was 12 years ago and I still have it today.
Anyway the jeep looks great and if I was Clay I would make that my DD for a little while.
I'm sure this has been beat to death but I would recommend Clay go into school while his mind is still in that mode. I got my engineering degree and had a great time in college. I also was able to work part-time and do some manufacturing engineering. After college I wanted to get my masters but listened to my mentors who were all engineers. They said to go get some experience so I did. 3-1/2 years later I'm back in school getting my masters but I landed another part-time student engineering position at the local utility.
My point is, he can find work if he looks while in school. Most engineering colleges or departments recommend taking a semester or year off to do a co-op or internship with a company. It makes it a whole lot easier to get in with these companies if you've started your degree.
I know it's all his decision so I hope he does what's best for him. I'm just offering my experience as that's all I can.
I can't wait to for the salsa by the way!
Thanks again Scott and you and Clay keep up the good work.
Hey Lou! Very good to hear from you. Clay plans to earn a welding engineering degree. Right now he is finishing up his AA and some kind of industrial engineering certificate (includes welding, electronics, manufacturing, quality assurance, and one or two other things I can't remember) at the local college... which has just become a 4 year college. The Forestry opportunity is a great one where he could learn so much that will apply to other endeavors, and the state pays for additional ed. Best-case scenario... Clay completes his schooling, gets good experience, blah, blah, blah. Worst-case scenario... Clay stays with Forestry for the next 40 years because he loved working, but mostly because he married his Babe!
Have to wait and see. Thanks, Lou
Salsa getting mailed Monday. PO was closed Friday!