lunchboxlust
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So I finally started to make some good money and I decided to put it into my expo. New tires, tt, coil spacers, programer and eventually a pa body lift so I decided to do my routine check of everything.
I crawled under it yesterday to check the fluids and I think I have the dreaded head gasket leak. It has always leaked a little oil ever sense I had the lifter springs and valves replaced but it was never enough to see it leaking on to my pass side exhaust like I did yesterday.
I also noticed that my trans fluid is a little low but with all the oil that has splashed on the rest of my shit from driving 80mph on the highway for the last 2 months I couldn't tell if it is a leak or not. It shifts fine with no problems so I hope its just the input and output seals
The t case is also low tho I can not tell where its leaking because all of the oil and the last time I Put it in 4low or high it clunked hard and made a grinding noise going in and out.
My rear diff was also low but it wasn't wet anywhere so I think it is coming out of the seals. But the rims are never wet so I don't think its real bad.
So before I buy a body lift, coil spacers and a tuner i want to fix all the leaks because i use full synthetic fluids for everything so filling the oil is getting expensive and with all the rest leaking its going to compound.
So I have spent the last two days on the forum and searching Google for howto's videos and pictures on some of these things and cant come up with much except some people saying its not to hard or its more cost effective to do this or that. but no real info. I guess I am looking for some threads you guys have booked marked or first hand info, videos or just good websites to get info from.
I plan on doing most if not all the work my self but for t case, axles and engine I will get junk yard ones and rebuild those and just drop them in. I'm not a master tech or anything i haven't rebuilt any of these parts before but with the right info I feel real confident with everything except the engine rebuild.
I want to start with the t case leak and rebuild then move on to axles. I am not sure what t case i have yet I cant find my manual at the moment but like I said all info welcome. The axles are 9.75 with 3.73 and the rear is LS. I have to say I know the least about axles of all the work to be done. I will answer all questions to the best of my ability and take any pics needed in search of help. thanks for reading guys
I crawled under it yesterday to check the fluids and I think I have the dreaded head gasket leak. It has always leaked a little oil ever sense I had the lifter springs and valves replaced but it was never enough to see it leaking on to my pass side exhaust like I did yesterday.
I also noticed that my trans fluid is a little low but with all the oil that has splashed on the rest of my shit from driving 80mph on the highway for the last 2 months I couldn't tell if it is a leak or not. It shifts fine with no problems so I hope its just the input and output seals
The t case is also low tho I can not tell where its leaking because all of the oil and the last time I Put it in 4low or high it clunked hard and made a grinding noise going in and out.
My rear diff was also low but it wasn't wet anywhere so I think it is coming out of the seals. But the rims are never wet so I don't think its real bad.
So before I buy a body lift, coil spacers and a tuner i want to fix all the leaks because i use full synthetic fluids for everything so filling the oil is getting expensive and with all the rest leaking its going to compound.
So I have spent the last two days on the forum and searching Google for howto's videos and pictures on some of these things and cant come up with much except some people saying its not to hard or its more cost effective to do this or that. but no real info. I guess I am looking for some threads you guys have booked marked or first hand info, videos or just good websites to get info from.
I plan on doing most if not all the work my self but for t case, axles and engine I will get junk yard ones and rebuild those and just drop them in. I'm not a master tech or anything i haven't rebuilt any of these parts before but with the right info I feel real confident with everything except the engine rebuild.
I want to start with the t case leak and rebuild then move on to axles. I am not sure what t case i have yet I cant find my manual at the moment but like I said all info welcome. The axles are 9.75 with 3.73 and the rear is LS. I have to say I know the least about axles of all the work to be done. I will answer all questions to the best of my ability and take any pics needed in search of help. thanks for reading guys
Second time apart. Got a new one and threw it in bolted tight. Tried to bleed it. Wouldn't bleed. The pistons would come out but fluid wouldn't come out the bleeder even with it removed.
Third time apart. Got a new one from a different store from a different refurbisher bolted tight. Tried to bleed it and it bleed alright sept it was from both pistons.
Forth time apart. Fing furious at this point so pissed I couldn't even drive myself to the store. The guy at the counter tried to do a defect return which for those of you who don't know means that you don't get a warranty with the new one... I just about through the caliper threw the store window. So after just about fighting the guy at advance I got the new one bolt tight and low and behold everything was right.
happy dance
