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This is for an A0...... I thought an A1 was done in CAT software.somewhere in here is the dip switch settings that need to be changed.
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This is for an A0...... I thought an A1 was done in CAT software.somewhere in here is the dip switch settings that need to be changed.
Thanks for the reply.
So you left the shafts attached to the hubs the whole time? How hard was it to re-insert the splines into the pumpkin?
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Would you consider doing a write up? It sounds very easy, but more pictures and such would help me feel better. I don’t think anyone has done one for this method. This is my plan for my truck right now. I don’t have a forklift, but planned on using two engine hoists.We left the driveshaft in the axle and not in the hub. When the hub was free we pulled out the driveshaft from the axle. Like "Wandering neurons" says" the driveshaft is independent in the axle it like in the back. While pulling the hub away just hold the driveshaft in place with your hand so it stays inside the axle or pull it out together with the hub assembly. Doesn't really matter both ways are easy.
Installing is a little bit harder, we found out this is the easiest way : make sure the hub is level and aligned with the axle very important. Insert the driveshaft in the axle/diff first. Than pull back the driveshaft so that its barely in the diff . Maneuver the hub against the axle but not over the flat piece where it sits on. Now you can also align the splines in the hub with the driveshaft splines. Once everything is aligned it slides in easy and you push the hub over the axle.
Having a bolt in the end of the driveshaft helps maneuvering the driveshaft in the hub but there is also room in the knuckle for your hand to turn and maneuver the driveshaft into the splines of the hub.
One side take us about 15-20 minutes because we didn't have the hub perfectly level and aligned with the axle and to figure out what the best way was. The other side took us 1-2 minutes. Getting the Kingpins back is place is no issue at all. On the drivers side we didn't even take of the steering rod coming from the steering box.
In December we are going to install high speed diffs in another truck and we are going to do it the same way for sure.
I was wonder if these pumpkins and transfer cases are still available in 2020. How much would the set me back and are they still coming out of Texas.Yeah I defiantly wouldn't have had room. Are you in the truck in your pic or a mv?
Pretty late to the party. The inexpensive "scrapped" ones from Texas are long gone. Now you're looking at a few thousand dollars per axle ($3500?), and up.I was wonder if these pumpkins and transfer cases are still available in 2020. How much would the set me back and are they still coming out of Texas.
What transfer cases are you referring to? The center diff for the 6 x 6?I was wonder if these pumpkins and transfer cases are still available in 2020. How much would the set me back and are they still coming out of Texas.
Thank you.You can save the gear oil and reuse it if it is clear and clean. Otherwise, front 2 gal, rear maybe 2 1/2 gal. front no need to remove big hub nut in front so no oil loss. Rear must remove nut so very small loss but hub oil in rear comes from diff oil so it will refill itself. You will need some gear oil RTV. No other parts needed, just clean the kingpin seals and grease the kingpins when done.
Still looking for a write up on the kingpin method.You can save the gear oil and reuse it if it is clear and clean. Otherwise, front 2 gal, rear maybe 2 1/2 gal. front no need to remove big hub nut in front so no oil loss. Rear must remove nut so very small loss but hub oil in rear comes from diff oil so it will refill itself. You will need some gear oil RTV. No other parts needed, just clean the kingpin seals and grease the kingpins when done.
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