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Here's the pile 10 months ago!
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Think again. Bryce dicked me around for three months giving different prices every time I talked to him. final call was $2200 plus $900 shipped to about 1000 miles away from where I needed them.I called Mike about 45 days ago and talked over the phone. At that time he said he still had them in stock, $550 per pumpkin, and he would put it on a pallet. Even recommended a shipping company that he deals with often. Called the shipping company, they have me an estimate of $330 to ship the pallet from TX to MD.
There are two Mikes at the business, so if you ask to speak to Mike, they'll ask which one. I told them "the guy in charge of the caiman axles," and the nice lady said "oh yes, mike (insert last name here)." I've since forgotten the last name, but it was something close to Bennett or ..?
I didn't buy them yet. Thinking Bryce's whole axles are only a little more money and Lots of spare planetary parts.
Sorry it didn't work out well for you. Has for many others based on what read in here and in discussions with him myself.Think again. Bryce dicked me around for three month....
...which is why I was so eager to do business with him.Sorry it didn't work out well for you. Has for many others based on what read in here and in discussions with him myself.
Holy cow!Here's the pile 10 months ago!
Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I can finally get my gears installed.
Center sections, check
New seals for front hubs, check
Seal drivers, check
new u-joints, check
u joint tool, check
hub nut socket, check
shims for setting gear lash, check
modified hub cover for setting gear lash, have cover needs lathe work.
elbow grease, looking for a good supply
Got shims from the evil e site. Cutting up the cover to make a tool to set gear lash with. You can do it per the TM but Steve6x6 has come up with a better method. Had to buy an entire hub rebuild kit for the hub cover to modify.Hi Darrell
I have not done a pumpkin carving. How hard is it? I have torn down engines, but nadda with a pumpkin. Where did you get your shims from? So the cover has to be modified? Takes some picts when you do the mod. please : ) Thanks!
I just tried to find the Evil E site to no avail. Is that the actual name? Do you mean that over price auction site? So you are making a tool to set the lash?Got shims from the evil e site. Cutting up the cover to make a tool to set gear lash with. You can do it per the TM but Steve6x6 has come up with a better method. Had to buy an entire hub rebuild kit for the hub cover to modify.
You have to pull the front hubs to pull the axles out enough to release the center section. The rear axles you can just pull the axles out the big plug in the center of the hub cover. But I will at least check all the hubs gear lash while I'm at it.
Other than the hubs that look complicated, the process seems to be quite simple. Been told it takes a day to do. Parts are heavy, big, and not fun to handle
Darrell, I will be doing the same job in a few weeks, wanna make a day (or two) of it?Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I can finally get my gears installed.
Center sections, check
New seals for front hubs, check
Seal drivers, check
new u-joints, check
u joint tool, check
hub nut socket, check
shims for setting gear lash, check
modified hub cover for setting gear lash, have cover needs lathe work.
elbow grease, looking for a good supply
Not sure who you are replying to, but I have not gotten them yet.Have you got the pumpkins yet?
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