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  1. needlenose

    Ball joint won't take grease

    My thought exactly. We'll see how it does after it seats in with some wear.
  2. needlenose

    Ball joint won't take grease

    I had a silly little problem yesterday that took about an hour of laying in the rain changing zerks and spraying the joint with colorful language before I understood what the problem was. I figured I would pass it on to the next wretch with a ball joint problem and a deadline. I put a complete...
  3. needlenose

    "Waller'd" I-Beam

    Yeah, I bought one of those trucks.... :)
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    "Waller'd" I-Beam

    I thought about just running it. But I'm worried about the nearly .25" tolerance with the alignment. you can see how much of the old bush collapsed into the space. The last alignment guy I took it to said he wouldn't warranty anything since the bushings were to old and nothing would hold.
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    "Waller'd" I-Beam

    LOL, already found the kit, the axle, and told the wife a '05+ SD SAS is coming just last night. :) It's really not that expensive for what you get. Imagine the brakes.... I can't believe how many key parts you can't get for the 2wd anymore. No beams, and no spindles(that I have found so far)...
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    "Waller'd" I-Beam

    I thought the bushing came out too easy... sure enough. Yep, some clown apparently ran the bushing so long it started eating into the beam. I didn't even know that was possible since the entire bushing is encased and enclosed. You can see the bushing actually deformed to match the hole. Any...
  7. needlenose

    2WD Coil Spring Isolator

    FYI, Oreilly's has part# MasterPro FM1649 which is an insulator for a Crown Vic. Fits almost perfectly. I doubt it will move much with 1000lbs+ of force pushing down on it. It's much thicker than the original sandwich baggie material that was on it before. Probably because the Vic is a much...
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    2WD Coil Spring Isolator

    Some times I just gotta ask first.... https://www.napaonline.com/en/search/replacement-parts/steering-and-suspension/springs-and-torsion-bars/coil-spring-insulator/201585404
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    2WD Coil Spring Isolator

    Does anyone know where to buy 9 in the image below? It's the little rubber isolator between the coil spring and the cup. None of the box stores seem to have it. Rockauto doesn't know about them either, and the Ford part site I got this image from skips 9 altogether in their list of parts...
  10. needlenose

    Rear brake auto-adjust cable

    Thanks for this. This is exactly what I will do.
  11. needlenose

    Rear brake auto-adjust cable

    Weird, I got a brake h/w kit from Autozone earlier today. It has every single part but the cable. I found a cable from Advance, but they claim it doesn't fit my truck. Looks jut like mine though. Thanks for the tips! Now I'm having bleeding problems.... well the truck is. Although I might as...
  12. needlenose

    Rear brake auto-adjust cable

    Where do I find these? None of the box stores seem to carry them. At least, I'm not smart enough to find them listed on their websites. I have a broken one(actually the ferrule came off somehow) Contemplating just reassembling it without one and manually adjusting it like pretty much every...
  13. needlenose

    Intermittent floppy clutch pedal

    Nope. Just when sitting still idling. :) It's not something I really do very often. But have had two occasions waiting with little kids in the truck and the a/c on. Did it both times. No pressure at all. I have to pull it back up with a toe. Also had it do it once while fueling. Only 5min and...
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    Intermittent floppy clutch pedal

    Nope. I'm one of those sleazy guys running a certain evil 5.9l six cyl. :Thumbs Up The exhaust is on the other side of the engine. I've been running manuals my entire life and I've never see something like this. Will probably just replace everything, but I would like to at least understand...
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    Intermittent floppy clutch pedal

    If my truck idles for very long(5 min or so) in neutral, the clutch pedal goes completely limp. Pumps right back up immediately. No leaks, full of fluid. Works perfectly fine all other times. I assume it's just time for a new m/c. But what the what?
  16. needlenose

    7.3 IDI is a turbo worth it?

    That's all I did that was swap related. I have since put a set of gauges in it(pyro/water/boost). I should have done it before I started turning up the fuel in the IDI. I had it really easy since I had a complete running donor already. I kept the donor for about 6 months after I had it completed...
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    7.3 IDI is a turbo worth it?

    I have the truck in my sig. I bought it with the express purpose of swapping my 12v into it. I tried to drive the IDI for almost 1.5 years with my camper and boat(towing 2 up), but I could never get the performance some of you guys are getting. It came with a new pump. I bought brand new BBs...
  18. needlenose

    Fuel tank vent & shower head

    https://www.oilburners.net/threads/fuel-selector-valve.68626/#post-798255 I just used a compression fitting to attach it to the line. They have both been in there ever since. No problems so far. Just a little copper sheet and tube from Lowes and reuse the screen floating around in the bottom...
  19. needlenose

    Pro Diesels Reman Engines

    "...and waives any rights of time limits set forth by any law of any state". Anyone who thinks that their contract supersedes rights defined by state or federal law is a clown. If they're skittish about being locked in, just use the legal limit defined by the state the work is being performed...
  20. needlenose

    Front tires screwing with my eyes.

    Did you notice this after you backed in somewhere? Mine will +camber in reverse. Pulling forward flattens it back out.
  21. needlenose

    Welding oil pan in place?

    It sounds like someone here has already done it before, so maybe it's not an issue. But as thin as the oil pan is, I would think that oil contamination is going to make it leak-prone. Maybe if you could heat it up pretty hot to burn it off the back before welding? There were some guys on...
  22. needlenose

    IDI injector replacement, Copper washer stuck

    A really easy way to loosen washers is to just back off the injector one turn and start the engine for about 5-6 seconds. Rev it once or twice. The washer will be loose when you pull the injector.
  23. needlenose

    Eventful night. Got rear ended

    This is entirely my opinion, but I would strongly encourage you to turn that video over to the police. Not to get someone in trouble, but to get both the mother and the child help. The reason that children lose their lives everyday to poor parents is because good people recognize signs and let...
  24. needlenose

    Horn won't work?

    Before you dismantle your steering wheel looking for a switch problem, check your cruise control module. The horn is grounded through the cc module for some reason.
  25. needlenose

    Spectra radiator lasted 6 months

    I wonder what's wrong with the radiators that they cant get the tanks to seal? All my Hondas have had plastic tanks and it common for those to go 10 years plus. Maybe the pressure from more heat? Weak crimps? Seal misalignment? I got lucky and bought one of the last few all aluminum Spectras...

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