Recent content by Bilbo

Lookin good, Zig! I helped a friend with his vent and door glass recently and was reminded that that job brings out the "sailor" in some of us!

Can't tell from the picture... mine either.

Zig! Isn't there supposed to be some sheet metal or something on the back of that K.C. mobile?

I had a nicely uneventful 2018! No knee or arm/shoulder surgeries. Grandkids! And Susan and I. And Happy and Prosperous New Year to All Here!

Oh yeah! I went to a car show with my Daughter the weekend before Thanksgiving. Walked away with "Best Of Show!" Neat award too. It's CAD cut with a plasma cutter.

Thanks Nate!

Well, I see what you see in the picture, but in person all that cleaned off using solvent and the back of emery cloth. It's an 'optimetrical delusion

The discoloration, I believe, is because when I last assembled the trunnion, I lined generously with mystic red grease. No pictures of the cleaned up parts, but they cleaned completely back to polished silver metal. Pics are a little misleading.

You're right! One of the trucks I started with was Yukon yellow, but alas, mine is from a 2004 GM and GEO color!

I did that after having this issue. I did find the problem before any damage was done. I was able to just burnish the surfaces of the trunnion bearing, lubricate, and reinstall.

Mine is Yukon Yellow. It has a slight 'creamy' touch that softens the yellow a bit. BTW Nate, have you read my thread about u-joint issue? Seems like you might be able to add some info there. Namely, do you know how much gear oil was put in the ball socket at the factory?

The u-joint is supposed to receive lubrication from "splash" from transmission, through main shaft rear bearing. My truck has the heavy duty Borg Warner T89 3 speed tyranny. After my overhaul of the tyranny early this year, it was discharging lube through the nose piece/front bearing retainer...

My truck developed a vibration in the driveline. It got progressively worse over a few days making short trips. Initially, I could push in the clutch and release it and the vibration stopped. As the problem progressed, this no longer worked. My first thought was centered around the clutch and...

You will probably get better "traction" on the pedal rod if it's cleaned up and dry. I can see bite marks on it from application of parking brake.

Any chance the engine set in rain while at body shop. Water maybe seeped in around threads and then weeped out when heated up? I'd maybe blow out the screw holes, replace screws with a dab of grease, and warm up the engine again?