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It's been a little while so I thought I would update on the 59. I had camera problems so there will be a few photos missing but I'll give a quick run down of what I have been getting accomplished. After getting the rear brakes done I was able to get the air bled out. Afterwards I replaced some u-joints and took it for a test drive. One thing became obvious it was jumping out of gear in the high range only. So I dropped the transfer case and took a look inside. Without ever having any experience with transfer cases I was able to determine that there was a washer missing on the back end of the input shaft. A quick look at an internet diagram confirmed this. I fabricated a .125 thick washer to test my diagnosis. Sure enough it solved the issue. I'll need to find a hardened washer but for now it will be fine. The nice thing is now that I know what the deal is I can replace that washer without dropping the case. Here is a picture of the new tail pipe along with a muffler I scored for 10 bucks I made the tail pipe from some bends I picked up at Oh reallys (pun intended) and a piece of 2.5" I bought and had a couple bends put in. Turned out pretty good I thought and only cost me about 60 bucks and some time.I set the bed on so I could see about where the tail pipe should land. Check that nifty stainless tip that I took off the muffler that I reconfigured! I just had to lose that annoying stack it used to have on it. It sounds great now with just a slight growl.Here is a shot of the truck to give you an idea of how it will look with the bed on it.Although it's really hard to see in this picture the frame is bent at the middle point between the rear leaf springs. I know this because i talked to some of the previous owners and found out a local farmer had installed a hay bale spike on the truck with out the bed. A round bale is about 2000 lbs and all the weight was centered right there without being spread out. One good bump and it tweaked the frame. I have a plan to fix this issue and I'll share it with you next time.Thanks for looking!
It's been a little while so I thought I would update on the 59. I had camera problems so there will be a few photos missing but I'll give a quick run down of what I have been getting accomplished. After getting the rear brakes done I was able to get the air bled out. Afterwards I replaced some u-joints and took it for a test drive. One thing became obvious it was jumping out of gear in the high range only. So I dropped the transfer case and took a look inside. Without ever having any experience with transfer cases I was able to determine that there was a washer missing on the back end of the input shaft. A quick look at an internet diagram confirmed this. I fabricated a .125 thick washer to test my diagnosis. Sure enough it solved the issue. I'll need to find a hardened washer but for now it will be fine. The nice thing is now that I know what the deal is I can replace that washer without dropping the case.
Here is a picture of the new tail pipe along with a muffler I scored for 10 bucks I made the tail pipe from some bends I picked up at Oh reallys (pun intended) and a piece of 2.5" I bought and had a couple bends put in. Turned out pretty good I thought and only cost me about 60 bucks and some time.
I set the bed on so I could see about where the tail pipe should land. Check that nifty stainless tip that I took off the muffler that I reconfigured! I just had to lose that annoying stack it used to have on it. It sounds great now with just a slight growl.
Here is a shot of the truck to give you an idea of how it will look with the bed on it.
Although it's really hard to see in this picture the frame is bent at the middle point between the rear leaf springs. I know this because i talked to some of the previous owners and found out a local farmer had installed a hay bale spike on the truck with out the bed. A round bale is about 2000 lbs and all the weight was centered right there without being spread out. One good bump and it tweaked the frame. I have a plan to fix this issue and I'll share it with you next time.
Thanks for looking!
