What have you done to your rig today?
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fyffer
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So only the Driver rear front shoe was affected all others were good. I blame the installer, me or possibly the Cylinder or even the ER wire correctly?
But if I change them I do it all around same brand shoes, cause thats what I do.
rover67
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Nice work, did you lube the bellcrank? Those things tend to collect debris under the boot and get harder to move. The last set of shoes I did on that truck lasted quite a while.
fyffer
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Yeah, I cleaned the Housing, boot and added some grease to it. It was not horribly dirty to start with.
allen.wrench
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A month ago a concrete guy helped me seal a few seams and cracks in my driveway. Yesterday I decided to apply what I learned from sealing my driveway with that guy to seal the seams in my garage. Most of all I wanted to make the floor easier to roll on in my creeper.
I realize my garage isn't my rig, however, my garage enables all the work I do to my rig. Without the garage it'd be like changing your oil without an oil filter wrench, lolz!!
The Sika sealant takes 3-5 days to fully cure. Plus it'll take some time to tell how it lasts. So it's not 100% clear how it'll be once in service. But based on the cured stuff in the driveway I feel it should be better than having the big gaping seams and last well enough. If not, I have a backup plan I can fall back onto.
Allen
I realize my garage isn't my rig, however, my garage enables all the work I do to my rig. Without the garage it'd be like changing your oil without an oil filter wrench, lolz!!
The Sika sealant takes 3-5 days to fully cure. Plus it'll take some time to tell how it lasts. So it's not 100% clear how it'll be once in service. But based on the cured stuff in the driveway I feel it should be better than having the big gaping seams and last well enough. If not, I have a backup plan I can fall back onto.
Allen
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fyffer
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Cruisertrash
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What made you go Alcan?
I think the previous owner spent too much time catching air in that thing. 
fyffer
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Previous owner @rover67 done the due diligence and research for me and I trust it a LOT (got tons of invoices for the build at purchase) and from another knowledgeable source. I called them with and Invoice number from 2011. They knew about the extra 300# carried up front which I would have not ever even thought about, seriously important to leaf spring build.
Damper and shocks from invoices as well, thanks Marco.
Oh. front end raised 1.5" .
Cruisertrash
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@allen.wrench I'm curious how well this works, how hard does it get? If you can roll the creeper over it great, but better yet could the floor jack roll over it when it needs to scoot forward that last little bit to to lift the tires? will the floor jack crack it? it looks really soft in the pictures but I'm sure that's because it was at the time.
fyffer
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Well Im literally screwed, attempting to adjust ER brake some. It got worse by the minute. Im pretty damned sure I got it in right, but heck no, to driver rear.
Problem solving time, go back to check, remove most of the install. The ratchet bolt was all the way in, explains some. Checked a previous one to compare. Shit, discovered an opposite travel direction turning the bolt.
Top one is from Man Afree (no bueno), bottom from previous install from Carquest packet deal.
Shoes still good after about a 6 mile drive, from Oreilley’s.
From now on I will only get either OEM or from Carquest.
I share because I don’t want anyone to have to deal with some of these headaches.
Problem solving time, go back to check, remove most of the install. The ratchet bolt was all the way in, explains some. Checked a previous one to compare. Shit, discovered an opposite travel direction turning the bolt.
Top one is from Man Afree (no bueno), bottom from previous install from Carquest packet deal.
Shoes still good after about a 6 mile drive, from Oreilley’s.
From now on I will only get either OEM or from Carquest.
I share because I don’t want anyone to have to deal with some of these headaches.
fyffer
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Well I cant upload vid to illustrate, dont help much.
allen.wrench
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Bummer @fyffer thanks for sharing to help others avoid the same heartache. Wish I was closer to help out.
@nakman yea. I'm not 100% sure how it'll support real weight on small wheels like a floor jack under load. Based on the driveway sealing the Sika sealant does harden a decent amount. About the hardness of an eraser. It also seems like it sticks strong and stretches a lot before tearing. The intent being the sealant can handle the breathing of the slabs over time.
To handle vertical load I filled most of the seams' height with silica sand, and the Sika sealant is at most 1/8"-1/4" thickness. My idea being the sand would help handle a lot of load instead of the sealant.
The instructions say 3-5 days for full cure and today is about 3 days since I laided the sealant. It feels pretty hard so far, about the same as the driveway. After another few days I'll try rolling my creeper around and heavier stuff too.
Time will tell how it'll workout. This is the first ever time I've tried. I am lucky the seams are limited in number and located where a jack normally won't need to go most of the time (middle of my truck). But still, any previous experience from others is welcome to plan ahead.
Allen
@nakman yea. I'm not 100% sure how it'll support real weight on small wheels like a floor jack under load. Based on the driveway sealing the Sika sealant does harden a decent amount. About the hardness of an eraser. It also seems like it sticks strong and stretches a lot before tearing. The intent being the sealant can handle the breathing of the slabs over time.
To handle vertical load I filled most of the seams' height with silica sand, and the Sika sealant is at most 1/8"-1/4" thickness. My idea being the sand would help handle a lot of load instead of the sealant.
The instructions say 3-5 days for full cure and today is about 3 days since I laided the sealant. It feels pretty hard so far, about the same as the driveway. After another few days I'll try rolling my creeper around and heavier stuff too.
Time will tell how it'll workout. This is the first ever time I've tried. I am lucky the seams are limited in number and located where a jack normally won't need to go most of the time (middle of my truck). But still, any previous experience from others is welcome to plan ahead.
Allen
That's really cool. Do you need to wrap straps around the RTT every time you use the ceiling winches, or are those part of the RTT?
zombie2hundo
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No, I just hook into my RTT rails
Fresh steering rack bushings lead to new tie rod outers. The tool from the parts store smooshed the top of the studs on both outers. I didn't notice until I went to reinstall. So, new outers... yeh! Mirrored the jam nut locations. Rocking a deep V and super sketchy to drive right now. Fresh alignment coming up.
Inukshuk
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I had Alcan's on my 60 in the late 90's. 100% loved them.
I have used Sika self leveling garage sealant many times. Good stuff. It eventually will pull away from the edges a bit. Sand will eventually settle farther into the control joints. But it will last a long time and be better than the large control joint. @nakman it will stretch enough to not crack.
I installed a https://www.deltavs.com/all-products/fj-fzj80-lx450-panhard-lift-bracket I'll report back after driving
Before:
After:
It will feel like a brand new truck.
allen.wrench
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Awesome to hear @Inukshuk you've had good results! Makes sense in the long run with time, wear, and tear taking their toll.
The Sika sealant instructions say 3-5 days to cure. Yesterday I had a chance to test it out (yesterday being at 7 days after the pour assuring full cure). I rolled around on my creeper putting most of my weight on one caster. It rolled in straight lines great. The only noticeable hangup was with having a caster turn while on the sealant and have all my weight on it. Could be a small annoyance, but still better than before. I also tried rolling my welding cart, shop vac, and floor jack around. All relatively light, but all the same, it was significantly better than before when the control joint was about 1" wide and 1" deep (they're big joints, idk why). If nothing else, the sealant will help keep dirt collecting in the joints, makes cleaning easier, and helps keep water w/salt (in the winter time) from attacking the rebar and soil underneath. Also, altogether it was around $100 in materials/tools and 3-4 hours of time.
I'm totally happy with this upgrade. Picture attached from yesterday when I vacuumed the excess sand and to record what materials/tools & quantity I used. I hope this helps others.
Allen
The Sika sealant instructions say 3-5 days to cure. Yesterday I had a chance to test it out (yesterday being at 7 days after the pour assuring full cure). I rolled around on my creeper putting most of my weight on one caster. It rolled in straight lines great. The only noticeable hangup was with having a caster turn while on the sealant and have all my weight on it. Could be a small annoyance, but still better than before. I also tried rolling my welding cart, shop vac, and floor jack around. All relatively light, but all the same, it was significantly better than before when the control joint was about 1" wide and 1" deep (they're big joints, idk why). If nothing else, the sealant will help keep dirt collecting in the joints, makes cleaning easier, and helps keep water w/salt (in the winter time) from attacking the rebar and soil underneath. Also, altogether it was around $100 in materials/tools and 3-4 hours of time.
I'm totally happy with this upgrade. Picture attached from yesterday when I vacuumed the excess sand and to record what materials/tools & quantity I used. I hope this helps others.
Allen
