How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10

[Inverter]

You have some serious attention to detail Chris..
In other news: The stance and the flat blue are undeniably pleasing to the eye. Do you know the % of sheen with that color ?

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by TA_C10

Well look at that. Handy.

I know, right!? Nice trick for us solo workers without a huge bench vise.

Originally Posted by Inverter

You have some serious attention to detail Chris..
In other news: The stance and the flat blue are undeniably pleasing to the eye. Do you know the % of sheen with that color ?

Thanks Troy, it’s a blessing and a curse. TCP Global used to advertise the percentage gloss, but I can’t find it now. I’d guess somewhere around 10-15%

[gringoloco]

...and after at minimum 37 times in and out of the housing, the new posi carrier is torqued down. Pretty happy with how the gears setup, though I’d maybe like the pinion just a tiny touch deeper, when I tried that it didn’t like it and threw the pattern way off. Pulled .005 out of the pinion shim and ended up with a nice, smooth, even pattern on the coast side, slightly towards center on the drive side, and with a relatively tight .008 backlash. Done. Now to put it all back together and lay some twin stripes

[SCOTI]

Nice, clean pattern there.

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Nice, clean pattern there.

Thanks Scoti, definitely found its happy place.

She’s all buttoned up now, waiting for cover sealant to cure, then dump fluids. Also went ahead and had the driveshaft balanced while it was out and did the 500 mile break-in flush on the TKO and refilled with synchromesh. Hoping it’s smooth and quiet when I get her back on the road...