I feel like I owe this thread an update, as I have not been a great steward. I have been plugging away, but I took a pause on the rust repair, and specifically that outer rocker.
I also just reviewed the thread and it looks like I have missed a lot of the small jobs that I have been plugging away at. I'll try to get it caught up
- Finally painted and installed a new pittman arm (had to buy a new tool)
- Installed new brake dust shields (the 1/2 ton spindles use a smaller dust shield)
- Pressed out and replaced the front wheel bearings, which was the first time I have done that job with traditional tapered roller bearings.
- Did a final torque check on the suspension and all castle nuts