94 T600 remodeling

Short update

Past week has been unkind.

Pads on forward trailer axle grabbed and desyroyed a tire, a caliper, pass side rotor. obviously a set of pads

Dragged it off to the shoulder, couldnt get caliper to release, had road call to guy, he came, got me moved to his shop, got that stuff replaced. (3,600$ including the road call, not cheap but comparatively not bad, replaced other pads/ rotor too, on discs, that was dirt cheap)


This am my throwout bearing starts going (probably) so now stealing my good 13spd ive wanted it in this truck instead of the 9 speed, so fair enough, just annoying for downtime timing.

And nearest 2k trans jack i can find is harbor freight, but nothing within 100 mi of me has stock...

Hrumph, buddy has one but his aqcuaintance borked the cylinder, gonna have to replace or repack it to use it... hrumph

 

Appreciate the offer, had thought bout asking, bit further than i wanted to go if i didnt have to

Buddy just dropped his by, tested the drop, its just a slow leakdown with 800 lb on it, so aside from some extra pumping at mid to high stroke, she'll work.

still probably try and get someone to repack it tho

 

Buddys is a proper made for semi transmisions, not the harbor freight version will have a friction rubber pad under then ratchet to the platform 2 or 3 ways.

He actually made an extra cross support to add extra stability to the jack, when i pull the first trans will show a pic

Yeah, no intentions of putting myself in harms way, ill trash a perfect trans before i loose a finger or crush my leg

 

Warning, graphic non osha approved pics ahead


Work in progress
Per usual lost my barring tool not an hr after i removed it from the package...

Found it




High quality smooth pavement is underrated, hell, id even take uneven horribly cracked concrete for this one




At least the other one should be easier