Thanks Scott for filling in for me
and thanks donkeychomp for letting me know there is still some interest in the build.
Have had a bit of a set back for the last couple of weeks.
Decided to go through the front axle that I had a shop build for me. Good thing I did because it was a real mess and the housing was bent on the long side as well.
Got a replacement front axle assembly delivered last Thursday.
Stripped it down and the housing is straight and in good shape for its age. Spent the weekend stripping the paint and surface rust off. Cross hatched sanded the balls with 180 paper and a rubber hose to get rid of the light pitting. Working on making up the ball gussets and placed the order this afternoon for the replacement parts that are needed to rebuild it.
Don’t know if I mentioned it or not, there was a drive up and down the street dead line for xmas.
The new axle will not be done in time. To try and still make the dead line I will remove the inner axle from the long side of the front axle. This will allow me to get it up and down the street anyway. Getting close to doing this just need to change and add some fluids. Making triple sure everything is tight for the short trip and see how things go.
I do have quite a few updates on the other site that Scott had mentioned, I will try and get them over here for you to take a look at.
Thanks for the interest
Terry