it wouldn't be any big deal to get the smaller redi sleeve, and have a machine shop turn the end of your winch drum down the necessary amount to fit the sleeve. LocTite makes a sleeve retainer product designed for size difference of up to .007 in diameter, which would work well for retaining the red...

i got a 5gallon can of Shell Omala 460 for the low price of "free 99" from the distributor. turns out it has a "5 year shelf life" after which point they gotta toss it. really slippery stuff!

i think "just me" had a couple extra

If I knew where to hook a pre-lube system in my truck, I would put one on the motor. there's a line into and out of the oil filter, i would assume stick it on the line that feeds into the side of the filter, the only issue would be you're probably trying to suck oil thru the oil pump....might have ...

ah yeah i see them now

Nothing wrong with it! Just flip the rear diff over. Pull the axles, they unbolt at the rear hubs and slide out. There's even jacking screws to make them easy to pull. Disconnect rear driveline at diff, support and unbolt the rear diff, pop it out for a look. If nothing looks busted, bolt it back in...

Hopefully this works!

i've had good luck with valvoline VR-1 racing oil, 10W30. even at zero degrees. i'll probably switch to synthetic at my next oil change to help the cold start

i'm running 325/85R16, with totally stock suspension, on stock rims, with no clearance or rubbing issues at all (other than full lock to the left, the tire will rub the drag link in the rear, but not badly) you can probably even get away with stock inner-tubes. I sourced larger tubes for mine, but s...

good chance to install a Pertronix

i also saw gear wrench on the shelf at napa today

RMS wrote:isn't it truck vs car not mill vs civi ?

i put a military 251 in my civilian powerwagon, it was a bit of an undertaking and i had to pull the motor 3 times before i got the right combo of parts

52PLOWERWAGON wrote:myth busted
I got civi starter to work with mil flywheel

curious what you had to do to make it work (:

have you tried putting it on a tight bolt and cranking it both ways? they always get jammed if you put much torque into them and have to be backed off a bit