What did you do to your truck today?

[PenguinLTZ]

Washed and clay barred today. I was shocked, there was hardly any goo on the clay. First time I had done it.

Polish and wax tomorrow!

 

[RedRider]

Traded places with the Mustang and put the cover back on.

Washed and clay barred today. I was shocked, there was hardly any goo on the clay. First time I had done it.

Polish and wax tomorrow!

 

[drperry]

Washed and clay barred today. I was shocked, there was hardly any goo on the clay. First time I had done it.

Polish and wax tomorrow!

Is that what the clay bar does? Picks up the left overs the wash doesn't get?

 

[nubuilder]

Damn, Matt. Sorry to hear!

Park facing downhill and remove the plastic door sills (three screws, super easy). Check for standing water and then you can prop the carpet up and dry it out.

Took out the passenger side door sills only since that side was where the rain blew in. That and the carpet was soaking up more water as I sucked it dry with the cleaner. Sure enough, right where the floor raises up for the ext cab area it was holding water. Sucked that up and dried the carpet. Left the sills off, the doors open (all 3) and parked facing South to get maximum sun hitting my black seat covers to dry them out. Everything was dry within an hour.

That is what I did, and I lifted the carpet and propped it up, then let a fan blow through the opening. Worked pretty good.

I did that once (propping up the carpet) when I had the passenger seat out working on my stereo (just gave me more room to work). Used a heater (it was winter) to circulate air under the carpet. Worked pretty good. Actually, it was to dry out the sound deadening material.

That's what I did when I had water up to my back seats in the Blazer

Dried it all right out!

Get some vent visors and leave the windows open for awhile afterwards...

Vent visors wouldn't have helped. I had the windows all the way down. I do have them, but they're not going on until I get the other doors redone.

No problem Matt.

Sorry to hear the issues with rain and oil leaks. The rear diff seal should be easy to do. Just have to torque the pinion nut back to spec's when going back together.

Make sure you've got a good torque wrench for that... It's one of those things you really want torqued properly

I have a normal torque wrench (not the flex-needle kind (or whatever you call them)). Any idea what it should be?


Well, I got the seal done. Turned out it DID have a lip on it and I just couldn't see it because it matched the diff housing so well. Found the lip and it popped right out. Should've been a 30min job that ended up taking me more than an hour plus aggravation.

So anyways, got the new seal in, greased the splines on the yoke and pinion, put the yoke back on, tightened the nut (by feel), put the drive shaft back on, and put about 1/2qt of 80W90 back in it. I was in a hurry and had to get somewhere. Besides, that was more than what came out and what was in there before I started.

Got to where I was going (a 12min drive), looked under the truck, and it was leaking....AGAIN!!! Well.....it turns out I was supposed to put SILICONE/BLACK RTV on the splines INSTEAD of grease as the grease does not stop the oil from coming back out. So today I need to redo that and then fill it back up. THIS TIME there'd better not be any frickin' leaks!!!!


All I can say is at least I'm learning something .....and not catastrophically ruining something beyond repair and taking my truck off the streets for weeks on end due to stupidity.

 

[OldCracker29]

I'm going to load it up with all those wood shakes from my house, and haul 'em over to a friend of mines house and set 'em on fire. Those puppies will go up like an old Christmas Tree.

 

[drperry]

That's what I did when I had water up to my back seats in the Blazer

Dried it all right out!

Get some vent visors and leave the windows open for awhile afterwards...

Vent visors wouldn't have helped. I had the windows all the way down. I do have them, but they're not going on until I get the other doors redone.

I know... But if you leave the windows cracked it'll help get all excess moisture out... With the vents, it won't rain inside

 

[nubuilder]

About to remove the yoke again. Could use a little help on the torque spec for the nut holding the yoke on.

Just have to torque the pinion nut back to spec's when going back together.

Make sure you've got a good torque wrench for that... It's one of those things you really want torqued properly

I have a normal torque wrench (not the flex-needle kind (or whatever you call them)).

Any idea what it should be?

That's what I did when I had water up to my back seats in the Blazer

Dried it all right out!

Get some vent visors and leave the windows open for awhile afterwards...

Vent visors wouldn't have helped. I had the windows all the way down. I do have them, but they're not going on until I get the other doors redone.

I know... But if you leave the windows cracked it'll help get all excess moisture out... With the vents, it won't rain inside

Yeah, I had them on my first S10 and loved them. I left my windows cracked all the time and never had to worry about rain. I'm just holding off so I don't have to buy two sets.

 

[ScottyBoy]

Drove it with illegal tint, and I exceeded the speed limit numerous times.

 

[nubuilder]

Got the yoke back in. Tightened by hand. We'll see what happens!! I'm really getting tired of the smell of 80W90. The shit REEKS!!!!

 

[OldCracker29]

Got the yoke back in. Tightened by hand. We'll see what happens!! I'm really getting tired of the smell of 80W90. The shit REEKS!!!!

It sure does.