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Turns out the ring gear is 7.625

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Changed the seal again with a tiny bead of permatex around the steel flange. Leak free!

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I have a GT4 code rear axle with the G80 locker and 3.73 gear ratio. What size is my ring gear? 7.625"?

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The slip yoke is not pitted or rusted. it is very shiny. There is a shiny ring where the old seal sat on the yoke but no perceivably groove. The seal that I installed seems to be leaking worse that the other two. Is there another seal further into the transfer case that seals the splined shaft?

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So the transfer case seal for the rear drive shaft was leaking on my CC so I had it changed while getting s front end alignment. Wasn't long before it began leaking again so I change it myself today. Cleaned up the area around the transfer case and went for a short drive. It is still leaking. Any th...

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Turns out the radiator had restricted flow. Replaced the radiator and hoses and everything running cool now.

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I need to replace my ABS control module. Does anyone know if replacing this unit is plug and play or does it need to be programmed to the truck?

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I changed the thermostat and radiator cap and did not get boiling over after the 30 min test drive. I the engine temperature did rise after I turned the engine off the temp did rise to 225 according to the temperature gauge on the dash. Does that sound normal?

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Just replaced the cat yesterday. Thought that changing the cat would solve the overheating issues also. Have had a head gasket and intake gasket issues before but both times I got an SES light with it. Thermostat?

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My engine seems to be running a little hot but consistant around 210 according to the dash gauge. About 3-5minutes after I turn off the engine the coolant boils into the reservoir and the temperature gauge climbs to have way between the 210 and 260 degree mark. No water in the oil and no bubbles whi...

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Will be bringing it into Mieneke tomorrow. Quite to cut out old a weld in a universal is $475

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i did search the site before asking this question...I need to replace my catalytic converter. My local shop says that they will only replace it with a chevy bolt-on unit, parts $1,300 plus labor is about $2,000. They are not a muffler shop so no welding. They say that in their experience that afterm...

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Thanks!

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Not sure if this is the right place to post this question but herr goes. Does Dupli-color make a matching color to Spetra Grey? My bumpers and flares are looking pretty sad. Thanks for your help.

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Turns out to be the crankshaft position sensor connector. $300 of dealer time and parts

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Changed the crank shaft position sensor and the truck started right up. Three times it started right up. Then this morning back to crank and no start. When I crank the engine the RPMs don't register on the gauges and the SES light is on.

Any Ideas?

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I unplugged the crank shaft position sensor while the ignition switch was on and now the truck won't start. When I unplugged it there was a funny noise that sounded a similar to the fuel pump. Help!

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My research agrees with your 100 degree figure. Thanks!

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I had time a lunch to run the engine to normal running temperature and read the inlet and outlet temps of the pre cat and the cat. The pre cat is 365 in and 415 out and the cat was 331 in and 273 out. Any thoughts?

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I've tested the voltage at the MAF and the air temp sensor and have 12 volts with the engine not running. I borrowed a laser temp gun to check the cat at lunch. Maybe I'll try checking the voltage with the engine running.

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I've been dealing with and intermittent SES light for a few months and finally a few weeks ago it came on and stayed on. I had the SES codes read at the local Autozone and P0101 and P0113 came up. After much reading on this site and many others and much testing of the mass air flow sensor I decided ...

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changed fluid this weekend, works like a charm again.

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Differential fluid changed about 50,000 miles ago to Redline product mentioned in a post on this forum. It has worked up until about 10,000 miles ago on the snow and ice covered roads. The truck has about 106,000 miles total. Its a daily driver and doesn't see any real wheeling. The occasional steep...

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My Eaton G80 locker is not engaging. Could this but a fluid change? The rear differential works and sounds fine otherwise. Any ideas are appreciated.

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No guarantee that it will fit has been my experience with customer service and bolt-on systems so far. Custom is what I have now. Got it on the truck in NC for around $200 with a Flowmaster 40 series muffler. Living in God forsaken Boston now, its a job thing, and no one is interested in doing anyth...

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Has anyone tried this Gibson Swept Side Exhaust Systems 14433? Any thoughts or opinions are appreciated.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/gib-1 ... /year/2003

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I need to replace my custom 3" cat-back Flowmaster 40 exhaust system on a strained budget. Does anyone know of a true (two bolt cat flange to the tail pipe) bolt-on cat-back system for our crew cabs? I looked at Summit on line and did a live chat and the only thing that they have is the SUM-680031 s...

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Got it! Thanks guys. The parking brake drum was rusted between where the parking brake shoe rides and the outside of the drum. This prevented the rotor/drum from being pulled pass the parking brake shoe. Prying with two large screw drivers and putting some a$$ behind it finally pulled it pass the pa...

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I need to change my rear pads and rotors but I can not remove the rotors. I've searched Haynes Manual and this forum and can not find the secret. The calipers and bracks are off and the rotor is loose but will not pull off. Could the parking brake shoe be holding the rotor? I've tried tapping it wit...

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Thank you gentlemen!

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Brule,

Is there a new link to the front hub / wheel bearing assembly link above?

Thanks for your help

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How do you check for a bad wheel bearing? I've been having some speed related noise that sounds like the passenger side wheel bearing. The noise is louder and faster as speed increases. When the driver's side one went it made a similar noise but it eventually got much louder before I brought it in. ...

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I am sure about the G80 Eaton Govloc rear differential and glad to hear about the 3.73 gear ratio

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It is a good price, same as Tire Rack w/o the postage. I have stock ZR5 wheels with stock 235/75 R15s on them. I do air down to about 10psi. That pressure is actually required at Cape Cod National Sea Shore. The NSS even provides air compressor for inflating tires in the parking area between the nor...

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I got the Yokohama Geolander HT/S. Yes primarily road use, But they will see some beach driving and some off road use. No rock crawling though. Here's the link to the HT/S on the Yoko site http://www.yokohamatire.com/tires/geolandar_hts.aspx I got them at Town Fair Tire in Everett, MA. Four tires mo...

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Thanks Steve!

I got the Yokohamas this morning and am happy with the decision.

Thanks to the both of you for the help!

Craig

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That was my take as well. If I go Yoko I'll likely scale back to the HT/S it's closer to the Michelin LTXs and 10k more tread wear than the Yoko AT/S.

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Need new tires and would like you guys opinion on General Grabber AT2 vs Yokohama Geolander AT/S.

I'm replacing Michelin LTXs. I have 70k on the Michelins, looking for something less expensive, more aggressive looking and long wearing.

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03 bought it in 05 with 20k now has 105k

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If you are doing the shocks, then do the Energy Suspension Poly sway bar bushings. New shocks and sway bar bushings together...you will not believe the difference :thumb: I've always been envious of you guys that spent the money for the Bilsteins. I have children that always seem to need something l...

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...I don't think that really qualifies as a truck.

The "S" series is still very popular in western NC, a hot commodity on the "Previously Owned" lots. I have an 03 and I get a letter in the mail about every other month for the dealer wanting to buy it back.

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Indeed...soon is a relitive term. I my case, "As soon as the sun shines in New England"... it may be a few more days.

Now that I've returned to the forum I need to update my "Reader's Rides" photo also.

PHOTOS!
Rear wheel spacers in place and freshly painted wheel flares.

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Soon!

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Thanks to the info here on the CC site, I got my 1 1/4" wheel spacers today from CompleteValue and could not be happier. Great quality, only $60 a pair and free shipping. Now my rear wheels stand proud in the cavenous rear wheel wells, or at least as proud as the front wheels

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It's a piece of cake!

Good Luck!

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On a scale of one to ten, it's about a 1 to 1 1/2 as long as you have a dremel tool. I'm sure you could easily cut off the whole shield with tin snips or a hack saw and clean it up with a file and emery cloth. I used a circle template to trace an arched line round the shield so it maintains its tape...

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I just finished the cut down version described above and WOW

what a difference! The truck jumbs right out of the hole on acceleration from a dead stop now. This has to be the best mod for the buck. A close second would be the poly front sway bar bushings.

Thanks for your help guys!

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Thanks guys, I'd didn't want to break anything. I'll get some carb cleaner tomorrow.

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...ok I have the torx screws out , opened the throttle but the blade won't turn lose. What am I doing wrong? I can't seem to find the step by step thread fro thr t blade mod. Found it, no help. The thread says it just slides out. I've tapped on the blade in the open position with a wooden dowel but ...

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Hey Wheels,

How's that T-Blade mod? If you did it again would you cut the whole thing off or is the 2/3 cut perferable?

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What did you paint them with? and how did you prep?

I hit mine w/ wet sand 220, washed with soap and water, wiped down w/ alcohol, four coats rustolem hammered black and four coats duplicolor clear coat. Hope it holds-up!

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Thanks Gang!

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...got all four flares off and cleaned up this evening. Turns out August in MA might have been a better time to remove the front flares with the 3M double stick tape. Using a carpenter's chisel now to separate the tape from the flares...

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Found this post by changing up the order of my search.

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7589&hilit=removing ... der+flares

Question answered. I do wish that the photos were still available though.

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The paint on my flares is faded and some of the paint has faded down the bare plastic. The red line in the attached photo shows the missing paint.I tried the remove the flares yesterday evening but ran into a snag. I removed the visible screws and drilled out the poprivets but the flare is still fir...

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Sweet!

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...well maybe a fresh coat of spray paint is all that's in order for the bumpers, and some brush on for the rocker panels. It is certainly not worth dying over.

I will check the local spay-on dealers.

Thanks!

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What prompted the change?

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It's about time to replace my cap and rotor. I'm running the Neioff parts now and based on the above info, will likely go back with AC Delco in spite of the steel contacts.

Any new info since the last post in 2009?

As always, thanks for the help!

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good ideas!

I'll crawl back under tomorrow.

Thanks

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The slip joint is lubed -up and everything is back together...the noise is as loud as ever. The noise from the steering shaft is substainually dampened. I quess it wasn't the steering column.

What next?

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Ok...I've got the wheel off and the fender liner out. After that the shaft between the steering box and the fire wall is a snap to remove. The rag joint is good and tight. The slack seems to be in the slip joint at the other end, fire wall. There are no visible signs of wear and it is full of grease...

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There is definately some play in the steering linkage at the firewall. There is a series of rubber boots in the cab and a boot in the engine compartment that is perventing me from see much. Anyone know what the connection in the steering column looks like and how best to get to it? Thanks for your h...

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The crunk has developed into a ful blown rattle whenever the driver's side front wheel hits any bump in the road. It sounds like it could be coming from the steering shaft, up high under the brake master cylinder. The engine was too hot to check to night. Will check first thing in the morning.

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Ball joints and sway bar are solid and hood hinges tight.

Anyone else have any ideas?

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Great video! The ball joints are pretty new, but I'll check it for good measure. The clunk comes in multiples at the frequency of the front wheel moving up and down over bumps.

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For weeks I've had a clunking noise associated with the front driver's wheel that corresponds with bumps in the road. I put the truck up on jack stands and tapped/banged everything that could possibly be loose with no luck at reproducing the noise. The brake calibers are tight. Finally I pulled the ...

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Noma you are the man! Today I was waiting in the comfort of my truck while my daughter was at soccer training, in the rain and about 45 degrees. As they began to finish up I started the truck turned on the heater and the heated seats. When my seat began to get warm I reached over to see if the passe...

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Yup. In my case it was the radio fan.

What did you do to fix it?

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under the dash or under the hood?

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Thanks! I'll check it out. Maybe the whole unit will die and I'll just have to replace it!

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I have that noise in mine too. I have stock cd-am-fm. Cooling fan on back of the radio. Noise is audible with radio on or off.

I to have the same stock unit. Is there a cooling fan on the back of the unit?

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I have a similar noise coming from behind the dash, instrument/radio/AC controls area ans sounds like the spinning of a CD or DVD player searching for information on a disk. It seems to happen most likely on deceleration. I thought it may be the CD changer so I unloaded all CDs and turned the unit o...

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Add some more light! http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10124/DSC00699small.jpg These are 55 watt halogen driving lights cut into the rear bumper and trimmed w/ split vac. hose. Aim them where you need to see most. I routinely need to back down my steep narrow driveway at night, t...

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