COMPLETED: Canyon Sin Nombre / Diablo Dropoff

[bartonmd]

Bill, I don't think there's any way that all 5 bolts could have worked loose. Even if some did, there would be a couple that would have snapped before rattling out all the way.

Nothing else missing? No bolt studs left in the axle housing?

Oh yeah... good looking trip. You guys meet up with a group?

My thoughts, exactly...

The 8.6" in the EXT/V8 isn't the same pattern as all the other 8.6" diffs, is it? I thought the issue with getting one special made from PC was that while our ring is the same, the bolt spacing is a little different, or something?

Mike

[Flying Monkey]

Great looking trip. Wish we had country like that here. Be a nice trip to go on for sure.

Im willing to bet about anything someone say you driving with it and followed you home to steal it later. Or snagged it from somewhere you were at for a period of time. Ive seen weirder things stolen off cars and trucks.

[fishsticks]

Bill, I don't think there's any way that all 5 bolts could have worked loose. Even if some did, there would be a couple that would have snapped before rattling out all the way.

Nothing else missing? No bolt studs left in the axle housing?

Oh yeah... good looking trip. You guys meet up with a group?

My thoughts, exactly...

The 8.6" in the EXT/V8 isn't the same pattern as all the other 8.6" diffs, is it? I thought the issue with getting one special made from PC was that while our ring is the same, the bolt spacing is a little different, or something?

Mike

If they are different, they are close enough to the other 8.6's (and 8.5's) that visually it'd be hard to tell without another to compare it to.

[bartonmd]

My thoughts, exactly...

The 8.6" in the EXT/V8 isn't the same pattern as all the other 8.6" diffs, is it? I thought the issue with getting one special made from PC was that while our ring is the same, the bolt spacing is a little different, or something?

Mike

If they are different, they are close enough to the other 8.6's (and 8.5's) that visually it'd be hard to tell without another to compare it to.

Not to completely jack this thread, but I found out that the 8.0 and Trailblazer 8.6 have the same bolt pattern as each other, which is different from anything else... The 8.6 just has a deeper cover... Crap... I really wanted one of those SOLID or 3/8" thick covers...

Mike

[NC_IslandRunner]

Cool pics, I need more areas like this to wheel.

[DirtyBacon04]

Well, I just swapped out the driver side CV shaft. Fixed THAT grinding noise. And it allowed me to clearly hear the passenger CV joint grinding now... Sweeeeeeet. Now that i've done one, i'm feeling pretty fluent and confident in the job. Perhaps i can do this one in half the time.
Gotta love a good challenge.
Also, i'm sure everyone else has felt this way at one point; The most suspenseful part after the maintenance was the test drive HOPING that I had diagnosed the discrepency correctly. Boy would it suck to swap out a CV shaft just to find out that the hub is what was bad...

[v7guy]

You'll find the second one goes twice as fast. It's all about experience.

That test drive is a real mofo isn't it lol

[That1Guy]

Now get it fixed and lets meet up and get out there before I figure out what I am doing with mine!

[DirtyBacon04]

I'll probably do the other one today after work. Then we'll get out there!

[The Roadie]

If you go out with Nick, make him promise to not tailgate.

[The Roadie]

A 4WD without G80 and a 2WD with G80 put together make one vehicle that can get out of trouble on its own.

[DirtyBacon04]

Dont think your getting out of going with us, roadie. Ill send K to the spa for the weekend, if I have to.

[DirtyBacon04]

Driver side.... Ewwwwww!

[fishsticks]

Clean it out, repack it and keep it as a trail spare.

[DirtyBacon04]

even though it was making those horrendus sounds? How can I tell if the bearings are shot? I dont know which way they're supposed to move

[chevycrew]

The round ball thing ( 3 of them in the pic ) just pulls off, there are needle bearings inside. Just clean and repack it all with grease.

[That1Guy]

I'll probably do the other one today after work. Then we'll get out there!

Let me know, im available Tuesdays but have work at 11pm, Wednesdays, Saturdays, but have work at 11pm, and the next two Sundays.

[That1Guy]

If you go out with Nick, make him promise to not tailgate.

I would never do that

[DirtyBacon04]

Not that I think Bill forgot about the video... Just wanted to show how anxiously I await it's presentation!

[DirtyBacon04]

Still patiently awaiting these pics/vids... Very patiently...