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Thanks Davo, I knew about the plates being junk, I use a 1-1/2" thick steel plate. A 6" piece of 1/4 wall pipe worked good for supporting the diff. Plenty of room for the gear to pass through. And just for reference, the spur gear just passes through the bed of the press, I had to rotate it a...

Updating this: I ended up with a 20 ton HF press, been wanting one anyway. It did the job but it took some good pressure to get it started. Once it "popped" it was easy going. I stood off to the side and good thing as it turns out the bearing race blew apart. Must not of been seated correctly .

I have a friend with a 20 ton that's not far, I just have doubts about it but it is worth a shot. I'll report back.

Going through a couple of spare differentials and need to press out the spur gear/hypoid gear. The manual simply states to "put it into press". Anyone know the actual tonnage required to press this out? When I do buy a press, I want to be sure I can do this in the future. Pic below shows where...

:ditto: Looks like he's got a good shop helper too:beer:

This^^^ When doing the shackle mount at the frame, the traction bar should mount to the top of the shackle. As the axle torques, it wants to rotate the pinion/driveshaft upward. You can run bushings at the axle end and frame side of the shackle, and run a single rod end on the traction bar. This...

Thanks again Albert! Good meeting you and watching the 936 in action. Made short work of the swap, that's for sure. Proof that there's still good folks around.

I will call him for sure before the trip, thank you for his number! I'm definitely not the "American Picker" type, and I have a ton of respect for guys like him who know what they have and what its worth to them. If it all works out, I will report back with pics.

Ill be close by on a road trip soon, I want to check it out for sure. Hope he has some old deuce cabs or m37 cabs/parts??? something that could use a new home. No trailer but I'll stack my bed like those trucks you see heading to Mexico!

There's two places I never skimp on, brakes and steering. Good thing your doing a 100% overhaul. I'm sure the feeling of having proper working brakes far outweighs the cost in the long run for yah.[thumbzup]

That is wicked cool! I'm in the planning stages of something similar. Purist or not, I think its great to see someones talent, effort, and imagination breath life back into something. Thank you for sharing.

Been there before. Those U-joints are sure time consuming! Looks good so far, good luck with the rest of the build.

Hang in there on your project Kevin! I sent you a pm.

There locked up, and yeah, if it can be unbolted or taken, its been removed. Understandable though. They all could use a paint job. The summers out there are harsh.

Couple more pics. Was a great day to be out. 74* nice and sunny. Actually too warm :mrgreen: