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Thanks, that’s a relief to hear. I’ll be glad to move on to the next CUCV project and leave the transmission stuff alone for a while. Do you have a specific modulator you recommend? I didnt put much thought into it, and went with the Pro-King Automatic Transmission Vacuum Modulator, Part # MD-48...

After a longer test drive today, on both back roads and highway, with multiple stops to adjust the vacuum regulator: No death wobble, steering is tighter (though not as tight as I thought it was yesterday during my short slow test drive), ride is smoother hoping that the CraneAxle Kingpin...

Thanks! I mistakenly posted the diagram for a m1009 above (m1008 tie rod diagram below), but I get what you are saying. I'm ordering #10-14 from Advanced Auto Parts right now.

Thanks for the guidance! That's what my gut was telling me. I'll go ahead and replace that entire tie-rod assembly (DS905 + ES2012S + ES2011R). 2 followup questions: are there other components that have likely suffered increased wear (due to this bend) that I should inspect or consider...

*Please don't hesitate to let me know if I should create a new thread with this question, but thought I would give it a go here first* Yesterday while I was replacing the steering stabilizer, I noticed the drag-link/tie-rod that it bolts to is slightly warped/bent (the long one that sits in...

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Shifting problem appears to be solved! :D I replaced the vacuum modulator this afternoon, and the shift points finally moved. After removing the old vacuum modulator, upon closer inspection it looks like there was some gunk in the end that connects to the hose/hard line. Since the trans was...

Thanks @Carl1008, I found this your post very useful. I'm tired of topping off the PSF every month, and finally decided to look for the leak. Found that my high pressure line from the brake booster to steering box is leaking where the rubber hose meets the metal lines (at both ends). Figured I...

So I ended up replacing the vacuum regulator with a new one from eBay (ACDelco #14057219). This resulted in no change in the shift points, even when I adjusted the new regulator's positioning towards/away from the firewall. Frustrated, I went back through my checklist...and when I checked the...

Thanks, I like that idea! I'll give that a shot before ordering any new parts. Yeah that thread is the primary one I've been referencing for trouble shooting this issue.

Vacuum gauge came in, shows: - a pulsatile negative 18 to 24 at the vacuum - pretty steady negative 13 at the regulator to hard line connection - a pulsatile negative 6 to 7 at the end of the hard line, where it connects to the modulator No fluid seen leaking seen from modulator. Lines and...

Not sure if this makes a difference, but was thinking about it and figured I'd mention that my truck has 37" tires on it. So while my speedometer shows 20mph and 35mph when shifting from 1->2 and 2->3, in actuality the truck is travelling about 27mph and 42mph. All of the above being said, I...

Thanks for mentioning that. I added it to the subnote on that step. I definitely need some extensions! Would probably make working on the truck a lot easier

Ok, followed your recs above, and no change. Adjusted the vacuum regulator about 1/2” inch towards the firewall…no change in shift points. So then I moved it as far as it could go towards the firewall…still no change. Then as an experiment I did the opposite, and adjusted the regulator all the...

I thought about starting with "disconnect battery cables, put parking brake on, chock tires", but thought that might be too detailed/painfully obvious... but then again I wrote this with the idea that an extreme-novice could follow it, so it makes sense to include that. Plus I'm sure some of the...

I recently replaced the flexplate on my '85 M1008, following the instructions posted by @acmunro in a 2009 SS thread. His instructions were enough, and probably more than enough for most SS users to follow, but to be honest as a novice I could have used a little more detail. So using his...

thanks! I’ll give that a try tomorrow morning. Any idea how i could have affected the vacuum regulator during flexplate replacement? Could I have bumped it going for that top right bellhousing bolt?

Ok, so I finally had time to replenish the fluids I spilled (transmission fluid and rear differential gear oil) and just took it for a test drive. Also topped of transfer case fluid, since it was a little low. Truck starts great, but now transmission is shifting HARD and late (1->2 at 20mph, and...

So with all of that being said, below is a more detailed version of @acmunro's 2009 instructions that will hopefully be a little more helpful if someone like me gives this job a shot in the future, and maybe prevent some of this missteps I took. *PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO RECOMMEND...

I figured that I'd post a summary statement reviewing the sticking points that I encountered, along with a more detailed/dummy-proof step-by-step instruction set, so that if in the future another extreme-novice like me with only a few cheap hand tools and no garage gives this a go, hopefully...