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Interesting trick I learned here in the first photo. We couldn't get the bearing on the shaft easily. The answer? Freeze the gear and shaft assembly (contract) and put the bearing in your toaster oven (expand). Slid right on :-) Again, props to wayneh. Next photos are prepping the spring bolts...

That beautiful FFPW belongs to wayneh. Thanks again for the help with the transfer case!

Working on the transfer case. All new bearings, races and seals. I re-coated the inside of the case to avoid sweating. Pricy, stinky and time consuming, but seems worth it in the long run. I came this far, why not?

Some transfer case prep and a before and after of some of the drive shafts yolks using my soda blaster. Pretty effective. New shifter rails for the transfer case too! Ohh, shiny. Disregard the photos of the brake lathe. I couldn't figure out how to delete them!

More priming and prep. Taking pics of hardware as I take it off. These king nuts prove to be a real pain in the butt later on.

Rear axle assembly complete, moving on to the transfer case. All fluid drained and loaded up. That yellow canister is a heated pressure washer. It burns diesel and gets boiling hot. Quite effective.

Hey guys, derailed for a bit because I am trying to buy a house. Best part is it has a two car detached garage, so once the dust settles, let the fun begin. Muhahaha. I'm itching to get in there. More to come.

The 318 ran but looked like ****. Figured I'm going all the way here not going to put back an old dirty engine. I have to admit though, I was a little over zealous with my tear down efforts.

Looks like I will be welding it back in.

Some progress on the rear axle.

I've got the axles pretty much torn apart at this point. Cleaned all the grease off, next step is to hit it with the wire wheel, prime and paint. I'm going to order new seals for everything too. No sense in putting old crummy parts back on. Got to start fresh! When I first started working on...

Figured since it was cold out, I can't really work outside so I might as well work on what I can in smaller doses. I decided to start with the axles, since I will need them to put the chassis back together. Had a **** of a time getting it from my friend's yard to my M-Haul, but we made it...

Here are some pics of me picking up the frame from the blast place. Absolutely amazing work. :beer:

Some pics of my tearing down the 318.

At this point with a blown motor, I am contemplating swapping out for a 318. I picked up a motor for $200, it's a steal. I know it runs, the guy I bought it from started it right up on the ground. I look at it this way, even if I only get a year out of it, at least the truck is then mocked up...

Think so? Did you see the video I posted with the heads off? https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/v84HV7JMga4P-8lC33mIX9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink

Before leaving, best to write down what the markings say. Won't ever see them in their original paint ever again. Here I am dropping the frame off at Neighoff & Sons, a blasting and painting place here in Maryland. They did an OUTSTANDING job, very pleased with the results. Pics to follow.

With the frame stripped down, it was time to load it up on the trailer. Cliff wanted to show off the lifting power of the tractor. :shock:

Next it was time to free the axles from the frame.

Made a little progress this week. Kind of tough when you don't have an indoor facility and daylight fades earlier, but you make do! The goal was to free the frame of the transfer case and axles. Started by unbolting the leaf spring supports and knocking them out about half way. Removed ye old...