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So it's all back together with a new driveshaft installed. Guess what? Double cardan don't work with slip yokes. I should have known but figured it out and had the new shaft built. Now I have an electrical problem to solve. https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/smoking-wires-and-alternator.197690/

The enemy has a vote. In this case the enemy is rust it it vetoed my attempt to install the lift block into the spring pack. I cannot remove the center pin. Luckily I circumvented the enemy and I am installing the new rear springs I have sitting here for my M1008 rebuild.

What started as an investigation of a clicking sound in the diff has turned into; new brakes, bearings & seals. An additional 1 inch lift and moving the rear axle rearward another 1.5 inches. Funny how that all happens. Have a great weekend, I am.

Nice truck. The clicking I heard wasn't normal. I only heard it because I was outside the truck checking the tires for out of round with the truck on jack stands. Over time it will either show itself or it won't. I did have a pitted bearing on the drivers side. New bearings are on the way. I'll...

Well, more discovery learning...which is fine. It's a Dana 70 HD.

Not according to Spicer Dana. They call for wheel bearing grease. I'm sure that gear oil is expected to get in there but the bearings and rear end is not designed as an oil bathe system.

I'm suspecting it is the locker as well. It has been 'clunking' a little more than before. Maybe the fluid change will clear things up.

Outer race (smaller of the two) is pitted. None of the bearings had any grease left in them. They were lubricated by the gear oil that had found its way to them. The seals look great and very robust. I'll be ordering new bearings and seals tomorrow.

After pressure washing the brakes they look good except for the massive amount of surface rust. I'll lube the parts that need it and leave the rest alone. My brakes have not been giving me any grief. If it ain't broke don't fix it. The bearings on the Dana 80 are a little different than the...

Hubs and brakes look great. It's the first time I've had them off this truck. It has about 42,000 miles on it now.

Just ran it idle again with the cover off and no clicking. Looks like I have slight play in the left rear wheel bearing. I'm going to pull both hubs and check everything out.

I put new used tires on all the way around and now I have a wobble of sorts. I put the rear axle on stands and had my wife run it up to 30mph so I could check it out for out of round tires. The right rear outer tires is either out of round or slightly off center. Easy day. I can fix that by...