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I used RTV as well. For as much as I feel like I live "too close" to other people, living two blocks from a common auto-parts store is pretty sweet. :grin:

Yes - thank you. Fortunately I noticed the bushing on the inside of the spindle - same style of bushing as the king pins with little grease channels. I couldn't find any spec on that bushing's wear limits so since my king pins were also fine I just didn't worry about it (and the bushing was...

Genius.

Not sure I follow. Just keep the hose and wheel (brake) cylinder attached to the plate with the brake shoes and hang the plate from that handle on the frame? I was rebuilding the wheel cylinders too though - and decided it was the proper time to upgrade to peashooter's braided stainless steel...

A few important tips I learned from doing this (warning: may not actually be right, just my observations as I had little to no previous experience to draw on): When disconnecting the passenger/driver flexible brake lines from the hard lines, there are actually 3 points: the hex end on the...

I will admit that I would not be able to identify a sealed or non-sealed u-joint. (In the process of having my brother "learn me" on this subject...) The u-joints were surrounded in grease before (in the joint itself and inside the knuckle). I removed all of the old grease in the knuckle and...

Mr. welldigger to the rescue again. Thank you, thank you, and thank you for all 3 answers. The rust prevention is a good point for the spindle, and my truck didn't have the outer seal, no wonder I couldn't find it. Since I have the outer seal, and if I decided to put it on, I assume I would...

Several questions here as I can't seem to find the answer in the TM and/or don't know the right words to search for on the forum... 1. Why is there grease on the INSIDE of the drum assembly? 2. Similar to #1, why was there grease on the spindle (the yellow)? I can't ascertain as to WHAT they...

For my own edification, still looking for anyone's input/answer as to question #2.

Thanks guys for the input. Private Message (pm) inbound for welldigger.

I tried to follow this author's great article because it was more detailed and better for the way I seem to learn than the -20 Unit Maintenance TM. However I think I have messed up (once again) and damaged what the inner axle seal seats into (this article's author refers to it as the...