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Old 10-18-2018, 04:00 PM
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Finally got it done and drove it to the store. No ticking, no overheating, and my Golden Retriever is ecstatic. . He loves the Disco. The day I pulled it back into the garage to put the new motor in he came through the door and started hopping up and down and growl talking.. I had to open the door and let him sit inside while I worked.
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That's beautiful on so many levels!
 
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Old 10-18-2018, 10:02 PM
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Well, that didn’t seem to help at all really i think I’ll probably remove the front shaft, flick on the cdl and see if the vibration still occurs.. while driving to the tire shop.

Originally Posted by Saturnine
Greased the drive shafts today -- i'm starting to get a vibration around 55mph, hoping this will cure it. If not, then time for a (probably) front shaft rebuild
 
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Old 10-19-2018, 06:45 AM
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Then there's this: that bolt isn't even trying to match the threads of the hole it's going into. Yeah, just ram it in there anyway. who cares.
Just going to leave this here
 
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Old 10-19-2018, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by ThisRoverGuy
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Yup. I tried like 5 places to find a couple of bolts to thread into those holes. No joy. I ended up removing the original fittings and welding the holes in the fittings closed and reinstalling them. What the heck kind of size/thread are those things?!?! Even the guy at "Fastenal" was stumped and gave up.
 
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Old 10-20-2018, 07:01 PM
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Poked around the front drive shaft again, still getting a slight vibration at hwy speed. Turns out the shaft / yoke zerk fitting was never installed -- removed the allen set screw, installed a zerk and greased it up. I don't think there was any in there grease in it at all Hopefully i havent fubard the shaft!
 
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Old 10-20-2018, 10:19 PM
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Default Roof rack coming along nicely

Started fabrication of my roof rack after work today. I'll finish it up tomorrow and hopefully get it painted. Can't wait to get the RTT and ARB awnings installed.
 
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Old 10-20-2018, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by vwauditech

Started fabrication of my roof rack after work today. I'll finish it up tomorrow and hopefully get it painted. Can't wait to get the RTT and ARB awnings installed.
what was the total cost for you to build this?
 
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Old 10-20-2018, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by escott16


what was the total cost for you to build this?
Should be ~$300 with the bedliner paint. All the metal was $285. That included having the metal shop cutting everything to my specs.
 
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Old 10-20-2018, 10:48 PM
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Looks good
 
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Old 10-21-2018, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Saturnine
Poked around the front drive shaft again, still getting a slight vibration at hwy speed. Turns out the shaft / yoke zerk fitting was never installed -- removed the allen set screw, installed a zerk and greased it up. I don't think there was any in there grease in it at all Hopefully i havent fubard the shaft!
mine was the exact same when i got it. Took about a year of ownership before i realized that there was an Allen screw in there and that it was the perfect size for a zerk. Added the zerk and went to town.
 
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