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BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER.... A's, G's & E's


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    bears 1970 4x4 project

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    Post by Vanish Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:24 pm

    Bear .. Go with the 12 Bolt rear End !! Sell the 10 Bolt off !!!!!!

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    Post by Bear Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:19 pm

    will do bill i can,t beleave i missed that i never looked till today.funny thing too is the 12 bolt is cleane no grease or grime both are going to clean up nice and fast.the 10 bolt ones are nasty grease balls.by this comming weekend i will have them cleaned up.
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    Post by Bear Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:11 pm

    got my son working on cl[img]https://i.servimg.com/u/f42/16/02/85/79/14510.jpg[ni/img]eang up rear axle today
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    Post by Bear Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:15 pm

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    Post by Bear Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:17 pm

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    Post by Bear Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:13 pm

    well after much though i am going to re-do both axles seales bearings u-joint may be ring and pinon to i pulled apart the rear last week end and found not a lot but water in it.i now today pulled the cover on frount and it, 3x worse than rear.bears 1970 4x4 project - Page 2 14611s
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    Post by Bear Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:36 pm

    got frount axle took apart today.this was one stock 1979 set up.url=https://servimg.com/view/16028579/70one bone s]bears 1970 4x4 project - Page 2 00311[/url]
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    Post by Bear Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:38 pm

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    Post by Twinpilot001 Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:42 pm

    Geeeeeeeeeez -too Bad-sad to see all That affraid
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    Post by Bear Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:52 am

    took cutting wheels, torches, hammer chicel and 2 days back in forth of just walk away bear.i had to cut the tub off the rotor on one side to get the hub nuts it was frozen on ther so good.your looking at the inside of the pig after duching it with parts wash it still has a way to go.
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    Post by Digz Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:16 am

    Hey Bear, don't forget the axle tubes, I rigged up something like a cannon barrel swab to clean those out, It was unbelievable how much gunk and corrosion those had in them.
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    Post by Bear Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:20 am

    yea digz it will be like cleaning a gun l.o.l
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    Post by G-Man Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:43 am

    A company I work for sells a product called metal rescue , won't hurt the metal, but will clean that rust in just a few hours
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    Post by Bear Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:36 am

    where do i get some at chris ??
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    Post by Bear Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:11 pm

    got more done today on frount axlbears 1970 4x4 project - Page 2 00111e
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    Post by Bear Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:12 pm

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    Post by Bear Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:14 pm

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    Post by Bear Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:16 pm

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    Post by Bear Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:20 pm

    got a good coat of self eching primer onbears 1970 4x4 project - Page 2 01313 it
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    Post by HandiVanMan Tue Mar 27, 2012 6:08 pm

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    Post by sasktrini Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:10 pm

    Attaboy!
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    Post by G-Man Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:10 pm

    Bear the place is in Howell, MI heres a link
    http://www.metalrescue.com/home.aspx
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    Post by Bear Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:30 am

    well if i did my home work right the gears in the 12 bolt set up are 308 not 3;73 ring gear is 40 teeth and pinon is 13 teeth.
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    Post by Bear Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:21 pm

    so it turns out i,m right both axles are 3;08 gear now since i got both tore down is 3;08 gear running a 700r4 trans going to run ok??
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    Post by Stoopid john Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:22 pm

    You'll be able to set a land speed record in overdrive.


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