WHYDTYTT: What Have You Done To Your Truck Today?

[salans7]

Looking good, Shaun. But those are serious tires. Are they noisy?

Not really. I actually was impressed with how quiet these are compared to the worn out ones they replaced. There's always noise with mud terrains compared to say an all terrain, but it doesn't really bug me. I do have a sound system and sound deadening in the truck, so I don't really hear the tires unless I have the windows down like I did today on the drive back from the tire shop.

These are Centennial "Dirt Commander" MT's. They're an economy level Mud Terrain, but I like them better than the Goodyear Duratracs I had on the truck in the first photo.

[grumpin]

Not really. I actually was impressed with how quiet these are compared to the worn out ones they replaced. There's always noise with mud terrains compared to say an all terrain, but it doesn't really bug me. I do have a sound system and sound deadening in the truck, so I don't really hear the tires unless I have the windows down like I did today on the drive back from the tire shop.

These are Centennial "Dirt Commander" MT's. They're an economy level Mud Terrain, but I like them better than the Goodyear Duratracs I had on the truck in the first photo.

Nice! That's a good looking truck, before and after!

What brand and model of tires?

[Gary Lewis]

Not really. I actually was impressed with how quiet these are compared to the worn out ones they replaced. There's always noise with mud terrains compared to say an all terrain, but it doesn't really bug me. I do have a sound system and sound deadening in the truck, so I don't really hear the tires unless I have the windows down like I did today on the drive back from the tire shop.

These are Centennial "Dirt Commander" MT's. They're an economy level Mud Terrain, but I like them better than the Goodyear Duratracs I had on the truck in the first photo.

I think as tires age the rubber gets harder and that makes knobby tires more noisy. So new tires are usually quieter and smoother.

[Nickelplate]

I think as tires age the rubber gets harder and that makes knobby tires more noisy. So new tires are usually quieter and smoother.

Also should mention that knobby tires get "chop" way worse than smoother tires. Most people are not rotating the tires every 3000 miles to eliminate this so the noise can get pretty bad. Rotating the tires makes a very noticeable difference.

[BigBrother-84]

Bullnose tailgate anti-theft system, working solution tested.

[BigBrother-84]

1- Wired from engine compartment to rear backseat, for an inverter.

2- Polished (finally!) the air box cover.

[Jochen1964]

Today was fluid change day (power steering, engine oil, transmission and transfer case. In the end all finalized though we had some surprises which we had to deal with. On the transmission pan we had to move the mounting bar of the gear box and lift the whole drivetrain. One small bolt from the pan wasn‘t sufficiently accesable hence the extra work. Then I realised that the new filter and gasket were for a C6 and I have a AOD. Luckily a parts shop closeby in the Netherlands had one in stock.

We didn‘t drain the converter since we didn‘t find the plug. If anybody has some additional input on that for a 1896 AOD 4WD please share. Gary, thanks for your valuable input

Have a great weekend

[Nickelplate]

Today was fluid change day (power steering, engine oil, transmission and transfer case. In the end all finalized though we had some surprises which we had to deal with. On the transmission pan we had to move the mounting bar of the gear box and lift the whole drivetrain. One small bolt from the pan wasn‘t sufficiently accesable hence the extra work. Then I realised that the new filter and gasket were for a C6 and I have a AOD. Luckily a parts shop closeby in the Netherlands had one in stock.

We didn‘t drain the converter since we didn‘t find the plug. If anybody has some additional input on that for a 1896 AOD 4WD please share. Gary, thanks for your valuable input

Have a great weekend

The drain plug on an AOD torque converter will be next to one of the nuts that holds it on to the flexplate. Just turn the engine til you see it.

 

[Gary Lewis]

The drain plug on an AOD torque converter will be next to one of the nuts that holds it on to the flexplate. Just turn the engine til you see it.

You really should drain the torque converter before refilling. Roughly half of the fluid is in it, so you are only replacing 50% of the fluid.

[Frank Wyatt]

You really should drain the torque converter before refilling. Roughly half of the fluid is in it, so you are only replacing 50% of the fluid.

What I did to my truck today is get the engine out. Two weeks ago today it broke on my way home. My 'cross the road neighbor was about three minutes behind me and gave me a ride home and a friend at church brought it home for me. It had a noise in the engine that I had decided had to be a piston was confirmed when I pulled the head and took number three piston out or rather what was left of it. It also snapped the big end of rod number one and knocked out about three inches of the camshaft out the side of the block and a lifter for number one exhaust out through the oil pan and liberated the coolant from the water jacket via a three or four inch crack in number three cylinder.