grumpin Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Whelp, major crisis and expense averted. 🤷♂️ It appears the high pressure swivel line on the back of the pump came loose??? 5/8 wrench tightened it up and stopped the stream. I'm still not sure if it had stripped the end or pump fitting. Seemed to take as much torque as I can get with a stubby while reaching around in back. I'm off for a test drive to return 2qts of type-F Good news! Hope it holds up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 Whelp, major crisis and expense averted. 🤷♂️ It appears the high pressure swivel line on the back of the pump came loose??? 5/8 wrench tightened it up and stopped the stream. I'm still not sure if it had stripped the end or pump fitting. Seemed to take as much torque as I can get with a stubby while reaching around in back. I'm off for a test drive to return 2qts of type-F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Glad it seems to have just been the hose. My C2 in my Ranger has been singing like a canary for years now, and I just keep letting it sing it's terrible notes because I'm not about to swap out an OEM pump for a failure prone reman. It's already bad enough my "reman" rack and pinion is tighter turning right than it is turning left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Voltura Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Glad it seems to have just been the hose. My C2 in my Ranger has been singing like a canary for years now, and I just keep letting it sing it's terrible notes because I'm not about to swap out an OEM pump for a failure prone reman. It's already bad enough my "reman" rack and pinion is tighter turning right than it is turning left. Nothing crazy on my brick lately as it's been put away for winter but I did start swapping the interior over to red, scored a brand new pair of running boards for 50 bucks, swapped steering columns from a Bull and put on a brand new Dennis Carpe ter horn pad, finally found a red bug shield and threw on a set of 33s and steelies while my wagon wheels get repainted 2 tone...I swear I am my father. By the way, Simple Green and a good pressure wash works wonders on cleaning up super grimy old seat belts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 26, 2023 Author Share Posted December 26, 2023 Nothing crazy on my brick lately as it's been put away for winter but I did start swapping the interior over to red, scored a brand new pair of running boards for 50 bucks, swapped steering columns from a Bull and put on a brand new Dennis Carpe ter horn pad, finally found a red bug shield and threw on a set of 33s and steelies while my wagon wheels get repainted 2 tone...I swear I am my father. By the way, Simple Green and a good pressure wash works wonders on cleaning up super grimy old seat belts. Looking good, Angelo! Good tip on the seat belts as well. And when you get to my age you'll start seeing your father when you look in the mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Nothing crazy on my brick lately as it's been put away for winter but I did start swapping the interior over to red, scored a brand new pair of running boards for 50 bucks, swapped steering columns from a Bull and put on a brand new Dennis Carpe ter horn pad, finally found a red bug shield and threw on a set of 33s and steelies while my wagon wheels get repainted 2 tone...I swear I am my father. By the way, Simple Green and a good pressure wash works wonders on cleaning up super grimy old seat belts. Nice! I like the look of those wheels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Voltura Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Nice! I like the look of those wheels! Thanks guys! Gary, I can already see it now and it scares me, it's like a ghost inside me haha. I had to do something with the wheels, all white looks good but is a nightmare to keep clean so I ripped off my dads look ENTIRELY. I dont even care. It looks good to me haha. I can tell you that EVERYONE locally knows who's driving it. It is pretty funny, so many people get mine confused with Dads because they are almost identical twins. Heck, we had a conversation about it the other day where a guy at a family party said to my dad "yeah I see your truck all the time" and he points at me and goes "no, that one's his" :nabble_laughing-25-x-25_orig: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordFETruck Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Thanks guys! Gary, I can already see it now and it scares me, it's like a ghost inside me haha. I had to do something with the wheels, all white looks good but is a nightmare to keep clean so I ripped off my dads look ENTIRELY. I dont even care. It looks good to me haha. I can tell you that EVERYONE locally knows who's driving it. It is pretty funny, so many people get mine confused with Dads because they are almost identical twins. Heck, we had a conversation about it the other day where a guy at a family party said to my dad "yeah I see your truck all the time" and he points at me and goes "no, that one's his" http://www.garysgaragemahal.com/uploads/6/5/8/7/65879365/laughing-25-x-25_orig.gif http://www.garysgaragemahal.com/uploads/6/5/8/7/65879365/laughing-25-x-25_orig.gif Took my steering column out and rebuilt it today. Both upper bearings replaced, lower retrofit bearing replaced. Took everything apart and cleaned everything up very thoroughly, new turn signal switch and ignition switch as well. I was surprised, both of those items were still original. I was also surprised to see the main shaft U joint comes apart, I took that apart, cleaned the rusty watery whatever that was out and greased it and bolted it back together with red loctite and the joint feels like brand new. Also painted the collar for the lock tumbler. Wasn't very complicated, but it sure fought me going back together. If anybody ever asks me if I know anything about steering column repair the answer would be uh, no lol. Everything was loose when I took it apart, the bearings, all 3 were worn out garbage and very rough, turn signal switch was floppy junk for years but it worked. The allen head screws for the tilt assembly were also loose. I found it pretty interesting the bearings were turning on the shaft for what looks like years, I had to dimple the race area the bearings are supposed to be a snug fit on for them to not rotate on the shaft. Worked like a charm. Everything in the column is very tight and smooth now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Took my steering column out and rebuilt it today. Both upper bearings replaced, lower retrofit bearing replaced. Took everything apart and cleaned everything up very thoroughly, new turn signal switch and ignition switch as well. I was surprised, both of those items were still original. I was also surprised to see the main shaft U joint comes apart, I took that apart, cleaned the rusty watery whatever that was out and greased it and bolted it back together with red loctite and the joint feels like brand new. Also painted the collar for the lock tumbler. Wasn't very complicated, but it sure fought me going back together. If anybody ever asks me if I know anything about steering column repair the answer would be uh, no lol. Everything was loose when I took it apart, the bearings, all 3 were worn out garbage and very rough, turn signal switch was floppy junk for years but it worked. The allen head screws for the tilt assembly were also loose. I found it pretty interesting the bearings were turning on the shaft for what looks like years, I had to dimple the race area the bearings are supposed to be a snug fit on for them to not rotate on the shaft. Worked like a charm. Everything in the column is very tight and smooth now. Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Took my steering column out and rebuilt it today. Both upper bearings replaced, lower retrofit bearing replaced. I was also surprised to see the main shaft U joint comes apart, I took that apart, cleaned the rusty watery whatever that was out and greased it and bolted it back together with red loctite Wasn't very complicated, but it sure fought me going back together. If anybody ever asks me if I know anything about steering column repair the answer would be uh, no lol. Everything was loose when I took it apart, the bearings, all 3 were worn out garbage and very rough, turn signal switch was floppy junk for years but it worked. The allen head screws for the tilt assembly were also loose. I found it pretty interesting the bearings were turning on the shaft for what looks like years, I had to dimple the race area the bearings are supposed to be a snug fit on for them to not rotate on the shaft. Worked like a charm. Everything in the column is very tight and smooth now. That's always a job for someone with two pair of hands! The lower bearing's only hold on the shaft is a rubber O-ring. Not surprised it would lose its grip. Some 600 series bearing mount would retain it if you felt it really shouldn't move without creating stress risers. Did you replace the U-joint cross, or just lube and tighten it up? (there will be questions, no escape now!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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