Removing transmissions is easy, it's the incidentals that tripyuh
From : big al
Q: well folks im always poor so i buy most parts from the wrecking yard. i needed weatherstripping for the doors on my 77 dodge truck. i came upon a wrecked gm i think it was pontiac late model 2000+ minivan that had these beautiful door seals that had the metal built in to them you know the ones with the spring steel that grabs the crimped edge around the cab opening hence you slam the door onto the weatherstripping. you dont install the weatherstripping on the door. well they looked so big that i figured i could install them and just cut out the leftover portion and use a little gasket sealer. heres your fyi........they fit perfectly. ive never owned a truck that had a nicer tighter seal. total was $10 for the pair and took 15 minutes to install for both doors. this did get me to thinking though. im wondering if full size vehicles have to have a specific size opening by law.... otherwise why would gm fit dodge exactly. it makes no sense; but it sure made my day! good luck! .
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From : Annonymous
on wed 26 oct 2005 233423 -0700 big al nospamsal1@qwest.net -------snip------- you want to remove a cast iron powerglide laying on your back - not. i was a skinny 16 year old and the tranny weighed more than i did. powerglide! try a 49 olds or caddy hydromatic. weigh more than both of us. al .
From : hodad
here max hold still....while i set yer shirt tail on fire...... set your own clothes on fire.... budd was wrong on so many levels..... and now your endorsing him. budd was correct air in the line has an adverse effect on bearing release. air in itself can act as a spring as it compresses nicely and decompresses just as well. expansion and contraction due to heat is debatable in that the effects could vary from none to more than enough to cause the bearing to wear more quickly than normal depending on a circus full of variables. budd was correct there should be a fraction of an inch of freeplay in a mechanical system. in a hydraulic system not so likely. you on the other hand...are only partially wrong. the effects of gravity have nothing to do with the bearing apply. that means im entirely correct since you agree completely with that statement. its the effect of that spring jammed in behind that slave cylinder apply piston that hold it all togeather. assuming there is one thats true. but there is not always a spring behind the slave cylinder piston. secondly the sole purpose of that spring is to be sure that the piston is fully extended to the clutch fingers at rest so only a single stroke of the clutch pedal is needed to release the clutch. its effects on wearing the throwout bearing are almost as negligible as that of gravity on the throwout bearing. as such if you are saying it has any negative effect on the throwout bearing you are incorrect. -- max give a man a match and he is warm for a short while. light him on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life. .. .. ..inline.. ========== ========== by design there is supposed to be a small fraction of a inch clearance. this was seen in the mechanical systems as your pedals freeplay. when air is left in the system the air can warm up and expand causing the fingers to ride the bearing. -- budd cochran =========== =========== budd cochran mr-d150@spam.citlink.net wrote in a seperate message snip however an improperly bled hydraulic clutch can when the system gets warm from under the hood heat hold pressure on a throwout bearing . . .just like it would be if you rode the pedal. -- budd cochran ======== ======== max340@verizon.net max dodge budd is correct many times in a hydraulic clutch design the throwout bearing continues to ride lightly on the clutch fingers. it is assumed that as long as the pressure is light gravity feed of fluid is very light it will have little effect on th clutch. -- max give a man a match and he is warm for a short while. light him on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life. ========= ========= here max hold still....while i set yer shirt tail on fire...... budd was wrong on so many levels..... and now your endorsing him. you on the other hand...are only partially wrong. the effects of gravity have nothing to do with the bearing apply. its the effect of that spring jammed in behind that slave cylinder apply piston that hold it all togeather. like it was designed to do. marshmonster ============= ============= .
From : big al
95 b3500 w/318 and od trans. replaced the wiring harness last spring from a donor vehicle that had abs. since mine doesnt have anti-lock the abs and brake lights are on all the time now. is there anyway that i can defeat this short of pulling the bulbs from the dash i would like to maintain the brake warning light if i can. i guess im hoping i can jumper a couple of contacts or something similar... any thoughts greatly appreciated. thanks matt .