Superflexy install, diff drop and preservation

[VXorado]

Nice lookin' axle

This thread reminds me of all the work my front end needs before next summer, PITA but gotta pay to play

[Marlin]

Nice lookin' axle

This thread reminds me of all the work my front end needs before next summer, PITA but gotta pay to play

Yep, Buffy was the fire to get this done. That and there are a bunch of folks waiting to see the IFS kit in action!!!

[Marlin]

Yesterday we went shopping, and it rained all day and last night. Now its too cold, I did get a tarp set up, and filled the diff with oil, too cold to try futzing around with it now. I will wait till after lunch when its in the 60s I am going to go ahead and start on the IFS kit prior to putting the axle in, that way if I find anything I need help with, I can get a buddy to help me all at once. I will probably need a hand getting the axle up there, at least getting the bolts started. Stay tuned for afternoon pics.

[Marlin]

Been working for about 1 hour, got the rear brackets off, relocated fuel line, trying to get the damned front spline couplings off....grrrrr. Had 4 different pry/chisels jamed in there. Its backed off about 1/2" or so. I wish I knew how far I need to go. Now I am heading to Pepboys to get a 26mm impact socket and some bigger pry/chisels. If it wasn't for these getting stuck, I would probably be in the install portion already. Its actually not that bad, as long as you have the right tools.

[Marlin]

After two trips to the parts store to get sockets, I thought the torsion bar bolt was 26mm, which is also what the instructions say, they are actually 27mm...grrr.

I just gave up for today, I can't get either torsion bar bolt to move, I tried a 3 foot cheater bar, ran the impact wrench till it was smoking...notta, on either side. Not sure what to do now. I can guess I can try cutting the head off the bolt? Its not under load as far as the weight of the truck goes, but I am a bit hesitant to try that, but at this point, I don't know what else to do.
Anyway, here are a few pics:

What comes in the box:

Pieces that you remove:


The kit goes above this crossmember, and under the drive shaft


Splines exposed...finally.

[Ldub]

Splines exposed...finally.
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No PB blaster on the splines...

[Marlin]

I did spray em down afterwards for the reinstall, really no way to get it in there prior to removal.