1. Is there any way to remove the play in the steering wheel? My tierodends are all new but it stil has a pretty good amount of play in it.

2. Is the High pressure oil system seperate from the low pressure oil system? If so, do I need to change and/or check the oil level in it?

3. I have been considering a lock right locker for my rear axle. I have an open diff right now. What are the pros and cons to going this route.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

1- yes, to a point, there is an adjustment screw with a lock nut on the sector shaft. when under the hood looking straight down on the box you will see it, adjust it in 1/4 turn at a time and drive it to see how it feels.

2- yes, it is seperate, the low pressure pump is in the front cover. its a gearotor pump physicaly attached to the crank. the high pressure pump is right in front of the fuel filter housing. no oil level checks needed. it is fed by the low pressure pump. the oil in the hpop resevoir is the same oil in the pan,

3-i dotn care for loc-rite lockers, they dont hold up too well in the heavy trucks. are you sure yours is open and not just a wore out posi?

 

coon should you adjust 1/4 turn clockwise or cc for the steering

 

Yes mine is an open diff. (according to the tag) What type of locker/LS would you recomend. I dont want to do a whole rear end set up. My box is pretty corroded, so I attempt to adjust it or just get a new box..lol

 

i guess detroit lockers are good but i always thought that lockrites were good as well but ive never had either so i really dont have a clue

 

I know detroits are good but they require a whole rear end set up. Not something I want to do.

 

Hmmm i dont know if i would run a locker. I had one in my truck and I broke axle shafts all the time, but thats my opinion.

 

You broke one ton shafts? Wow!! what size tires were you running? I had 35 on my jeep with a spool. It was a ford 8.8 and I never broke a shaft.

 

I broke them with 38's,39's,40's,and44's.It became expensive.lol

 

lol...well theres your answer. Your rubbers are too big.

BTW, I pulled out the plastic bedliner for the first time today. Wow what a mess. The bed floor is shot as is the front panel. I can stick my hand trhough the bed floor! So I found a 1992 F-150 long bed reg cab in good shape for really cheap. Can I use the bed off this truck? It doesnt come with a title so the rest will get parted out or sent to the scrap yard. It also has an E4OD with 30K miles on it. Could I use the tranny too?

 

well you could always save yourself some money and just weld it lol [do not attempt this]

 

The bed is the same and will fit but the gas motor transmissions are different and won't work for your truck.

 

The only posi or locker I would recommend for a street driven truck is the Detroit truetrac. it handles well on the road, and gives you all the traction you need offroad.

 

Well, that sucks. I guess I could find someone to buy the transmission.

 

It's all about the rig use and the driver. Any automatic locker will get your attention while driving. A pickup truck more so because of the light rear end. Detroit locker is a full carrier replacement. Setup skills or the bills to have it done required. Drop ins: Lok-rite, Detroit EZ, and the like replace the side and spider gears in the carrier. No setup changes required, but they are a bit weaker, just by design. THe Truetrac, and trac loc, are still carrier replacements and are still basically a limited slip. The true trac has dog clutches to match the springs instead of dowels and spring-loaded clutch plate of the drop-ins. All of these are in the rig, and on the job, all the time. If you have never driven one, get a friend to let you drive one with a locker first. I have a detroit in a Dana 60 in the back of Bronco. Coasting on an uneven road, it'll unlock. Then throttle up, it'll engage. Pop, I am locked and if the wheel speed on the rear axle is a bit off betwwen the two...it isn't anymore. And the guy I just passed is ready to sheit himself.

The most expensive route, and the one that you should really consider, is an ARB or an OX cable activated locker. Of coures with the ARB, you'd need an air source, with the OX, you'd have a cable to pull. The nice thing is, you are completely open until you need it. This would be a requirement if I wanted to lock a rig I tow with.

If it's nothing but a trail buster, then lock it anyway you see fit. A lincoln locker is a cheap solution. But, it will require a complete replacement if you don't like it.

On ice, an automatic locker can be a nightmare. No real load on the rear wheels, no bias friction, the axle is locked. So, of you start spinning, you now on ice skates. You need to get stopped and you can't do anything like put your toe in the ice with the big 10.25"