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9/18/23: A long overdue update. The steering box adjustment was successful as it steers better, but topping off the tranny with oil didn’t make any difference with grinding going into third gear, so I suspect the syncro is bad?

Today I finally started with my Power Disc upgrade. I got the truck jacked up on stands, removed both wheels and stripped the drum brake setup from the spindle. I didn’t get too far before I hit my first snag. The caliper mounting brackets have an offset built into them and the instructions don’t specify which direction the offset goes. It appears from the diagram that’s way too small, the offset went in toward the engine but I wasn’t positive. The CPP kit comes with new grade 8 hardware with a locking nuts that are really hard going on. Fortunately I stopped to clarify.

I knew that I watched a YouTube video on the install by Dave Welch from Brothers Truck, so I rewatched that video. I installed the wrong bracket as the offset needs to go toward the outside of the truck. I didn’t get the nuts on too far so it is an easy fix.

EDIT: the video was wrong. Apparently CPP made a engineering change along the way and didn’t document it very well which I found in the next post