Jeeez dad, I thought that was what I just quoted out of the Shop Manual, in what I posted right above you on the 13th?
Gregg, it doesn’t matter whether your using Spicer or Precision (FM) or what brand, the point is, that the two rear joints are of needle design and that the manual back then was insisting on using 90w gear oil!
Trucker, Yes, electrical resistance wire wrapped in silicone, McMaster Carr, page 473, “General Purpose Heat Tape”, 450 degF. The one I use does not have the heat control so it’s full throttle as soon as you plug it in. It was a lot cheaper when I got it years ago. I wrapped it around the spring eye and then wrapped it with Alum foil to concentrate the heat. It worked great, I also used it to expand the pitman arm spline when I pulled it. A torch would have worked but would most likely burn up the cork seals and catch the grease on fire. Now right back at cha, what’s a VCCA site?
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
