BIG CHEVY 3600 recently discovered he needs to remove his freshly installed wing windows. That reminded me of one of my blunders. I think a thread about them would be entertaining and it might keep someone else from making the same mistake.
Let's keep it about Stovebolt trucks, please.
I'll start it off with this one.
Last summer I decided to put a 3 speed OD in my 'burb. Of course that involves changing the rear end among a whole bunch of little detail work. I won't go through all that but my truck ended up being down for 6 months.
I had just put the finishing touches on it and really feeling good about it. That day I had installed the 3rd member, driveshaft, new wheel bearings, put the brakes back together and filled the case. Now it's sitting on the ground.
I started cleaning up the work table, gathering empty boxes and trash to throw away. Wait! There's something in that box. Oh crap, it's the axle seals.
I had to drain the rear end and pull the axles to install them. Luckily there was no oil on the brakes.
