Went to my old mechanic that specializes in suspensions and loaned me his SnapOn Ball Joint kit, but didnt have enough clearance to use it. He said that he would drop the subframe for me if needed.
Test fitted the diff with the not so flush bushing. I have about 2-3 wraps of stud thread past the top of the nut, so I thread locked it and torqued to spec. Re-bled the brakes, put everything back together, went to start her up... battery dead. GF left the ignition on after bleeding the brakes... AGAIN!!!
Picking up the battery from auto zone, do a shake down and a proper brake bedding. If everything checks out fine today, gonna DD her for a couple days to see if anything abnormal pops up.

I think I got like $200 back one time back in the 90s lol. Since then it has mostly been a few thousand out of pocket. This is the first year the few thousand has ever been in my favor. Although, to be frank, I'd rather the government keep their hands out of my paycheck each month :mad:

Sounds like a vacuum pump or power bleeder is in your future. Far cheaper than a battery :twocents:

Autozone battery charging is really cheap! lol
I have the Motive power bleeder with the aluminum cap, but the cap kept slipping off the reservoir filler. One of the plastic indents on the reservoir that keeps the cap on is pretty beat up.

Thoughts? https://austin.craigslist.org/cto/d/...867346005.html

i mean......if thats what you're into lol :wtf2:

Depends if you want a project truck or not. She will be thirsty, I can tell ya that. NO heat or A/C. I would pass.

:iagree:

Can't really go wrong with it, outside of the 'no AC' part. :tiphat:

I could care less about interior and exterior condition or gas mileage. And I rarely use heat or a/c; rather have the windows down. Looking for a truck that won't cost me a lot out of pocket. It looks to be well maintained mechanically, it's easy to work on myself, and parts are dirt cheap.

well today may get fun. just had to dig into a new guy a little bit. :shakes head:

It's on Craigslist and he mentions rust, beat up interior no ac and sketchy brakes. What could possibly go wrong?

Did he use the passenger door panel for target practice?

Ya, I wouldn't do it. His dad might have taken care of it, but doesnt mean the son did as well. With all the things wrong with it, it sounds as if the son neglected it. Brakes sketchy? Comon, that's pretty basic stuff to maintain...

Brakes are just due for new pads and a flush (easy stuff). I may take a look at it first thing next week. With a friend. Wouldn't offer more than $2K or so.

I thought he had legit questions, until he opened his mouth and removed all doubt...:shakes head::shakes head:


I'm afraid he's due for the iggylist.... :owned: