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Author:  Old Growth [ Wed Jun 26, 2019 11:51 pm ]
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Looking good!

Author:  Rix86 [ Thu Jun 27, 2019 12:50 pm ]
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Pump in, working and quiet.
And I can see out of it
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Author:  Rix86 [ Sun Jul 07, 2019 7:12 pm ]
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Gotta wait for friends to send me pics. I haven't really gotten any yet.
The new power steering pump took a shit.
Didn't make for a fun trip back from the rocks

Author:  Old Growth [ Sun Jul 07, 2019 10:15 pm ]
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I passed ya on 410 in Greenwater today. I was wondering how it went?

Author:  Rix86 [ Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:03 am ]
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Went really good until the ps pump went.

Author:  Selador [ Mon Jul 08, 2019 7:05 am ]
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Rix86 wrote:
Went really good until the ps pump went.

Do you think it was just a lemon pump, or some other problem?

Author:  Rix86 [ Mon Jul 08, 2019 7:45 am ]
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Possible that pump doesn't have the volume to support the steering box and the assist ram but I won't really know until I try another one.

Author:  Selador [ Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:49 am ]
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Rix86 wrote:
Possible that pump doesn't have the volume to support the steering box and the assist ram but I won't really know until I try another one.

Good observation.

Could be possible the pump would actually be adequate if it had a smaller pulley.

But it's more logical to just put a larger pump on, instead of farting around with pulley and belt sizes only to find the pump never would have adequate capacity.

Well, unless you have a smaller pulley laying around. Then it's a free experiment. LOL :bigsmile:

And I'm betting that you've already thought of all that. :bigsmile:

Author:  Rix86 [ Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:18 am ]
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I'm going to run the next one for a bit on easy stuff, then modify it for better volume and see what happens.

Author:  Rix86 [ Tue Jul 09, 2019 6:05 pm ]
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Found some stuff online that should cure my steering issue for about 400 bucks. Not bad.

Cheese pics

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The silver rig is another one I built/helped build
That one's a 7mge sura motor rebuilt properly when shaved head and block, metal head gasket, 75 lbs on the bolts, etc.

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Author:  Rix86 [ Fri Oct 04, 2019 2:07 pm ]
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So... Update

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Seems my ps issue wasn't the pump. I put the high volume/pressure pump in it, longer belt, filter etc.... Still no assist.
I was a little unsure at the time, it felt funny. Not low assist funny, but.....notchy. Weird.
Well.....

So. Many years ago I had gotten a trail gear ported pump for ram assist. Well the second trip out it started leaking like a seive. I replaced it with a used box and forgot about it. Well.... Enter bad box.
So I'll take this leaker apart and put seals in it right?
Clean it up a little, take the sector shaft out....

SONOFABITCH
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Author:  Rix86 [ Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:18 am ]
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So after replacing the box.... Still no assist.
So I removed the ram.....

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So I put a new trail gear ram on it. New bracket on the steering arm. Etc. So now it's got assist.
Then I blew the rear end. Oops.
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So the guy I got the rig from still had the welded Tacoma diff so I stuck that in.

I'm on the hunt for a Dana 60 now but trying to get the people I'm interested in buying stuff from to reply to me is proving difficult.

Author:  Arisaka [ Thu Nov 28, 2019 11:04 am ]
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Jesus Rix you are really throwing money at that thing. Is that just part of the sport?

Author:  Rix86 [ Thu Nov 28, 2019 11:12 am ]
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Well he gave me the other rear end.
But yes.... It's not cheap. Just about anything that involves beating the hell out of a vehicle is going to get spendy.

Author:  dreadi [ Fri Nov 29, 2019 12:29 am ]
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I’m a Dana 39. I can be had for 21 less than a Dana 60.

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