78 Scout II Selective Edition Build
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Finally had some free time and made it to the beach. Not ready for the warm weather to leave
Nothing like trying to track down an air locker leak only to find 18 broken teeth....
I love my life.
I love my life.
Upon further inspection. Looks like all of the hex "cap" bolts have walked out. Missing one entirely. Seems it got munched up along with all the teeth. Sent ARB an email and hoping that their warranty will cover it. If not, this got way more expensive
Good thing we got our Christmas tree before I realized the ring gear was broken. Little wet and a tiny tree but it will work. Little does Hardy know that he is going to spend hours in this thing
The missing bolt will most likely be discovered lodged in between the pinion bearings along with a bunch of those missing teeth.
Got the axle removed, torn apart, and cleaned. Got the ARB on the bench to investigate. Turns out these things only have 3 hex bolts holding in the cross pins (even though there are 4 holes with threads) I completely disassembled the ARB to find it in overall great condition still. Cleaned it up and started removing the bearings. 1st one needed the press, 2nd one basically just slipped off. It seems that the bearing was rotating on its press fit surface. It wore a nice grove into the top flange of the ARB. I'm guessing with the groove, it opened up the backlash and then started to eat away at some teeth.
Update! ARB is replacing the whole locker under warranty. Huge win
That was quick!
This thing is killing me. Went from .028 to .053 Pinion depth. Best pattern i can achieve is this which is .040. Should I keep trying or send it.
Send it!
All back together, ready to slam it back in the Scout. Remind me to not rebuild another axle until I have an actual shop. Hopfully this set lasts a little longer
Winchested
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You did make it easier taking it out of the rig at least. I always leave it under the rig. My front 60 has to come apart to replace the Quad seals on the ARB and the axle shafts need to be swapped for new chromo's.
Yeah I wasn't going to attempt doing gears outside in the snow. Also a good time to replace some spring bushings
Next addition for the scout coming soon!
Great investment! I have one in Hideous and will probably be installing one in White Scout.
Got the Premier Power Welder all installed. Such a nice piece of equipment. Can't wait to practice some welds with it.
They are waterproof!
Helping my friend Cam out with the CPT Long Travel kit. Super nice kit and makes me really want to put one on my scout in a sua configuration. Very nice!
New fancy Yankum fairlead
Got a 1.5in tierod from Ruff Stuff. Finally got it welded up and installed. With the bigger tierod, I was now able to use a tube clamp for the hydro assist. While I had it apart I also welded in some trailer leaf perches that I am using as bump stop pads. This way the bumpstops won't roll down the axle tube.
Don't zoom to look at any welds. They are not the best. Still trying to re-learn stick while using the Premier Power Welder. Should be stout enough for bumpstop pads.
Here is my setup for all my recovery, Trail-repair, and tire inflation/deflation. I carry a bunch of stuff.
Don't zoom to look at any welds. They are not the best. Still trying to re-learn stick while using the Premier Power Welder. Should be stout enough for bumpstop pads.
Here is my setup for all my recovery, Trail-repair, and tire inflation/deflation. I carry a bunch of stuff.
Took my son on his first snow wheel trip. Homie loved it
