I’m back with an Esky this time

[Snowbound]

Julianna saw my Losi Mini-T so I charged it and we had a blast teaching her to drive it. She was mad that it didn’t go in the grass. So I dug thru my collection to get one of the boys Maxstone rock crawlers out and she was going crazy with the trucks I was pulling out. Been a while since I dusted these things off. I’m gonna try to get my nitro Traxxas Revo with a big block running again while she runs stuff over with the rock crawler. Think I just opened a can of worms!!

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[HiHoeSilver]

Julianna saw my Losi Mini-T so I charged it and we had a blast teaching her to drive it. She was mad that it didn’t go in the grass. So I dug thru my collection to get one of the boys Maxstone rock crawlers out and she was going crazy with the trucks I was pulling out. Been a while since I dusted these things off. I’m gonna try to get my nitro Traxxas Revo with a big block running again while she runs stuff over with the rock crawler. Think I just opened a can of worms!!

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Nice. I raced an LXT for a long time, and a few RC10s (shhh.... don't tell). So much fun.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Julianna saw my Losi Mini-T so I charged it and we had a blast teaching her to drive it. She was mad that it didn’t go in the grass. So I dug thru my collection to get one of the boys Maxstone rock crawlers out and she was going crazy with the trucks I was pulling out. Been a while since I dusted these things off. I’m gonna try to get my nitro Traxxas Revo with a big block running again while she runs stuff over with the rock crawler. Think I just opened a can of worms!!

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Enjoy the time with her . Goes by wayyyy to fast .

 

[iamdub]

Enjoy the time with her . Hoes by wayyyy to fast .

Fat-fingered that one or making a TYF pun?

 

[Tonyrodz]

Fat-fingered that one or making a TYF pun?

Dammit!! Damn big fingers!!

 

[Tonyrodz]

Enjoy the time with her . Goes by wayyyy to fast .

Fixed.

 

[Snowbound]

Been trying to get stuff done lately so I haven’t even put the CV shaft on the Esky yet. I’ve had a lot of parts come in for my sled and my brothers. Gotta make sure they are ready to go when the snow starts flying.
I have to change my center shock spring to a heavier one to get some weight off the front end.

When I pull the skid I’m also gonna pull the driveshaft and drivers so I can get the track off. I ended up buying a new Camoplast backcountry track. One on there now is 153” long x 15” wide and has 2.6” paddles. New is 153x15x1.75. This is gonna help me big time on packed trails. The big paddles spin and slide on trail but kick ass in the deep powder.

In order to get the skid and track off, I’m gonna need to get this thing in the air. So I ended up making a lift for it. Gonna lift it 34” off the ground.

Side note: don’t use an impact driver on these jacks. It beats the hell out of them. I ended up breaking a bolt that holds the 3/8 drive adapter to the jack’s shaft. Using a drill or air ratchet is a lot smoother.
Also ran out of welding wire and I only have about 6” of weld left to do before I can lift my sled.

Put a HyGear suspension link on my brothers sled. It positions the shock more vertical for better ride. He ordered extra capacity remote canisters for the shocks so they should be here any day too.

I ordered a set of these overload springs for the times I have a passenger. You turn the cam block in front of the spring and it pushes the spring up to contact the axle so it adds to the carrying capacity. Turn it down when riding solo so it’s not a rough rider with less weight. You can see the one closest is up and the one on the other side is down.

Today is the wife’s birthday so I had to take her to a Cubs game last night. They lost to the Reds but it was still a good time. 15 rows off the field, pretty good seats.

I had to take a NP205 transfer case and convert it from mechanical gear driven speedo cable to an electric hall effect speed sensor.

I found the reluctor ring from a 241 case has the same spline count as the 205 mechanical gear drive one.

Had a friend take rear housing to work and he filled the hole from the old gear driven cable and then drilled and tapped for speed sensor. All I had to do is get the air gap set. Worked out great.

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[Sam Harris]

Been trying to get stuff done lately so I haven’t even put the CV shaft on the Esky yet. I’ve had a lot of parts come in for my sled and my brothers. Gotta make sure they are ready to go when the snow starts flying.
I have to change my center shock spring to a heavier one to get some weight off the front end.

When I pull the skid I’m also gonna pull the driveshaft and drivers so I can get the track off. I ended up buying a new Camoplast backcountry track. One on there now is 153” long x 15” wide and has 2.6” paddles. New is 153x15x1.75. This is gonna help me big time on packed trails. The big paddles spin and slide on trail but kick ass in the deep powder.

In order to get the skid and track off, I’m gonna need to get this thing in the air. So I ended up making a lift for it. Gonna lift it 34” off the ground.

Side note: don’t use an impact driver on these jacks. It beats the hell out of them. I ended up breaking a bolt that holds the 3/8 drive adapter to the jack’s shaft. Using a drill or air ratchet is a lot smoother.
Also ran out of welding wire and I only have about 6” of weld left to do before I can lift my sled.

Put a HyGear suspension link on my brothers sled. It positions the shock more vertical for better ride. He ordered extra capacity remote canisters for the shocks so they should be here any day too.

I ordered a set of these overload springs for the times I have a passenger. You turn the cam block in front of the spring and it pushes the spring up to contact the axle so it adds to the carrying capacity. Turn it down when riding solo so it’s not a rough rider with less weight. You can see the one closest is up and the one on the other side is down.

Today is the wife’s birthday so I had to take her to a Cubs game last night. They lost to the Reds but it was still a good time. 15 rows off the field, pretty good seats.

I had to take a NP205 transfer case and convert it from mechanical gear driven speedo cable to an electric hall effect speed sensor.

I found the reluctor ring from a 241 case has the same spline count as the 205 mechanical gear drive one.

Had a friend take rear housing to work and he filled the hole from the old gear driven cable and then drilled and tapped for speed sensor. All I had to do is get the air gap set. Worked out great.

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Very cool.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Been trying to get stuff done lately so I haven’t even put the CV shaft on the Esky yet. I’ve had a lot of parts come in for my sled and my brothers. Gotta make sure they are ready to go when the snow starts flying.
I have to change my center shock spring to a heavier one to get some weight off the front end.

When I pull the skid I’m also gonna pull the driveshaft and drivers so I can get the track off. I ended up buying a new Camoplast backcountry track. One on there now is 153” long x 15” wide and has 2.6” paddles. New is 153x15x1.75. This is gonna help me big time on packed trails. The big paddles spin and slide on trail but kick ass in the deep powder.

In order to get the skid and track off, I’m gonna need to get this thing in the air. So I ended up making a lift for it. Gonna lift it 34” off the ground.

Side note: don’t use an impact driver on these jacks. It beats the hell out of them. I ended up breaking a bolt that holds the 3/8 drive adapter to the jack’s shaft. Using a drill or air ratchet is a lot smoother.
Also ran out of welding wire and I only have about 6” of weld left to do before I can lift my sled.

Put a HyGear suspension link on my brothers sled. It positions the shock more vertical for better ride. He ordered extra capacity remote canisters for the shocks so they should be here any day too.

I ordered a set of these overload springs for the times I have a passenger. You turn the cam block in front of the spring and it pushes the spring up to contact the axle so it adds to the carrying capacity. Turn it down when riding solo so it’s not a rough rider with less weight. You can see the one closest is up and the one on the other side is down.

Today is the wife’s birthday so I had to take her to a Cubs game last night. They lost to the Reds but it was still a good time. 15 rows off the field, pretty good seats.

I had to take a NP205 transfer case and convert it from mechanical gear driven speedo cable to an electric hall effect speed sensor.

I found the reluctor ring from a 241 case has the same spline count as the 205 mechanical gear drive one.

Had a friend take rear housing to work and he filled the hole from the old gear driven cable and then drilled and tapped for speed sensor. All I had to do is get the air gap set. Worked out great.

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You're a handy son of a gun! Nice Nice work on the home made lift.

 

[Snowbound]

Hey, it actually works.

I need to order 50 clips for new track to have it fully clipped.

Don’t mind the mess in garage. I have a lot of things apart right now.


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[Snowbound]

Sucks drilling holes in a perfectly good panel but I need to get more air passing thru the engine compartment to keep temps down.

Now I need to figure out which ones I wanna add to the side panels. Not doing all of these.

Track clips showed up today. Had to buy 5 packs of 10.

Then had to buy a new installation tool that would clear the 1.75” lugs.

My son and I are gonna do the CV shaft on the Esky 2mrw. He’s been asking me to let him get more involved so he can learn. He’s gonna learn 2mrw!!


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[Tonyrodz]

Sucks drilling holes in a perfectly good panel but I need to get more air passing thru the engine compartment to keep temps down.

Now I need to figure out which ones I wanna add to the side panels. Not doing all of these.

Track clips showed up today. Had to buy 5 packs of 10.

Then had to buy a new installation tool that would clear the 1.75” lugs.

My son and I are gonna do the CV shaft on the Esky 2mrw. He’s been asking me to let him get more involved so he can learn. He’s gonna learn 2mrw!!


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Gotta start them young.

 

[Snowbound]

Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you have to pop a ball joint to replace CV shaft. I don’t even pull the tire.
Started by supporting the vehicle on a stand under frame with the tire off the ground. Pull the center cap and remove the axle nut (36mm).

Removed the sway bar end link.

Loosened the 2 lower strut bolts and removed the rear bolt completely.

Removed the clip-on nut off the strut with bolt removed. Need that for just that extra clearance.

Pull the CV diff side mounting flange down and slide the shaft out of the hub bearing. Big end needs to come thru where the sway bar end link was located. And it’s out.

Prep the new shaft with some anti-seize on the splines and install in reverse order. Done!

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[Tonyrodz]

Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you have to pop a ball joint to replace CV shaft. I don’t even pull the tire.
Started by supporting the vehicle on a stand under frame with the tire off the ground. Pull the center cap and remove the axle nut (36mm).

Removed the sway bar end link.

Loosened the 2 lower strut bolts and removed the rear bolt completely.

Removed the clip on nut off the strut with bolt removed. Need that for just that extra clearance.

Pull the CV diff side mounting flange down and slide the shaft out of the hub bearing. Big end needs to come thru where the sway bar end link was located. And it’s out.

Prep the new shaft with some anti-seize on the splines and install in reverse order. Done!

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You make it look easy!

 

[Snowbound]

BTW- axle nut torque for 07-14 is 177ftlbs.

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[Snowbound]

Been slacking here lately. I’ve had a couple unforeseen events happen in my personal life that have really hit hard. A good friend of mine who has been battling depression and anxiety since we were kids in high school took his own life. I’ve come to terms with it but it’s really hit his family hard. The day before that happened, I can’t really go into detail because I’m not sure how to deal with it yet, a very close friend of mine and his wife who is close with my wife was shot in the chest when she answered her front door. We have an idea who it was but I’m just gonna leave it at that.

https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/woman-expected-survive-latest-crest-hill-shooting

But I did manage to get some new shoes for the Caddy. I only replaced the front because the rear were new when I got the vehicle.

I’ve been dealing with a slow leak on the right rear. I soaked the tire, the bead and the valve stem multiple times but could never find the source. So I told the shop to find the leak for me and fix it. They called back and said they couldn’t find the leak until they put the entire rim and tire into a dunk tank. The rim is cracked. So I had to get another rim.

It’s a GM replica but at least I’m done putting 6lbs in this thing every 5 days.

I’ll get more active here when all this dust finally settles.


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[HiHoeSilver]

Been slacking here lately. I’ve had a couple unforeseen events happen in my personal life that have really hit hard. A good friend of mine who has been battling depression and anxiety since we were kids in high school took his own life. I’ve come to terms with it but it’s really hit his family hard. The day before that happened, I can’t really go into detail because I’m not sure how to deal with it yet, a very close friend of mine and his wife who is close with my wife was shot in the chest when she answered her front door. We have an idea who it was but I’m just gonna leave it at that.

https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/woman-expected-survive-latest-crest-hill-shooting

But I did manage to get some new shoes for the Caddy. I only replaced the front because the rear were new when I got the vehicle.

I’ve been dealing with a slow leak on the right rear. I soaked the tire, the bead and the valve stem multiple times but could never find the source. So I told the shop to find the leak for me and fix it. They called back and said they couldn’t find the leak until they put the entire rim and tire into a dunk tank. The rim is cracked. So I had to get another rim.

It’s a GM replica but at least I’m done putting 6lbs in this thing every 5 days.

I’ll get more active here when all this dust finally settles.


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Sorry to hear about your friend. I've been through that, too. It's not easy to understand what happens to someone's heart and mind who's in that place.

I saw about the shooting. Sounds like they have a bead on it. Go get em, boys!

 

[iamdub]

Wow.

Wishes of comfort and peace to all concerned.

 

[Sam Harris]

Been slacking here lately. I’ve had a couple unforeseen events happen in my personal life that have really hit hard. A good friend of mine who has been battling depression and anxiety since we were kids in high school took his own life. I’ve come to terms with it but it’s really hit his family hard. The day before that happened, I can’t really go into detail because I’m not sure how to deal with it yet, a very close friend of mine and his wife who is close with my wife was shot in the chest when she answered her front door. We have an idea who it was but I’m just gonna leave it at that.

https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/woman-expected-survive-latest-crest-hill-shooting

But I did manage to get some new shoes for the Caddy. I only replaced the front because the rear were new when I got the vehicle.

I’ve been dealing with a slow leak on the right rear. I soaked the tire, the bead and the valve stem multiple times but could never find the source. So I told the shop to find the leak for me and fix it. They called back and said they couldn’t find the leak until they put the entire rim and tire into a dunk tank. The rim is cracked. So I had to get another rim.

It’s a GM replica but at least I’m done putting 6lbs in this thing every 5 days.

I’ll get more active here when all this dust finally settles.


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Damn. Sorry to hear about these troubling events. It’s impossible to understand why people do this. I’m familiar. Keep on keeping on brother.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Been slacking here lately. I’ve had a couple unforeseen events happen in my personal life that have really hit hard. A good friend of mine who has been battling depression and anxiety since we were kids in high school took his own life. I’ve come to terms with it but it’s really hit his family hard. The day before that happened, I can’t really go into detail because I’m not sure how to deal with it yet, a very close friend of mine and his wife who is close with my wife was shot in the chest when she answered her front door. We have an idea who it was but I’m just gonna leave it at that.

https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/woman-expected-survive-latest-crest-hill-shooting

But I did manage to get some new shoes for the Caddy. I only replaced the front because the rear were new when I got the vehicle.

I’ve been dealing with a slow leak on the right rear. I soaked the tire, the bead and the valve stem multiple times but could never find the source. So I told the shop to find the leak for me and fix it. They called back and said they couldn’t find the leak until they put the entire rim and tire into a dunk tank. The rim is cracked. So I had to get another rim.

It’s a GM replica but at least I’m done putting 6lbs in this thing every 5 days.

I’ll get more active here when all this dust finally settles.


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I'm really sorry to hear about your friend Jim. A very tough situation--on all sides--for everyone. I hope he's at peace. He's in God's loving arms.