Tonyrodz's Tahoe Build Thread

[Rocket Man]

I always found the rust converter worked best when it was hot and humid out. I usually spray my frames in august.

It’s definitely not August...

 

[Scottydoggs]

theres a rental tool for the fan, large wrench and a another long tool with two little rods coming off it, they go into the pulley to hold it, then you do the old push and pull deal on the two tools.

or you put that large wrench on the nut and swing a BFH at it. how i got my last one off.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Jesus you just need a few more things plugged in there.

Looks like Jersey Central Power and Light!

Clutch fan should be right-hand thread, so left-loosey (counter clockwise) to remove.

Lol, what you guys sayin'? Lots of doodads in dere? It was getting dark when I threw all that together, I said f* it lol! Seems to be my mantra lately.
I thought the fan was reverse threads til I yt'd this video--

I did use a big wrench and a hammer. Tried wacking the shit out of it--NG.

 

[Rocket Man]

Lol, what you guys sayin'? Lots of doodads in dere? It was getting dark when I threw all that together, I said f* it lol! Seems to be my mantra lately.
I thought the fan was reverse threads til I yt'd this video--

I did use a big wrench and a hammer. Tried wacking the shit out of it--NG.

Put a piece of pipe over a big crescent wrench or go get the loaner tool. You need to make that thing your *****.

 

[89Suburban]

Lol, what you guys sayin'? Lots of doodads in dere? It was getting dark when I threw all that together, I said f* it lol! Seems to be my mantra lately.
I thought the fan was reverse threads til I yt'd this video--

I did use a big wrench and a hammer. Tried wacking the shit out of it--NG.

1A Auto vids FTW!!!

 

[Tonyrodz]

1A Auto vids FTW!!!

But they didn't say the fan had reverse threads.

 

[Sam Harris]

But they didn't say the fan had reverse threads.

But they aren’t.. ?

 

[Tonyrodz]

But they aren’t.. ?

Idk--I've always heard they were, so I was surprised when I watched the vid. I did what it said.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Once I wedged a wrench with a long piece of pipe between the frame and steering box I think. Then I used the starter to turn the motor over thus breaking the fan free. It's been a long time and I genuinely can't remember if that worked but I still have the giant crescent wrench with the handle ground down to fit whatever size pipe I had at the time.

 

[Rocket Man]

Idk--I've always heard they were, so I was surprised when I watched the vid. I did what it said.

They are not reverse threads. They’re normal- righty tighty lefty loosey. Are you sure you were turning it in the right direction?

 

[Tonyrodz]

They are not reverse threads. They’re normal- righty tighty lefty loosey. Are you sure you were turning it in the right direction?

I did according the their video--so I was wacking the wrench to the left.

 

[Bear77]

May have to wack it a few times to get it started and then you can turn the fan. BFH is very useful here! Got mines off when I changed over to efans


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[Rocket Man]

I did according the their video--so I was wacking the wrench to the left.

Did you have vice grips or a c clamp on the water pump pulley so it can’t spin?

 

[Tonyrodz]

May have to wack it a few times to get it started and then you can turn the fan. BFH is very useful here! Got mines off when I changed over to efans


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I wacked the hell of it a few times. Only had a reg hammer tho, no BFH.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Did you have vice grips or a c clamp on the water pump pulley so it can’t spin?

I didn't . I tried using a big C clamp that I had--didn't work.

 

[Bear77]

Gotta get one, very useful for different occasions!

And if you have efans ready to go, now would be a great time to put them in. You could run a ground to them until you get it tuned. That’s what I’m currently doing

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[Tonyrodz]

I follow this guy. He has 2 3rd gens and a Z71 NBS. Here he's doing some frontend work--he redistributes the grease and adjusts the steering box--

Steering box adjustment starts around 5:30 into the vid, and grease redistribution is done before that--lol--Maybe I should've went from underneath like he did. For a NY truck, it's amazingly clean underneath.
He's pretty good. A mechanic from NY.
Lmk what you guys think.

 

[George B]

I follow this guy. He has 2 3rd gens and a Z71 NBS. Here he's doing some frontend work--he redistributes the grease and adjusts the steering box--

Steering box adjustment starts around 5:30 into the vid, and grease redistribution is done before that--lol--Maybe I should've went from underneath like he did. For a NY truck, it's amazingly clean underneath.
He's pretty good. A mechanic from NY.
Lmk what you guys think.

That is exactly what I did to my 03. worked perfect.

 

[Tonyrodz]

That is exactly what I did to my 03. worked perfect.

From underneath @George B ? I think I'll try that next time--failed from the top.

 

[George B]

From underneath @George B ? I think I'll try that next time--failed from the top.

Let me rephrase that...
Mine came loose pretty easy but I wire brushed the stud and soaked it with penetrating oil a few times first. I used an allen wrench instead of a ratchet and was able to get it. I don’t think I went much past a half turn on the adjuster.