What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[Teamiez]

I went with a Reman unit from AZ... The supplier is BBB industries and they arent in the business of supplying junk to all the parts houses. Everyone touting those redhead steering gears and the blue tops, but I found as much negative reviews on their products. My unit been on since Early this year and I havent had a single issue, leak, noise or squeal. That mofo was heavy as heck installing it with one hand while hand starting the bolts with the other.

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If it doesn’t develop play in 3-6 thousand miles consider your self a very lucky and happy person!

 

[Scottydoggs]

Do you think it could do all 4 tires on 1 charge? Sux they only give you 1 battery.

survey says, yes it will do all 4 wheels off and on. i failed to check the power level before starting, but when done it was one bar low, i also charged it a month ago and have just left it sitting there.

i like it. oh and for the record the HF 3 ton rapid jack will lift both wheels off the ground on one side of the truck.

all my calipers move freely, hubs are tight up front, lots of pad meat left. no idea why im getting this squeal yet, only does it once they warm up some. all rotors look new. pads and rotors only have like 6k on them. r1 e line with ceramic pads.

 

[Tonyrodz]

survey says, yes it will do all 4 wheels off and on. i failed to check the power level before starting, but when done it was one bar low, i also charged it a month ago and have just left it sitting there.

i like it. oh and for the record the HF 3 ton rapid jack will lift both wheels off the ground on one side of the truck.

all my calipers move freely, hubs are tight up front, lots of pad meat left. no idea why im getting this squeal yet, only does it once they warm up some. all rotors look new. pads and rotors only have like 6k on them. r1 e line with ceramic pads.

Maybe just dust? Also its been raining alot, so if it sits the rotors will get rusty, until you drive it. Maybe you have a little rust build up?
Btw--I have that jack in aluminum, it's great!

 

[Scottydoggs]

Maybe just dust? Also its been raining alot, so if it sits the rotors will get rusty, until you drive it. Maybe you have a little rust build up?
Btw--I have that jack in aluminum, it's great!

only thing i can think of was the food running i did a few weeks back. rotors look like new, no rust. its driven 7 days a week. not very far tho. 6 miles a day for the most part.

 

[blueinkd]

If it doesn’t develop play in 3-6 thousand miles consider your self a very lucky and happy person!

It's not about luck. Folks want to throw a gear box at a vehicle with busted up supporting pieces. My tie rods are new, my pitman/idler is new. I get where you are coming from because it's after market but even new Delco fails out of the box. I went with this because I would much rather walk into a local vendor for support when it fails then deal with online vendors when it fails.

 

[Teamiez]

It's not about luck. Folks want to throw a gear box at a vehicle with busted up supporting pieces. My tie rods are new, my pitman/idler is new. I get where you are coming from because it's after market but even new Delco fails out of the box. I went with this because I would much rather walk into a local vendor for support when it fails then deal with online vendors when it fails.

Before I did my steering gears I as well already had both steering shafts replaced, both inner & outer tie rods replaced, pitman arm, idler arm & bracket, center link, upper control arm sets, and lower ball joints. There for my conclusion of **** steering came down to numerous bad ‘out of the box’ steering gears. Steering had been completely overhauled @ 160,000 miles.

 

[Bigkevschopshop]

I only know of one company who produces a good steering box. Borgsen...
I just cant remember if they have one for our trucks or not...

Solution to steering box issues, Clip it with an 06 single cab front frame clip, then you get coil springs and rack and pinion.

 

[TheAutumnWind]

I tried the redheads, they were way to tight which I never thought could be possible but the ride was dangerously squirrelly, and had no return to center. Warrantied the box and the next one was damn near the same. Tried 2 gm oem reman’s and both had excessive play in 4,000 miles give or take. Ended up with a used oem from LKQ for $80 shipped with 91,000 on it and was the most tolerable

video of my steering box play with the gm reman...replaced by a Chevy dealer so I would be able to warranty them as much as possible knowing how they sucked and didn’t wanna do the labor a bunch of times

This is the same issues I am having with mine. Zero on center feel/return to center. Drives me nuts, but the wife thinks its fine. I am not enthused about playing the lottery trying to find a decent reman unit.

 

[ks03]

Er mer gerd ppl! Steering box not black magic voodoo box! Adjust it!

 

[Teamiez]

This is the same issues I am having with mine. Zero on center feel/return to center. Drives me nuts, but the wife thinks its fine. I am not enthused about playing the lottery trying to find a decent reman unit.

Was that a red head you are talking about? Forgot to add in that there was literally no center thus squirrelly as all scary hell

 

[Teamiez]

Today blower motor #4 went in the 01...GM genuine with the <3 next to it on rock auto, no harness on it resistor plugs right in, no noise, over heating, or issues at all so far. Hopefully this saga is done! Korea vs Canada x3 and Korea has won.

 

[Teamiez]

Er mer gerd ppl! Steering box not black magic voodoo box! Adjust it!

Adjusting may work in some cases for some time, but in reality they are a part that has gears and they wear out...and some company’s don’t care about the gears.

 

[ks03]

Adjusting may work in some cases for some time, but in reality they are a part that has gears and they wear out...and some company’s don’t care about the gears.

Well I think that’s kinda why I think adjusting is a good option. I bet most remans have used gears inside. So if it’s not leaking and the input/output bearings are in decent shape, there might not be much to gain from a reman. Too loose and sloppy or too tight and twitchy, can very potentially be adjusted out for a fraction of the labor of changing out the gear, not to mention price of the part

 

[Teamiez]

Well I think that’s kinda why I think adjusting is a good option. I bet most remans have used gears inside. So if it’s not leaking and the input/output bearings are in decent shape, there might not be much to gain from a reman. Too loose and sloppy or too tight and twitchy, can very potentially be adjusted out for a fraction of the labor of changing out the gear, not to mention price of the part

It most certainly is a nice option, I might just try it on this box on my next day off. Play is minimal but annoying on long trips. Been in between the decision of messing with it or leaving it alone.

 

[Bigkevschopshop]

Well I think that’s kinda why I think adjusting is a good option. I bet most remans have used gears inside. So if it’s not leaking and the input/output bearings are in decent shape, there might not be much to gain from a reman. Too loose and sloppy or too tight and twitchy, can very potentially be adjusted out for a fraction of the labor of changing out the gear, not to mention price of the part

Yeah, alot of remans are also set up too tight or loose from the reman process. They normally throw seals at them and clean things up, maybe a bushing or 2...

I guess this is why I change my PS fluid frequently in all my cars, keeps the gears in better shape I think.

My recent 04 I just bought, took 1/8 turn of the sector screw to take the slight slop out and drives perfect.

 

[Bigkevschopshop]

Well finally got some of the stuff in for front end makeover. No more dingy fluted lenses. Morimoto 2 stroke headlights. Sea something led dogs. New turn signal lenses. Now to work on switchback wiring harness.

 

[partcheck]

That truck looks so clean, Kev.

 

[iamdub]

Not on the Flex pump. It's probably 13 or 15 mm tall and has several thicknesses.

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Well, that could be a good thing since there's more probability for a leak. So, maybe you've pinpointed the problem. The bigger accomplishment is that you actually found a leak using a smoke machine. All too often the leak is too small to produce enough smoke for anyone to find it.

 

[iamdub]

Need to do oil changes this fall in the Hoe and the Fusion, but I'm not seeing Shell Rotella Gas Truck oil anywhere in local stores. Last time I got it at WalMart but I'm not finding it there, not even an empty bin. Anyone seeing it locally? I'll probably have to order it online.

I've been casually looking over the past week for Rotella T6 at a few Walmarts, where I usually get it, but the shelves have been empty. Auto parts stores were out as well. I'm all over the state for work so I was able to score the gallon jug of 15W-40 T6 I needed from O'Reilly in a podunk town an hour away from home. I started to think it was being discontinued. But it's just like everything else being in short supply due to component shortages.

 

[Fless]

Well, that could be a good thing since there's more probability for a leak. So, maybe you've pinpointed the problem. The bigger accomplishment is that you actually found a leak using a smoke machine. All too often the leak is too small to produce enough smoke for anyone to find it.

After looking at the specs its even taller than I recalled. Says 18mm. I have the new one, thanks to part number confirmation by @915_Tahoe, and a new metal ring in case the OE one is weak.

We didn't exactly pinpoint the leak with smoke, but we could tell that it was coming from the fuel pump area. We shot several short bursts of low pressure air into the vent valve line -- since the rest of the system is closed -- and Nate could feel the air from the leak hissing out right at the seal.