Month: April 2026
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Exxon Valdez
Not a huge week at the shop. I inspected my drums and wheel studs and found them in usable condition, so they will be cleaned and painted. I moved the Dana 60 onto a set of sawhorses for easier movement and spilled a fair amount of pitch-black gear oil. The subject of this week’s short…
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A New Dana 60
Another setback, the hubs on the truck are unusable. My used eBay hubs are, in fact, for a Studebaker, so there are no seals that will fit my axles. Now what? Buy another 1973 Dana 60. This one is a true 3/4 ton, so it will match the front axle, but the shock and spring…