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  • DieselSlug
    DieselSlug replied to the thread Pole Barn Garage.
    Next load of driveway stone just showed up. We also signed the paperwork for the HELOC today. I got shorted on my funds with some...
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    DieselSlug reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My 2005 Yukon XL with Like Like.
    with your clutch hub removed, if you can get to the pulley bearing and pop the seal off to expose the inner rollers of the bearing I...
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    DieselSlug reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My 2005 Yukon XL with Like Like.
    My 93 has this issue were the clutch magnet is getting weak. when the engine is cool I can turn the ac on and it will work fine until...
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    DieselSlug reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My 2005 Yukon XL with Like Like.
    The electro-magnet under the pulley might be getting weak hence allowing the clutch to slip and drag creating heat melting the rubber.
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    DieselSlug reacted to ak diesel driver's post in the thread My 2005 Yukon XL with Like Like.
    I'm not sure what year they changed but the early years were prone to what they called slugging. Basically liquid freon would settle in...
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread My 2005 Yukon XL.
    Got it apart at lunch today in about 15 minutes. Love the simplicity of these trucks. So the compressor is not siezed. I got the clutch...
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread My 2005 Yukon XL.
    Well, had another strange scenario last night. We were on our way home from a dinner as it was my wifes birthday. Doing about 40 slowing...
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    DieselSlug reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My 2005 Yukon XL with Like Like.
    That is a good idea! electro-plating with copper or nickel. using something like a long brazing rod bent into a coil and a small...
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    DieselSlug reacted to jrsavoie's post in the thread My 2005 Yukon XL with Like Like.
    Maybe home plate them before installing
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    DieselSlug reacted to Will L.'s post in the thread My 2005 Yukon XL with Like Like.
    How long do factory ones last? Might be worth a few extra bucks.
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    DieselSlug reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread My 2005 Yukon XL with Like Like.
    Maybe when you get the new ones, clean them up free of oil and whatnot. then have them dipped in a high heat epoxy resin paint so the...
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread Another 6.5.
    Nice truck AK. My plan after im done needing 3-rows of a Suburban is to find a 90s dually diesel. Id even be ok with 2wd as I will not...
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread My 2005 Yukon XL.
    Been getting a lot of rotational brake noise lately. Upon further inspection my front rotors are rotting and literally delaminating...
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread Pole Barn Garage.
    Grabbed dads JD 755 and tiller. Started spreading some of the good topsoil from the spoils piles, tilling, picking the big rocks, and...
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread Pole Barn Garage.
    Got the backside swale mostly in place. Shouldn't have any surface ground water issues anymore.
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