I’ve seen the same thing happen as well.Happened upon a 95 Chevy 2wd with 4.3 vortec engine.Whenever the truck was heading downward the overrunning clutch teeth in the starter would hit the flexplate and if the truck was heading upward there would be no noise.
This evening I installed a new idler arm and idler arm bracket on my 96 Chevy K1500.The last part that needs replacing is the pitman arm.Hoping in the next day or two to have that installed.
Although I did see a couple small holes in the lower control arm on the driver side.I didnt want to weld...
Thanks Big T.I have the Napa fleet brand pitman arm and idler arm.Looks to be way better built than their proformer line.
I used a product similar to fluid film in around the back of the upper control arms where the bushings are.I figured it would be easier to apply the product on the chassis...
A few nights ago I finished up the driver side ball joint's on my 96 Chevy K1500 with the 6.5 along with tie rods,cv axles on both sides among other things like control arm bushings,eccentric bolt kit,wheel bearing and new rotors from Amazon.Acdelco brake pads were used as well.Thedirt/dust seal...
EBay has the replacement foam for the bucket seats for those trucks.I changed the foam in my seats on my 96 gmc truck.It worked out beautifully.Very firm and stable after everything was replaced.The lower foam membrane was $150 each.
The last time I had an alignment done on my 96 gmc truck I found that the upper control arm nuts were loose.I could spin them off with my fingers.The shop didn’t tighten up the nuts.Absolutely ridiculous.
After that I aligned it myself and put a torpedo level on the rotor while allowing the...
The retainer in my opinion is only needed when you remove the oil pump drive so the oil pump shaft wont lift and fall into the oil pan or get lodged someplace where it should not be.
You could try using some heavy grease on the end of the shaft before you insert it into the oil pump drive...
Looks like the hex is indeed worn.New sealed power shafts are available from
Rockauto.You’ll also need the nylon retainer that clips upon the oil pump.It prevents the shaft from being pulled upwards when removing the oil pump drive or vacuum pump units on older 6.2 engines.
Do you have a small gap under the oil pump drive?I was thinking you could use one of those cv axle puller tools that’s shaped like a C that guys use to pull stubborn cv axles.Thread on the slide hammer and it might do the job your looking for.
EDIT:Looks like you already have it out…lol.I was...
This evening I installed the dust seal upon the steering knuckle.I used a old 6.2 piston I had laying around to ensure the seal was driven home all the way.A new kugel brand wheel bearing is in place with dorman flange bolts.I also picked up a set of acdelco advantage brake pads.If all goes well...
Today I picked up a Napa gold 6441 air filter to go along with a couple red silicone elbows I got from Amazon.I’m still using the K47 in my 96 gmc truck.I picked up a plastic 5/8 barb fitting from Napa and used a hollow punch to create the hole I needed in the silicone elbow.I think it looks...
Right now the bolts are somewhat tight and when I attempt to move the control arm up and down the bushings remain stationary with a smooth movement of the control arm.I greased the bushings on the outside before pushing them into position.They went into place pretty easily.You do have to reuse...
I have the passenger side half completed to some degree on my 96 Chevy truck.Heres how it looks with the red prothane control arm bushings in place.It does have a new eccentric bolt kit in place too.
Both sides will get new cv axles as well along with tie rods,pitman arm,etc.Still waiting on...
It has been done before on a mid or early 90s K1500 with 305 or 350 that belongs to someone my father knows.Seems there is enough room to just install a straight up and down filter.