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Thx guys Worked out I can put it in my truck bed for now. Later might go with a self installable bed racj - but its like $600. Its for my new toy - Tarpon 140 Kayak

Never installed one. How hard ? What's involved and any cheapish but good recommendations ? Thx

SucksMissed us by a little and landed straight on NO. Anniversary as well Kicked while trying to get back up

You better get her up and running before Isaac hits .... Haha try outrunning this storm with only 2nd gear won't be fun I have room in the back of my truck

Well go figure this outTook it to firestone to get balanced and rotated as I have free for life of tires .......and havent done yetNow the sound has gone.Going to monitor - been 4 days no "squeak"

about 30-40hp.100HP is a nice fueling level if you have the tranny and turbo (s300/57-62 mm) to go with it else - yes rv275 is a good balance for stock turbo tranny.

thought I read that unless you run a modified CAM or have altered the clearance with head being shaved etc you pretty much cant have a clearance issue with valve contact ........

So this can be done for going from drums to disk at same time ? Thought I read somewhere there were issues with this ...

They come on for sale in cf every week or so. Hot unlock is worth the $50 of you get it new ... Else it's 100 I like mine ... Just depends how often you put your foot down ...,

Should have said that there seems to be no play or issues in the ujoints. And although carrier bearing looks rough it might not be that either. So thinking back rear wheel .... But nothing obvious yet .... Just seems to be where it's comming ....

Took a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJGQm-qMkGA&feature=g-upl Cant hear anything much though spinning the wheels of the shaft. Best as I can tell the sounds is coming from back left wheel. Kind of sounds like dust or stones in a disc brake ... but their drums. Think I am goin to have to pull the tire and maybe the bearings and see if rust/dirt - there was very little/no play. Still chasing.

I heard squeak before what driving but thought it was brakes or dust in brakes. Then it came back a couple times so I jumped out and had her check which tire but she said it sounded from back but not from tire .... So I checked thought the same .... Hasn't done it since fluid change .... Seemed worse in reverse before also .... Going to keep monitoring tomorrow and jack it up and check bearings .... Will get wife to call around for shop that can do carrier bearing and u joints ...., don't have a press or anywhere to work easily until I get into a house and starting new job tomorrow so gonna be tied up next little while

Be interesting to see a compression test difference between mikes truck and another truck that gets 17-18 mpg .... A thought I had today

Right here

Got the new magtec cover on ans new fluid in .... Hardly any material and all looked clean. I might of overreacted on how burnt the fluid was due to sound . I think it's either a wheel bearing or carrier bearing .... I'll jack it up to oft hopefully keep you posted . Thanks guys and w&f

Pic of fluid

No leaks. Got to walmart and got some 85-90w gear oil ..... as well as some lucas oil stabilizer hopefully that stuff is ok ..... http://www.lucasoil.com/products/display_products.sd?iid=25&catid=7&loc=show&headTitle=%20-%20Lucas%20Heavy%20Duty%20Oil%20Stabilizer Going to drop pan and refiull in park before I hook up. Then I will get it on some jacks when I get into new park.

Thx bud. Yeah if its the carrier bearing that looks like its pressed on. So if it needs replacing will require a press so thats definatlely not something I carry with me at the RV. - - - Updated - - - Going to crawl back under this morning and get a better look - but was planning to jack it up - just might be hard here with the rangers and all - so will do that at the next campground also. Im guessing its either the carrier bearing or something in the diff gears ....... weird it has burnt fluid is all as I checked before last long haul and it seemed ok. Was mainly doing levels though.

yeah think my plan is to tow slowly to new site in morning (~20 miles). Then go and change rear diff fluid - could be just with the amount of towing and 25k-30k miles its overdue. Not 100% sure as I checked it less than 5000 miles back and it was ok. Assuming W&F is right - he usually is - and seeing as I also noticed carrier bearing was looking rough - hoping its that. But unsure how to check ??? Also ujoints. Also looking at parts on rockauto [ Timkren HB88108D and HB88107A ] is it a 35mm or 40mm .... seems easy enough to replace - but not sure on size .... and also if the bearing is pressed on - then I probably cant do it and will need to take to shop. :banghead:

Sticking my finger in the fluid port though it smells quite burnt and is much darker in color than it should be. How to check u-joints and carrier bearing ? (I told you showing my ignorance here). The carrier bearing does look rough .... and has some play in it if I really yank on it ..... - I just never checked it before to really know.

ok.Going to highlight my ignorance in suspension/differentials here.Heard a squeak like brakes 2 days ago. Ignored it as it kind of sounded like it was comming and going like brakes.Kept coming back and as I was backing in today I jumped out and had wife back it up as it seemed worse hard turn in reverse.Not brakes. Definitely sounded like from the diff/u-joint area. I wondered if I had run out of fluid so pulled the rear diff plug - theres fluid but it really is burnt and darker in color and obviously there's metal on metal contact for that squeaking sound.Heres the tricky part. Its Saturday evening. Im in a state park and moving around 20 miles with 5th wheel tomorrow to another park. I dont think I have any choice but to hook up and carefully get it there and hope for best. Even then its then Sunday and I start a new job Monday and only have 1 car.So - whats everyone think could/is the issue, how to check ... and how about the driving I mention above ?Obviously Im going to pull the rear diff cover ASAP and see whats going on ......... but apart from seeing burnt fluid and some metal shavings ...... dont know what else to look for or expect.thx

Great hiking and fishing Love Wyoming

APA That's all I invest in housing

Who and how much ? Blackwater ?

It's a nice turbo