I Worked On My Truck This Weekend

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222) 04/27/2015 at 15:55 • Filed to: weekend update

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This weekend I went over to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ’s grandparents house to use their lift and tools to drop my driveshaft and replace the Pinion seal in my Differential. Jake’s uncle also helped, we couldnt have done it without him.

This was the first time I have used a lift and It was awesome. By the time the day to do this reared its head I wasnt entirely sure that It was leaking anymore. I had an oil leak and there was alot of blow-by on the diff. 2 days before this I cleaned off the diff with brake cleaner and drove 50 miles. When I got there we got it on the lift and checked to see if it was leaking, sure enough it was. It was a very slight leak. We stopped by Oreilly Auto Parts, grabbed some 80w90 and a new seal, put it in and did a few other things.

We also rotated my tires and removed my heat shield. I figured out why it was rattling; I only had half of it. According to my records from the previous owner, it was inspected in 2010 because it rattled. So the other half of it mustve been missing since then. How the guy that inspected it didnt see a missing half, I dont know. But I got it off and it doesnt rattle anymore, so I’d call that a win.

^Jake holding whats left of my heat shield^

After this my truck drives so much smoother, especially at highway speeds. I did not expect re-installing the drive shaft to effect the ride quality at all, but it improved it.

It was a good day, after we worked on my truck we went up to the top of golden in the fog and rain and took a few photos. Here’s one of mine:

It was a very fun day. Next weekend I am going back to help him replace the water pump in his Sentra. We planned to do it yesterday, but ended up not having time.

Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 04/27/2015 at 15:59

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You might want to post so of the photos from golden.

I was really surprised at the improvement.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 04/27/2015 at 16:01

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Good god, is that an Isuzu Axiom? Haven’t seen one of those in a looong time.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car 04/27/2015 at 16:01

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I just updated the post

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 04/27/2015 at 16:02

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It is indeed

Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 04/27/2015 at 16:03

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It is. Actually the second one my grandpa has owned.

Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 04/27/2015 at 16:04

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The photo of me is terrible. Then again, so am I. :)

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car 04/27/2015 at 16:05

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What are you talking about? Its a great photo

Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 04/27/2015 at 16:06

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Here is an incomplete list of cars my family has owned.

Isuzu axiom

Mercedes r350

1998 Porsche Boxter Convertible

1956 Porsche 356 A roadster original

1992 Dodge pickup

Studebaker Avanti

2 VW busses

Alfa Romeo Giulia sedan

Alfa Romeo Graduate

Alfa engine custom racecar

Nash ramblers

3 Chevy Suburbans

Many trucks

Porsche 356 Carrera

At one time they had 3 Porsche 356

2 Porsche 914

2 leCar

Triumph MG

Lotus

2 Triumph Spitfire

1971 Mbw motorcycle

‘76 alfa spider

Triumph TR-6

Triumph TR-3

BMW 2002

BMW Bavaria

Alfa Romeo Gtv

Alfa Romeo164

Audi 5000

Peugeot 504

Peugeot 505 wagon

Peugeot 505 turbo sedan

Porsche Speedster Convertible

Porsche 924s

Porsche 912

Merkur Scorpio

Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider

Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 04/27/2015 at 16:07

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The photo is okay, the subject is crap. :)

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car 04/27/2015 at 16:08

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Now that is a list to be envious of.

Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 04/27/2015 at 16:09

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It is. Too bad they only one the

R350

Isuzu Axiom

1956 356a roadster

Early 90’s dodge pickup

‘98 boxster.