Recent content by nhenscheid

OK wizards, here's my next challenge. I thought it would be a good idea to swap out the gaskets in my bypass valve assembly - there are supposed to be two of them, one where the pipe meets the rotor housing, and one where the pipe meets the butterfly valve housing. My problem is, I can't get...

FYI for anyone who happens across this in the future - it's an M8x1.25 nut, but it needs to be a 10mm wrench size (width across the flats) in order to fit in the little recess. I couldn't find such a nut so I made one by taking an M6 nut (10mm across the flats), drilling and tapping it out to...

Sorry, I meant spec as in what size & type of nut to get to replace it with, not torque spec. It just seems like an odd/special size so I thought I'd see if anyone knew a source for it.

Another quick question - does anyone know the correct spec for the little 10mm nut that holds the rotor housing onto the manifold? This little guy: I kind of mangled it while getting it out. I feel like a standard M6x1 would probably work but it seems like it might be a nylock and/or...

Excellent, thanks a ton!

1st gen refurb questions Hi everyone - I just started pulling apart my 1st gen SC with the intent to refurb the nose cone and hopefully replace the rear needle bearings as well. Two questions that have cropped up: 1. Is there a trick to removing the rotor pack/rotor plate? On the 1st gen...

OK, I was able to answer my own question. Apparently when the 1st generation grey SCs were first sold, they came with a "fuel management unit" that replaced the original fuel pressure regulator with the unit shown. This was apparently deleted at some point, but since my truck had the SC...

Hi all - In the process of sprucing up the top end of my (new to me) 1996 with an original dealer installed supercharger. Doing a nose cone rebuild, valve cover gaskets and a few other associated "while I'm in there"s. When trying to compare my setup to the photos & FSM, I'm noticing that...

Pictures would help, if you are able to take some. How were you trying to remove the CV axle? Were you trying to pry or drive it out at the flange, or just yanking on it? The inner part does slide off so you should be able to get it back together, but you'll likely need a re-boot kit. Have...

9 years later, any updates on your experience with NAPA front end parts?

Got a '98 Limited back in April to (reluctantly) replace my trusty '84 2WD Pickup. Being stuck in AZ this summer reminded me that not having A/C is horrible, and it was time to get 4WD for my backcountry climbing pursuits anyway. The new truck has 225k mi, a (dealer installed!) 1st gen TRD...

I'm planning to take lots of pics and put together a somewhat complete write up. Indeed, those videos are a gold mine. I've been watching all of them several times to try and piece together a complete parts & procedure list (also using the FSM). For me it makes a lot of sense to do it all at...

Subscribed. Gearing up to do a similar steering & suspension rebuild on my (new to me) 1998 Limited. Have you encountered any big unforeseen issues so far? About how long do you think it's taken? (Edit: since you're not done yet, I guess I should wait to ask these questions until later!)...