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I finally pinned down my mechanic brother-in-law, and had him assist me in the installation of an OX locker in my AMC 20.
The install was pretty straight forward and pretty easy. We replace all spacers as they were, and everything replaced perfectly, and needed no adjustments. It took about 2 1/2 hours total, and that includes the cable. I had previously mounted the OX shifter, so I didn't have to waste time doing that. It took 2 tries to get the adjustment correct, but it seems to be shifting as it should. He said it'll probably have to be adjusted from time to time.
I was fortunate that my brother in law worked for Ford in Santa Paula, who closed their doors several months ago. He still has full access to the shop, and he does work out there. So I had access to the lift and air tools. I felt spoiled!!!
Since we were under there, we replaced my rear output seal, since my driveshaft has been slingin oil for over a year (it's kept the rust away!).
The deal between him and I was that I was gonna do 90% of the work, and he'd just supervise. It ended up being him doing 80% of it!
Oh, the cost of labor was good too. 1 case of coca-cola!
Now to wheel it!
The install was pretty straight forward and pretty easy. We replace all spacers as they were, and everything replaced perfectly, and needed no adjustments. It took about 2 1/2 hours total, and that includes the cable. I had previously mounted the OX shifter, so I didn't have to waste time doing that. It took 2 tries to get the adjustment correct, but it seems to be shifting as it should. He said it'll probably have to be adjusted from time to time.
I was fortunate that my brother in law worked for Ford in Santa Paula, who closed their doors several months ago. He still has full access to the shop, and he does work out there. So I had access to the lift and air tools. I felt spoiled!!!
Since we were under there, we replaced my rear output seal, since my driveshaft has been slingin oil for over a year (it's kept the rust away!).
The deal between him and I was that I was gonna do 90% of the work, and he'd just supervise. It ended up being him doing 80% of it!
Oh, the cost of labor was good too. 1 case of coca-cola!
Now to wheel it!
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