Tonyrodz's Tahoe Build Thread

[Tonyrodz]

They are not reverse threads. They’re normal- righty tighty lefty loosey. Are you sure you were turning it in the right direction?

I did according the their video--so I was wacking the wrench to the left.

 

[Bear77]

May have to wack it a few times to get it started and then you can turn the fan. BFH is very useful here! Got mines off when I changed over to efans


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[Rocket Man]

I did according the their video--so I was wacking the wrench to the left.

Did you have vice grips or a c clamp on the water pump pulley so it can’t spin?

 

[Tonyrodz]

May have to wack it a few times to get it started and then you can turn the fan. BFH is very useful here! Got mines off when I changed over to efans


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I wacked the hell of it a few times. Only had a reg hammer tho, no BFH.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Did you have vice grips or a c clamp on the water pump pulley so it can’t spin?

I didn't . I tried using a big C clamp that I had--didn't work.

 

[Bear77]

Gotta get one, very useful for different occasions!

And if you have efans ready to go, now would be a great time to put them in. You could run a ground to them until you get it tuned. That’s what I’m currently doing

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[Tonyrodz]

I follow this guy. He has 2 3rd gens and a Z71 NBS. Here he's doing some frontend work--he redistributes the grease and adjusts the steering box--

Steering box adjustment starts around 5:30 into the vid, and grease redistribution is done before that--lol--Maybe I should've went from underneath like he did. For a NY truck, it's amazingly clean underneath.
He's pretty good. A mechanic from NY.
Lmk what you guys think.

 

[George B]

I follow this guy. He has 2 3rd gens and a Z71 NBS. Here he's doing some frontend work--he redistributes the grease and adjusts the steering box--

Steering box adjustment starts around 5:30 into the vid, and grease redistribution is done before that--lol--Maybe I should've went from underneath like he did. For a NY truck, it's amazingly clean underneath.
He's pretty good. A mechanic from NY.
Lmk what you guys think.

That is exactly what I did to my 03. worked perfect.

 

[Tonyrodz]

That is exactly what I did to my 03. worked perfect.

From underneath @George B ? I think I'll try that next time--failed from the top.

 

[George B]

From underneath @George B ? I think I'll try that next time--failed from the top.

Let me rephrase that...
Mine came loose pretty easy but I wire brushed the stud and soaked it with penetrating oil a few times first. I used an allen wrench instead of a ratchet and was able to get it. I don’t think I went much past a half turn on the adjuster.