As I was waiting for the IRS center section I thought I could skip ahead and assemble the e-brake (or parking brake) handle assembly. It was cool putting something together that I'd be touching as a driver. Pushing the spring pin (it looks like a small cylinder with a cut running up the side) into the ratchet mount plates and ratchet tooth took a little finagling but none of it was too hard.
And then wouldn't you know it, at the very end of the day the UPS man came and dropped of my IRS center section and rear spindles. That IRS center section was heavy and really hard to push up from under the frame into where it needed to go. This was a great way to see how it needed to go in. (In the video his weighs 15 lbs because its empty. Mine came full of everything except gear oil and was probably 80 lbs.) To get it seated correctly I called Damon over and had a second set of hands. He stuck around to help put in the lower control arms, shocks, and CV axles. We tried to fit in the rear spindles but it was too tight a fit. I know now, to stop when things aren't going easy and you are tired. Go to the internet for answers and come back another day. Thanks for all the help Damon!
The bright stuff up front is just plastic covering the end of the CV axle keeping dirt and dust off a greasy end. The big aluminum thing towards the back is the IRS center section.
Where did you purchase your center section, these seem to be hard to find...
ReplyDeleteI got it through Factory Five although it was delivered from Ford Racing.
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