And thanks for all the kind words. I think that I'm doing a good job but I'm very slow and luckily Seahawk has not completely lost the plot on this thing. He's been very patient and understanding.
Tomorrow, I need to put the motor in my PU truck and take it to a place that works on large diesel trucks in order to get the gland nut for the flywheel torqued-down. I considered the *long pipe* method discussed in another thread but you really need a 3/4" drive socket and breaker bar, neither of which I have. I broke my 1/2" drive ratchet trying to remove an axle nut a few months ago w/ the long pipe attached. Thank you for Sears lifetime warrantees.
The gland nut is the only thing holding the flywheel on and it is not reverse-threaded, so it could un-screw itself if not sufficiently tight. That would make a loud noise on the highway. The original factory spec is 260 lbs./ft., I have a much stronger aftermarket gland nut that can be tighter. The prevailing wisdom seems to be that it should be 300+. I could go to the tire shop with the 3/4 impact but I'd have no idea what the actual torque is, so off the land of the giant torque wrench.
Here is the new gland nut, it's a chrome moly piece from Scat Enterprises that Duanne Spencer swears by in his book. It is supposedly unbreakable.
It also has a roller bearing for the pilot bushing. Overkill? Maybe but it should be quiet.
