TDR Roundtable - 1st Generation RAM Trucks - Support For Discontinued Parts http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums This forum is available to current TDR subscribers only. This is the place to post sources for part numbers that have been discontinued, part numbers/cross reference numbers, alternative solutions, etc. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:28:43 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/air/misc/rss.jpg TDR Roundtable - 1st Generation RAM Trucks - Support For Discontinued Parts http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums Adjust sleeve http://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/1st-generation-ram-trucks-support-discontinued-parts/217258-adjust-sleeve.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:25:56 GMT I couldn't find the adjust sleeve available for the Dana 60 front axle (93 W350) so I made my own. I was really surprised that it wasn't a pretty readily available part considering the amount of Dana 60's....my luck was probably getting in the way again. Anyways...I bought the taps and would be interested in making/helping anyone who might need one also.

I took 1 3/8 d.o.m. tube with a 9/32 wall and tapped to 7/8-18 (tie rod size) left and right. The 9/32 wall works out good enough to tap without sizing the hole. I made the initial bar 1 1/4 inch longer than neccessary and ground two flat surfaces (for wrenching) so that when I tapped it and cut off the extra 5/8" on each side, the 5/8" drops became the jam nuts. I tacked the nuts after alignment, but I'm sure the jam nuts will do fine. Hope this helps

Chris
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