Why Mike Judd at Summit Machine RULES

[Tacoma]

Some of you are familiar with my ongoing and unbelievable struggle with the 60 From Hell (tm). I've been recovering from the stress of removing all the rusty, crusty, just miserable bolts and nuts while the (99.95%) stripped axle was at Summit Machine, where I took it to have the lone fastener remaining, removed. It was a busted stud that holds the leaf spring plate on the passenger side of the pumpkin. Conventional methods were useless.
.......anyway Mike took pity on me, quoted me the most ludicrous price I've ever heard for the amount of work he and his crew ended up doing on my behalf. (and I mean, ludicrously LOW... )

Mike has a nice fixture now, if anyone needs axle work done on a Bridgeport. Click the attached pic to see how the two Mikes fix a !@#%'ed stud. Also see how much sand was in the pumpkin, and why I took the diff out. It was in there pretty good, so I think other than the sandblasting, and the rusty nuts and bolts on the outside, that this axle is fairly fresh: no one's been mucking about in it.
EDIT: that's the sand left after 6 cans of carb cleaner hosing off the gears and bearings... Ugh.

THANKS MIKE!!!!!

 

[Kiel]

Was this a highhonda or extreme axle dana 60?

 

[Tacoma]

nope, this was bought locally and inadvertently sandlblasted with the diff vent open. (not by me)

I didn't see any this bad at Highhonda's.... I think this must have come from a salt mine or something LOL.... pitted C's and all the bolts corroded to hell.

 

[reddman]

Man, whoever had that blasted with an open vent must be a dumb@ss! :emb:

Sorry bout all the trouble with that axle, none of the other 3 I had gave too much trouble, yours must have been cursed.

Glad to hear Summit machine hooked you up. Before I got the offer from BTF I was seriously thinking about seeing if Summit needed another wheelin addicted machinist.

 

[timpanogos]

Sorry bout all the trouble with that axle, none of the other 3 I had gave too much trouble, yours must have been cursed.

Sorry? are you kidding, this has keep us all entertained for weeks now! great fun

 

[spaggyroe]

Awesome!

Can't wait to see it finished.

 

[Tacoma]

Man, whoever had that blasted with an open vent must be a dumb@ss! :emb:

Sorry bout all the trouble with that axle, none of the other 3 I had gave too much trouble, yours must have been cursed.

Glad to hear Summit machine hooked you up. Before I got the offer from BTF I was seriously thinking about seeing if Summit needed another wheelin addicted machinist.

Nah, don't be sorry! I mean, yeah that axle is DEFINITELY cursed LOL but it has been really entertaining, and I got to tear the whole thing down, to a bare housing. I honestly didn't think it was going to be that much of a pain in the ass, and I'm positive you didnt' either!!

I AM thinking of something to put on the diff cover when I order one from BTF though.... or maybe one of those slick nameplates like CK5 gets made: "60 From Hell" tacked to the long side tube LOL

I got the spindles done tonight before my fingers froze off, tomorrow the hubs go on, the axles go in, and the sweet 35spl flanges and it's all over!!!! YEEEEESSSS!!!!!





PS: Redd, you know Mike's moving to Moab with the shop, right? And you'll be sucking on leechwater in the bayou.....SUCKA!!!

 

[timpanogos]

was looking over my 35 spl outers and flanges for my 60 also .. tim-the-toolman-voice .. . arg arg ...

 

[Tacoma]

I've been rubbing the flanges for a while. They're puuuuurrrrrty. Debating whether I'm leaving them w/the Teraflex sticker and all blingtastic, or painting them flat black and stealthy. Decisions!

 

[richpblaze]

That's pretty funny

I've been rubbing the flanges for a while. They're puuuuurrrrrty. Debating whether I'm leaving them w/the Teraflex sticker and all blingtastic, or painting them flat black and stealthy. Decisions!

My wife was just asking me yesterday, Are you petting those ???? I look down and sure enuogh I'm stroking the brand new BTF steering arms.

 

[mbryson]

was looking over my 35 spl outers and flanges for my 60 also .. tim-the-toolman-voice .. . arg arg ...

Mine say Mt. Logan on them........ They're PERTY...

 

[Tacoma]

Well that settles it, we're all bent. Sweeeeet!!!!

 

[Brett]

Sickos

 

[reddman]

When I got my poly performance flanges (the ones with the skull and cross bones) I ended up carrying one of the covers around for like a week to show everyone I knew. I started wondering if that was weird, this thread has made me feel a little better about it, thanks guys!

 

[Tacoma]

if they were a little smaller, I'd use one for a keychain.

 

[Kiel]

They got those ones with the naked trucker chick on them too

 

[BCGPER]

Do they have em with the naked trucker??? That's what Tacoma REALLY wants....

 

[Tacoma]

I liked yours so much I had to have them. Pony up! They're sexy as hell.

 

[I Lean]

if they were a little smaller, I'd use one for a keychain.

Talk to Mike, I'm sure he can make you a downsized version.

 

[Tacoma]