Rear Axle Tear Down In Pictures (text coming soon)

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Tools Needed:
Hammer
Rubber Mallet
21mm Socket, Or Tire Iron
3/8, 1/2" Ratchet, Or Neumatic Air Gun Or Nuematic Air Ratchet
3/8, Or 1/2 inch Extension (Which Ever You Prefer) (8-12")
10mm wrench/ Brake Line Wrench
12mm Socket
12mm Wrench
14mm Wrench (2)
33mm Socket To Press Bearing, Or Somthing Like It
Vice Grips (Depending On Brake Line)
Needle Nose Pliers
Gasket Maker (Silicone, RTV, Or A Gasket)
Punch
Standard Screwdriver
80-90w Gear Oil
Hydrolic Jack, Or What Ever You Have Around.
Oil Catcher (What Ever You Drain Your Oil Into)
Jack Stands


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Lift And Insert Jackstands, Remove tires.

 

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Take Off E-Brake Cable, And Re-Insert Pin For Safe Keeping

Remove 14mm Nuts Using Wrench, Ratchet, Or Neumatic Ratchet. Double Wrench If Needed

Remove Drive Shft Using Two 14mm Wrenches. That Is If You Still Have Stock Bolts.

Place Oil Pan Neer Third Member (Pumpkin) But Not To Close Just Incase You Drop A Nut From Removing The 12mm Nuts From The Third Member.

 

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Remove 12mm Nuts And Lock Washers, Also You Can Use A Standard Screwdriver To Pop Off Lockwashers In Case They Are Stuck From Silicone Residue.

Drain Third By Pushing Up On Third, Or You Can Use A 22mm To Drian From The Drain Pluc On Bottom Of Third.

Use Vice Grips To Clamp Line So hardly any Brake Fluid Comes Out When Removing Brake Lines From Drum As Showen:

DO NOT OVER CLAMP.

..... - DO NOT USE VICE GRIPS - .... If You Have Steel Braided Brake Lines Like In Picture Then You Will Just Have To Remove Brake Line, Pull Third, And Re-install Brake Lines So No Further Brake Fluid Leeks Out.

Use A Size 10mm Brake Line Wrench To Remove Lines From Drum Housing, Or Use A 10mm Wrencg And Tap The Wrench So You Don't Strip The Head.

 

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Pull On Drum Brake Housing After Removing Brake lines. Pull Third, Install axle shaft to keep seals good, and install brakes lines

Place Into Parts Washer, And Clean

Welded Spider Gears (Six Spider Gears In All) Replacing With Spool


This Part On Is If You Are Installing A Spool, And Re-installation

 

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Pull On Drum Brake Housing After Removing Brake lines. Pull Third, Install axle shaft to keep seals good, and install brakes lines

Place Into Parts Washer, And Clean

Welded Spider Gears (Six Spider Gears In All) Replacing With Spool


This Part On Is If You Are Installing A Spool, And Re-installation

Nice write up man. I was just wondering if you still had the pictures linked in this post I quoted. Only two of them worked for me, the rest didnt. Good job, useful post for someone who has never done it before.