rusty gears ?

[justweldit]

FINALY got to go to josh's house to get the ring gear (was like a kid wating for christmas). went to put it in, while doing the diff bench press to my suprise the studs were differnt sizes. not to be out done i drilled out the third member to a letter Z drill then the third memb slid in . the bolt that held it in were 12mm the bolt on mine are 14mm (nut size) is that a tell tail way to tell the difference between the course spline an the thirty? i changed all the spider gears to fit my axels . the pic show min rust and some bolt safty keepers i had not seen before

 

[DSRTRDR]

Claudia - Axles were in excellent shape, coarse spline early axles. You can see the difference on the splines in the last one with one of my fine spline extras. There yours.

but the coarse splines ended in the rear with the '68 model year

I need newer

 

[justweldit]

but the coarse splines ended in the rear with the '68 model year

I need newer

from the axel i took apart at my house i have spares but only two at this time . if you brake be for me i would glady let u have them ,in the near future im getting two axels back whitch also should have them in it then i will have a spare pair

 

[inkpot]

Howdy! Several years ago I snapped a rear axle shaft, very similar to Kavik, but short side. Luckily, I was in town, and I had a replacement at home. But, when I came across a complete rear axle for cheap I snagged it. Good news is it is from a mid 70's Piggy, so it should be fins spline with 4.11's in it. It has had the diff rebuilt. It has spring pads for both over and under mounts. It is complete drum to drum. Bad news is I have never pulled the drums to check out the brakes, but they do turn freely. I have not opened up the diff to look at it, but it has minimum freeplay, and it rolls smoothly, indicating it has lube in it. It also has a round DS flange on it, but I don't know why. I should look it over one of these days. Although a bit cumbersome for transport, it is the ultimate trail repair for a busted diff, as it just requires 4 ubolts and a brake line. I also have a spare 77 FJ40 axle housing and a longside axle shaft.

And, for those of you who really know me, YES! I am working on incorporating that whole drum to drum setup in my front bumper, but I don't quite have it all figured out yet!! John

 

[justweldit]

And, for those of you who really know me, YES! I am working on incorporating that whole drum to drum setup in my front bumper, but I don't quite have it all figured out yet!! John

hey i got it !!get a 10 inch piece of pipe put caps with bearings on it mount between frame rails up front , then it would roll like the WWII half track keep yor stuff in the roller

 

[justweldit]

hey no body said anything about drillin the bolt holes out???? is that how you tell an early axel with out taking it out, stud or bolt size? drove the 40 around to my buddies an kids to school no noise no leaks. brake shoes hang up a little