Spider gear question

[tonkota]

I have a 73 Pig. Are the spider gears the same spline as an 85 minitruck? I ask because I have everything I think I need to do a disc brake swap from an 85 mini truck.

I have a bad feeling that they aren't the same.

If they are not the same, how can I change them to be the same? Do I use the spider gears from the minitruck?

 

[2badfjs]

i dont know for sure, but the mini's have a 8" diff dont they?
lc's are 9.5
i would prolly bet that they are different.

hopefully someone who knows for sure will chime in...

jim

 

[lingo]

Use your inner axles from your pig and use the birfs from the mini axles. the spline in the birf is the same.

 

[tonkota]

I can do that? Really? How do I retain the inners from going too far into the diff?

 

[lingo]

There is a technique to reinstalling the inner shaft into the birf using the "c" clip. I haven't ever done it. Seen it done, I was about drunk, believe it involved a BFH.

 

[Pighead]

Nooo! It's not the BFH for reinstalling a C-clip, it's a C-clamp!
Cardinal Fang had pics and words posted somewhere on how to do it right...can't seem to find the link....
But most people just tackweld.

http://www.off-road.com/tlc/cheaptricks/clipweld/

 

[tonkota]

Thanks for the link. That looks doable.

 

[lingo]

Thanks for the clairification Pig head.