Todays wrenching (8 Viewers)

[Wrench]

Started tearing apart my 80 after CMCC. Discovered a broken axle shaft. Which explains why I proceeded to shear off all the hub studs and dowels on the opposite side. Still got to pull the third and check that out.

 

[landtank]

I might have that shaft and other parts laying around for the repair.

 

[Wrench]

That would be great. What I need as far as I know now is a FF hub, both right and left axle shafts. But should I just go with chromo shafts?

 

[scrowley]

Ouch!

 

[landtank]

That would be great. What I need as far as I know now is a FF hub, both right and left axle shafts. But should I just go with chromo shafts?

I'll check later on but I know I have a hub. I prefer the stock shafts myself.

 

[plfj40]

9"

 

[landtank]

I have everything Chris. I'm working locally on Monday in Brockton and could bring them by to you if you'd like

 

[Wrench]

9"

Do they even make a FF 9 inch?

I have everything Chris. I'm working locally on Monday in Brockton and could bring them by to you if you'd like

Yeah that would be great.

 

[Wrench]

Pulled the third. And saw this. Does this look bad? Is this junk?

 

[plfj40]

Looks expensive

 

[plfj40]

Now you have to loose some weight of that 80.

 

[landtank]

likes like the ARB might have failed or took a hell of a hit.

 

[scrowley]

ouch... why is there a flat head wood screw in there??

 

[Wrench]

Yeah that is a good question.

 

[scrowley]

Prob a machine screw to replace one of those allens. If it were me I think I would take it to a rep. diff setup shop for inspection (Rick) and if all good replace the air line, clean the diff out really well, spray/clean out axle housing, repack wheel bearings, get some new axles, 1 hub, set of hub studs/cone washers/lock washers, hub gaskets, run some cheap diff oil for 100 miles and then replace. Wheel it. See what happens.

 

[plfj40]

You can always replace the arb with a spool

 

[Wrench]

Prob a machine screw to replace one of those allens. If it were me I think I would take it to a rep. diff setup shop for inspection (Rick) and if all good replace the air line, clean the diff out really well, spray/clean out axle housing, repack wheel bearings, get some new axles, 1 hub, set of hub studs/cone washers/lock washers, hub gaskets, run some cheap diff oil for 100 miles and then replace. Wheel it. See what happens.

That's what I intend to do. Thanks.

You can always replace the arb with a spool

True but I like the ARB.

 

[shmukster]

Chris- any progress on the repairs? Gary

 

[Wrench]

Chris- any progress on the repairs? Gary

Waiting on parts....

 

[Wrench]

ARB sent the wrong friggin part! So I immediately got on the horn and told them they sent the wrong part. They were very helpful finding the correct part. They are sending me the correct part this time. They told me to keep the wrong one and they will just take a loss on it.

Also Rick dropped off the hub and axles and want to know if I should pop out the races in the new used hub and reuse all my old bearings and races from my original trashed hub. Or is it ok to mix bearings and races?