Were it not the holiday shopping season I would try to use the mall parking lot on Sunday morning to try the power turns you are suggesting. I'll come up with someplace suitable.
I opened the spare diff today. I have a series of questions. The person who I bought our parts car from had removed the leaf spring from the diff and left 3 of the 4 stud holes open. Water got inside. I will be checking everything for rust but already know that one of the stub axle bearings was ruined by water. No big deal, IF I rebuild this diff, I would be using all new bearings anyway.
Question 1: I am sure this unit has the crush sleeve. Is there any reason I could not make a solid spacer and shims to achieve the same result?
Question 2: When I inspect the ring and pinion teeth, what should I be looking for that would indicate the gears are good enough to use... or should not be used?
Question 3: Do I need a spreader to install/remove the carrier assembly or can I improvise? I could make a tool but would like to spend my time elsewhere.
Doug L.
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: Find a parking lot or someplace where you
: can get a little left/right load on it
: and see if it changes.
: You really have to partially
: disassemble the suspension to check the
: wheel hub bearings but if they are real
: bad you can see movement in the hub
: relative to the axle shaft as you jack
: it up and take weight off it.
: Driveshaft balance is a big issue on
: these cars. Try to find a shop that
: gives a shix, and also make sure the
: slider is in good shape.
: Glen
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