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Gear Change 5-08

From 1978 Ford Bronco “Big78Bronco” — documented by Big78BroncoWA.

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1978 Ford Bronco - 4.88's, spool, hubs 1978 Ford Bronco - D44 front, caps marked. 1978 Ford Bronco - Making a spindle nut socket. 1978 Ford Bronco - Weldin up the socket. 1978 Ford Bronco - Front end parts. 1978 Ford Bronco - Bear housings. 1978 Ford Bronco - Torque the ring on the carrier. 1978 Ford Bronco - Pinion set up with old nut. 1978 Ford Bronco - Close-up of differential gears being measured with a dial indicator, likely for backlash adjustment. 1978 Ford Bronco - Checking backlash. 1978 Ford Bronco - Checking tooth contact pattern. 1978 Ford Bronco - Installed seal and new nut. 1978 Ford Bronco - Front end buttoned up. 1978 Ford Bronco - New Warn hubs. 1978 Ford Bronco - Removing rear axles. Four retainer nut. 1978 Ford Bronco - A little light Persuasion to pull axle. 1978 Ford Bronco - Drilled a 1/2" hole about half way thru collar. 1978 Ford Bronco - a couple blows with a chisel and the collar split. 1978 Ford Bronco - Rear 9" carrier. 1978 Ford Bronco - Marked the caps. 1978 Ford Bronco - Crush collar. torqued to 185ft lbs to achieve the correct preload on the pinon bearings. 1978 Ford Bronco - Set preload on the carrier bearings. 1978 Ford Bronco - Checking backlash. Little too much here. 1978 Ford Bronco - Checking backlash again. It varied between .003 and .005 around the ring. 1978 Ford Bronco - Installed rear carrier. 1978 Ford Bronco - Done. 1978 Ford Bronco - Insalled axles with the new bearings pressed on. 1978 Ford Bronco - Breaks and drum back on. 1978 Ford Bronco - 38.5/14.5-15 TSL/SX's ready to go back on. 1978 Ford Bronco - Ready for a test drive. 1978 Ford Bronco - Gave her a bath. 1978 Ford Bronco - This lifted 1978 Ford Bronco features a two-tone paint scheme of light blue and silver, complemented by large off-road tires. 1978 Ford Bronco - The truck got a bath too. Had to take advantage of the nice weather for a change.