Getting the jack stands placed.

Stock open 3rd member

Here's the 'C' clip that I won't be needing anymore

Ring gear and carrier out

Pulling the carrier bearing to make a set up bearing out of it

Cookie is very excited

Pinion gear, races and bearings removed

New 4.56 ring gear on new ARB locker
:-)

Pressing a carrier bearing on

Checking backlash for first gear pattern check

Had to make an adjustment

Here's the final pattern on the drive side. I hope it's right.

Here's the coast pattern

Case all cleaned up. New bearings installed. Ready for final assembly

New pinion nut and seal

Filling a notch in the bearing cap for the air line to the locker

Took me a minute to figure out how I was going to bend this into the case

Here it is with the bulkhead fitting on the top of the case

I am pretty happy with how it turned out.

3rd member back in.

This cap needs to be tack welded so the spring I have to add in the slip yoke won't pop it out.

Break out the wire feed

I'm not a master welder yet but I think it'll hold

Here's how I routed the air line.

While I had it out I installed this drain plug