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This could be the last major part to be rebuilt. We've resealed this chunk a few times now, and he ...
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This could be the last major part to be rebuilt. We've resealed this chunk a few times now, and he ...
Turns out the rattle wasn't JUST from the rear diff. The front joint in the rear driveshaft is SEVE...
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901 hits | 51.54 KB | Posted: 8/28/10
Turns out the rattle wasn't JUST from the rear diff. The front joint in the rear driveshaft is SEVE...
Frank is happy with this front shaft, so he's going to ask them to build a new copy of the rear shaf...
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809 hits | 64.41 KB | Posted: 8/28/10
Frank is happy with this front shaft, so he's going to ask them to build a new copy of the rear shaf...
With the wheels & drums off, I can unbolt the wheel bearing retainer plates (one nut is visible thro...
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936 hits | 103.49 KB | Posted: 8/28/10
With the wheels & drums off, I can unbolt the wheel bearing retainer plates (one nut is visible thro...
The ring gear has 37 teeth, so since it turns the pinion more than 4x, the pinion must have 9 teeth,...
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736 hits | 97.33 KB | Posted: 8/29/10
The ring gear has 37 teeth, so since it turns the pinion more than 4x, the pinion must have 9 teeth,...
It took about a week to get this. IIRC, it cost ~$250.
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1245 hits | 88.91 KB | Posted: 9/6/10
It took about a week to get this. IIRC, it cost ~$250.
The rebuilt chunk arrived today. The diff is stamped: YDGF9-28-AG 04012010 BF031 The ring gear is:...
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1236 hits | 47.79 KB | Posted: 9/10/10
The rebuilt chunk arrived today.
The diff is stamped: YDGF9-28-AG 04012010 BF031
The ring gear is:...
I expected the outside to be cleaner, but it doesn't really matter. The pattern appears to be perfe...
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715 hits | 66.85 KB | Posted: 9/10/10
I expected the outside to be cleaner, but it doesn't really matter. The pattern appears to be perfe...
I put a few thick coats of flat black on it and let it dry in the sun for a few hours.
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802 hits | 63.45 KB | Posted: 9/10/10
I put a few thick coats of flat black on it and let it dry in the sun for a few hours.
I put a thick bead of RightStuff on the axle housing (after tightening & threadlocking the drain plu...
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778 hits | 60.65 KB | Posted: 9/10/10
I put a thick bead of RightStuff on the axle housing (after tightening & threadlocking the drain plu...
I was a little surprised at how toasty the rebuilt diff got just freewheeling on jackstands idling i...
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690 hits | 61.47 KB | Posted: 9/12/10
I was a little surprised at how toasty the rebuilt diff got just freewheeling on jackstands idling i...