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Limited Slip Rear Axle

From 1986 Ford Bronco “Eddie Bauer”, documented by Sixlitre.

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1986 Ford Bronco - Not a pretty sight as picked up from the junkyard. Lunched my axle last week and picked up this limited slip unit for $210 American. 1986 Ford Bronco - Up on stands and penetrating oil sprayed onto all nots and bolts that will be coming off. Seems the junkyards always bend the brake backing… 1986 Ford Bronco - Only thing I saved off this axle breathing port is the bolt itself, as I have a new brake hose/union on my blown axle. 1986 Ford Bronco - Sway bar and brackets off. Shocks off as well, just brake lines to get rid of now. 1986 Ford Bronco - Scraped and ground down the axle of loose dirt and most rust. 1986 Ford Bronco - There's my loctite rust neutralizer starting to turn purple from a cream colour. Soon it will be black and paintable. 1986 Ford Bronco - After pulling out the pin lock and sliding the pin out of the way, I just pushed the axle shaft in a bit and that gives you access to the C… 1986 Ford Bronco - Out comes that axle and off comes the brake backing plate. 1986 Ford Bronco - First coat of Krylon gloss black. 1986 Ford Bronco - Pinion seal on the left (in bag), two outer axle seals in boxes, crush sleeve and pin lock bolt (old) and new one, with loctite in threads,… 1986 Ford Bronco - Opened up my original axle and couldn't really see anything visually wrong. Yes there was a lot of play, but nothing specifically wrong. 1986 Ford Bronco - Went to undo the retaining pin bolt and it was busted off even before I put the ratchet on it ! My buddy heated the crap out of the pin, wh… 1986 Ford Bronco - The result wasn't pretty but it sure did the trick and allowed us to drift the pin out. Notice how the small locking bolt ended up pushing… 1986 Ford Bronco - Only the cheapest in my Bronco ! Without this friction modfier additive we'll never know if the actual limited slip diff is still working. 1986 Ford Bronco - This little steel black wedge is a Bronco only item that helps get our pinion angle right. I'd been driving around for 6 years without this…