I got new gears for the front and rear. I was told the were good condition and ready to go.the left side is the front Dana 44 reverse cut gears. the right side are the 8.8 rear gears and this was how i got then shipped to me.

The TTB is a Ford only beast. IT was Fords version of independant suspension. The center section is part of the front axle. to remove it the you got to remove the drivers side axle and the pass side slip shaft. the shat shown here is hel in by a C-clip in the axle drop out. This was given to me for a spare for a fast re-gear swap.

Here is the back side of the "PIG"

I removed the c-clip and carrier. these are 3.55-1 gears on an open carrier. not what i need so going to the pile of extra parts.

This is an extra slip shaft and going in the extra pile. I got a feeling i am going to break a few of these.

I put the pig into a bucket to remove the main caps the shaft on the left is held in with a C-clip.

Here is the "PIG" in the bucket for the night.

I got a 2nd drop out so i can get it setup and ready to install and not have a long down time for regearing. One issue is to drain and change fluide you need to pull the drop out or suck out the oil thru the fill hole. I decided to install a new drain hole. Ford put a spot for the drain but never installed one. you can see the drain boss

I had this drain plug in the shop si i drilled and tapped for it. i wanted a allen head so nothing would hang down.

here is another view of the drain plug.

One last picture of the drain plug.

Here is the new drain hole drilled and threaded.

this drain goes right into the bottom of the gear space.

Here the drop out is with the new drain plug. I found out the bearing caps were changed and i need to recenter drill this one or get another drop out or do mine. oh well. it was a learning space.