What is the trickiest part about setting up a rear end? From my limited experience in just tearing down my 12 bolt I would have to guess it's setting the pinion up. It seems as though getting the ring gear situated wouldn't be difficult, it'd just be monotonous. Since I don't know I figured I'd ask.
Carrier Removal, Clean Case
Hi guys, bear with me as i'm not too familar with diff internals. I'm going to have my 12 bolt rebuilt, so i'm gonna tear it down, clean, paint, then send to a shop to get setup/rebuilt.
I have attached a 'sequence' to remove the carrier. Please correct me if i'm you see anything i should look out for
1) remove retaining bolt for cross shaft
2) With bolt removed, remove cross shaft to bump in axles to get to c-clips,remove c-clips,remove axles, re-install crossshaft and retainer bolt
3)Remove bearing caps(mark so they go back in the same), remove carrier assembly(shims too). Then remove wheel seals/bearings,ect
I think this will get me far enough so I can thoroughly clean the inside/outide of the housing, then paint,new bushings and send out to get rebuilt.
One more question! My vent is snapped off. Do i just drill out the old one? Where can I get a new one?
Thoughts?
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I have attached a 'sequence' to remove the carrier. Please correct me if i'm you see anything i should look out for
1) remove retaining bolt for cross shaft
2) With bolt removed, remove cross shaft to bump in axles to get to c-clips,remove c-clips,remove axles, re-install crossshaft and retainer bolt
3)Remove bearing caps(mark so they go back in the same), remove carrier assembly(shims too). Then remove wheel seals/bearings,ect
I think this will get me far enough so I can thoroughly clean the inside/outide of the housing, then paint,new bushings and send out to get rebuilt.
One more question! My vent is snapped off. Do i just drill out the old one? Where can I get a new one?
Thoughts?
