Who had March 14th?

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actually it came in the mail before the rest of my parts did, and I knew I was gonna want it in there when the bronco finally got back on the road...






Got the new u joint in the front axle, so I should be good for 4wd. Thanks to Travis for helping me get the old one out.
Rebuilt third with new 3.50's came in today, as did my axles with new bearings and seals. Feeling pretty good that I'm into this rear axle for cheap.

Still need to pick up a wheel seal before I can put the front shaft back in; still need to get new washers from the parts store to put the rear end in.

I have work all weekend long, and I'm sure there will be lots of drinking involved as well.. Gonna have to get some serious garage time in since I'd like it to be ready by this weekend.

I'd like to pull the transmission after alto and get that rebuilt. Also some new gauges are in order since all of mine have crapped out finally.

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The stereo is amazing... I am blown away, and I have done my fair share of car systems.

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Got everything put back together minus the rear driveshaft. Gonna hold off until the morning for a test drive. Who's ready for Alto!?!?

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Truck started the death wobble at around 40 mph. As I was turning onto my street, I lost the rear left wheel. I know it wasn't lug nuts, cuz I had just tightened the **** out of them before I left for a drive. I'm not sure how the wheel managed to pop off, but it did take a lug stud with it. I'm wondering if I put the rear axle back together incorrectly, and if so, is this the cause for the DW. I have checked all of the front end steering and suspension and it all seems very tight.

[85cj7]

The wheel came free from the lug nut studs? If so then the only thing it could be was that the lug nuts were not tight.

If you pressed the axle bearing on before mounting the inner seal/retainer plate then in theory the axle shaft with wheel attached could have slid out of the tube and ran off. Or if you did not properly tighten the 4 axle retainer bolts then that could have happened as well.

It looks like the wheel came off the studs though. Is that correct?


FWI-That wheel is garbage.

[BroncoJo]

Maybe the wheel was improperly tightened? Did you tighten the lugs in an alternating pattern while the wheel/tire was off the ground? did it go on straight?


Also did the wheel come off and leave some lug-nuts on their studs? take a better picture of that

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Found my death wobble... problem was a little deeper than I thought...

Finally got the hub off after loosening the retainer screw and beating the ever living **** out of it, and this is what I found

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9HAdFSm8xo

It looks like the retainer plate is sort of bent up a bit, here is a pic.


Im wondering if it's possible that it got bent up when I dropped it off to have the bearings and seals pressed in.

[85cj7]

I wonder if that shaft is bent.


Edit: Ask JB if he'll straighten it for ya! haha

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The pig lives again...

turns out my axle was bent

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3rd member leaks like a dirty pirate hooker on the rag. There's gear oil slung all over the bottom of my gas tank, which I'm assuming was slug up there while I was driving. Also, when it sits, it leaks slowly out of the bottom of the gasket. Constantly adding gear oil is a PITA, so I may just retry doing the gasket. I used this permatex gasket maker because I heard good things, but I am not convinced.


Any thoughts? Should I just go buy a metal gasket and use that, or should I try again with the permatex?

[TdmayfieldIV]

buy "right stuff" and the gasket. There are also copper washers that go on the bolts. You need to replace them to get it to seal right.

[KrazyKarl02]

Is it leaking from the pinion seal? If so permatex ain't gonna do crap. I have used the stuff in the aerosol can, shown here http://www.permatex.com/brand_power_bead.htm and it seemed to work well. They all seem to have a wet line around the crack (insert joke here) like it is seeping, but it never develops into a drip.

Did you go around the bolt holes? Like make a little circle around the bolt hole, not just on one side?

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Right stuff
Gasket
Copper Washers

Got it.. Where can I get the specialized copper washers? I just used regular washers, not thinking there would be a difference :facepalm:

[Sparling]

There's a few packages of them on the help aisle at advance.

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Is it leaking from the pinion seal? If so permatex ain't gonna do crap. I have used the stuff in the aerosol can, shown here http://www.permatex.com/brand_power_bead.htm and it seemed to work well. They all seem to have a wet line around the crack (insert joke here) like it is seeping, but it never develops into a drip.

Did you go around the bolt holes? Like make a little circle around the bolt hole, not just on one side?

Not leaking from the pinion seal, it's leaking from where the third actually mates to the axle housing. When I put the gasket maker on there, I did go around the bolt holes, I feel like I did a good job getting a smooth, well-made gasket, but I didn't actually use a metal gasket, just the silicon