Man what a downward spiral on this stupid rear end.

After finding that it was a broken axle, and not the pinion. started taking the thing apart to remove the broken axle. found a broken outer bearing on the opposite side. and the thing looks as if it had a broken axle at one time.

pulled the hubs and the darn spindle is bent on the side with the broken bearing.

I am having trouble identifying the darn thing.

have walked several older junkyards, but no luck.

would anyone have any ideas for me?

The tag on the housing says EATON 10039 18500#

it is a two speed rear end and around the bolt pattern is a number 108441.

Is there anywhere that will replace a bent spindle on the housing?I found replacement axles.

Thanks Steve!

 

The spindle....this is a rear axle, right? Are you saying the part of the housing where the bearings ride is bent?

If so, you need a new housing. There is no reliable fix for that.

In looking at the Eaton sites, parts sites, and PDFs I can't find anything on it either.

 

I found this trying to get a hit on those numbers you posted.

https://www.heavytruckparts.net/search.php

Oh boy...

FORD F800 Salvaged Trucks at TruckPaper.com

More

https://truckpartsinventory.com/part...e=differential

There are more if you google "1979 Ford F800 parts".

I thought I had found an Eaton link with better info, but I keep coming back to this:

http://www2.dana.com/pdf/AXSM-0040.pdf

Did you ever post your warranty plate info so the axle type can be decoded? They show on that site where all the numbers are stamped but it doesn't seem to match the lists.

 

There are companies that will come to your house and put a new spindle on your old housing. Just ask any heavy truck repair shop and they can hook you up!

 

Yes spindle repair is a thing.

But, finding a used rear end shouldn't be too hard. And will likely be cheaper.

 

Yea, it costs about $1000 bucks a pop!

 

OK so that's twice this week I'm proven to be FOS and a know-nothing. Reps to those who mentioned repair.

As punishment, I took to google again:

Home - AXLE SURGEONS, INC

 

I used the axle surgeons on a trailer axle. They did a great job. Only issue for me was the were so far away. I took the axle to them they did in their shop. Worked out good as I could visit my in laws while there & score some points with the wife.

 

Might I ask what was the cost?

 

Post 6 is at $1000. I saw others say $1400 in searching this out.

Another outfit, they don't list prices.

Truck & Trailer Axle Spindles, Spiders Repair Axle Surgeon - Semi Truck & Trailer Breakdown Repair National Truck Trailer Breakdown (855) 400-0855

That might be the same outfit as above, just a different site.

Some stories here, $750 to $2400!

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If you were doing OTR the lack of down time would be worth it.

 

Wow thats more than the truck is worth, just wanted to haul a little dirt and gravel, and pull my backhoe around.
With insurance, plates, then crap like this. one would have to be Nuts to buy equipment Hu?

 

Yea, I would keep looking for a complete axle. I suppose many of the non-runner back lot jobs got sent to the scrappy when scrap was so high.

Did you ever id the specific model axle?

 

The Tag on the axle has a number 10039 and 18,500#
no serial number.

Called a part place in Illinois, and they can't identify the thing either. wants me to bring it to them to try to identify.

Just not knowing where to look for this stuff is aggravating.

 

Do a search for an Eaton 17221 and see if that's yours.