Category: Drivetrain, Transmission, & Axle

One very important step that you must do is mark everything. If you don’t mark things you will probably have to take your diff to someone to get it "setup" again. We marked the bearing caps (different marks on each side). The caps are not interchangeable so don’t cut corners by marking them the same. […] More »

Now its time to check the parts. If the side gears are badly worn the locker will not work. The spider gears and the block are no longer used so don’t worry about those. Now wash the case and all the reused parts in solvent and then dry them. After inspecting the gears we determined […] More »

Reassembly went very well and was straightforward. Thrust washer, then the gear that was in the top of the case goes into the bottom. How place a driver in and install the new shaft block and pinion shafts. Now we add the bias spring assemblies. Add the other driver, side gear, washer and shafts and […] More »

Clean the axle housing and mating surfaces. Make sure you get everything out of the axle housing. Metal chips can interfere with the locker. We used black rtv for our gasket seal. Just rtv the housing and then lift the 3rd member into place. Once up there put a few bolts on to hold it […] More »

By By Ken Tarry I recently installed a Mazda M5OD transmission out of a 1990 F-150 in my 1967 F-250. After a long and tiring process, I came up with a foolproof and very simple way to bleed the hydraulic clutch system. This will work not only for transplants like mine, but also for trucks […] More »

By Dan MacDonald No, I’m not talking about them 8-legged critters. I’m talking about those things that are in the center of your open carrier of your axle. I have seen countless posts about what is better: Locker, Limited Slip, or Spool? Well I am not one to say one is better than the other. […] More »

By Bob Ferguson FORD Automatic Transmission Application Guide– I simply compiled this data from numerous sources. I have little/no knowledge of the merits of these trannys myself so blame my sources, not me.– Not intended to be a complete list of all Ford transmission applications. Additionally, there is a tremendous amount of overlap as to […] More »