Broken teeth on ring gear...
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Yeah that normal for the 99's to have the calipers like that. It was an attempt to get by with only one caliper for both sides. It was short-lived because of warranty claims for rock strikes on calipers. Personally I've never had any trouble out of them on my 99 and it lives a hard life in the oilfield. Look at it this way, you only have to keep one spare.
As for your numbers, I'll have to check. The 52299 might just be a date code.
As for your numbers, I'll have to check. The 52299 might just be a date code.
FFS that'll **** anyone off. I just typed out a long response, including some more questions about this axles ring gear, attached 6 photos and as they're loading, it froze and then it deleted everything.
This axle came with a guard over the front of the driver's side caliper.
Question- there's a little bit of corrosion/build-up on a portion of the teeth(the outer edge). Most of it cleans off with a scraper and a microfiber cloth. The other concern is the smaller gears(Spyder?) inside of the diff housing. The sides of the teeth, at the tip of the gear(s) appear to be tapered/loped on both sides. Is that an issue or not? Or is it moot because of the ring gear?
I'm going to send this message now and then follow up behind it with the pictures
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FFS that'll **** anyone off. I just typed out a long response, including some more questions about this axles ring gear, attached 6 photos and as they're loading, it froze and then it deleted everything.
This axle came with a guard over the front of the driver's side caliper.
Question- there's a little bit of corrosion/build-up on a portion of the teeth(the outer edge). Most of it cleans off with a scraper and a microfiber cloth. The other concern is the smaller gears(Spyder?) inside of the diff housing. The sides of the teeth, at the tip of the gear(s) appear to be tapered/loped on both sides. Is that an issue or not? Or is it moot because of the ring gear?
I'm going to send this message now and then follow up behind it with the pictures
FFS that'll **** anyone off. I just typed out a long response, including some more questions about this axles ring gear, attached 6 photos and as they're loading, it froze and then it deleted everything.
This axle came with a guard over the front of the driver's side caliper.
Question- there's a little bit of corrosion/build-up on a portion of the teeth(the outer edge). Most of it cleans off with a scraper and a microfiber cloth. The other concern is the smaller gears(Spyder?) inside of the diff housing. The sides of the teeth, at the tip of the gear(s) appear to be tapered/loped on both sides. Is that an issue or not? Or is it moot because of the ring gear?
I'm going to send this message now and then follow up behind it with the pictures
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From: Montana & Washington stat
My bad, it was supposed to say ring gear, in the first sentence.
The other one's I was referring to are the small gears inside the differential housing
I'm still trying to get my phone to upload the pics.
P.S. they have another axle still connected to a '99 F350 ready to be pulled. In case this one's no good. I just need to get my truck back on the road, I've got jobs waiting on me.
The other one's I was referring to are the small gears inside the differential housing
I'm still trying to get my phone to upload the pics.
P.S. they have another axle still connected to a '99 F350 ready to be pulled. In case this one's no good. I just need to get my truck back on the road, I've got jobs waiting on me.
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One old man's opinion. Remove the cover and inspect the bottom of the housing for chips or chunks. A slight amount of "fuzz" on the magnet is ok. If the cover has been removed recently, look extra closely it could be a flag. Run a magnet in this area. If it is clean and the gear oil is clean, install it. Of course, the wear pattern should be good.
Edit: Condition of the donor vehicle is usually a good indicator. Why was the vehicle in the junkyard? Miles? Wreck? fire? or "drove hard and put away wet"? Fresh water submersion, OK if cleaned quickly enough. Salt water intrusion, be VERY cautious to forget it. Good luck.
Edit: Condition of the donor vehicle is usually a good indicator. Why was the vehicle in the junkyard? Miles? Wreck? fire? or "drove hard and put away wet"? Fresh water submersion, OK if cleaned quickly enough. Salt water intrusion, be VERY cautious to forget it. Good luck.
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Ok I picked up a rear axle at a local recycling yard. It's a 99 with 3.73 10.5" non-limited slip. I'm trying to find out what the numbers mean on the housing itself cast into the lower left & right sides on the back of the housing itself. The left side is KN21 the right side is 52299??
This axle also has the calipers on opposite sides of each other. Left side is on the front, right side is on the rear.
This axle also has the calipers on opposite sides of each other. Left side is on the front, right side is on the rear.
One old man's opinion. Remove the cover and inspect the bottom of the housing for chips or chunks. A slight amount of "fuzz" on the magnet is ok. If the cover has been removed recently, look extra closely it could be a flag. Run a magnet in this area. If it is clean and the gear oil is clean, install it. Of course, the wear pattern should be good.
Edit: Condition of the donor vehicle is usually a good indicator. Why was the vehicle in the junkyard? Miles? Wreck? fire? or "drove hard and put away wet"? Fresh water submersion, OK if cleaned quickly enough. Salt water intrusion, be VERY cautious to forget it. Good luck.
Edit: Condition of the donor vehicle is usually a good indicator. Why was the vehicle in the junkyard? Miles? Wreck? fire? or "drove hard and put away wet"? Fresh water submersion, OK if cleaned quickly enough. Salt water intrusion, be VERY cautious to forget it. Good luck.
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I don't know what's going on and it's getting really irritating but I've tried over two dozen times to upload photos and it gets stuck at 90% and freezes every stinking time I've even cropped the photos down to try and make them smaller still same thing
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One more question- I know that the differential that's in my truck still, is in fact a Sterling 10.5". However, the one in the axle that I just got, which I'm going to take back and swap it for the one that's still under the '99 F350 at the salvage yard, is a Dana, I don't know how to determine what Dana it is though- 70 or 80 or? Is there a way to tell based off the stampings inside of the casting or on the gears?
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From: Montana & Washington stat
Thanx for that information because I'm not very tech savvy and I've been beyond frustrated with it so I'm happy to know that it's not just me dealing with this lol
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Here is a good site for parts and axle identification.
https://torqueking.com/category/1999...ar-axle/#y=591
https://torqueking.com/category/1999...ar-axle/#y=591
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Only a couple mb. It goes to 50% then up to 90% and then just stays there. I guess it's the entire system having issues.
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One more question- I know that the differential that's in my truck still, is in fact a Sterling 10.5". However, the one in the axle that I just got, which I'm going to take back and swap it for the one that's still under the '99 F350 at the salvage yard, is a Dana, I don't know how to determine what Dana it is though- 70 or 80 or? Is there a way to tell based off the stampings inside of the casting or on the gears?
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Say huh? Well I suppose it's possible somebody swapped in a Dana 60 after they trashed the sterling. Of course the lug pattern wouldn't match, but that might not matter to some people. But you said it had the backwards caliper. I've never heard of a Dana like that. Hmm, this is getting interesting. I imagine it's possible to convert the damage to the Ford brakes but not sure how involved that might be.
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