Rear axel help
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Rear axel help
Anyone have some guidance on how to get my axel shaft out? I have a 1978 f150 with the ford 9 inch rear. Are there any retainer clips in the differential that need to be removed? I have removed the four retainer bolts, and have tried a slide hammer with no results. I have a leaking seal and thought I would replace the bearing as well, any other suggestions on what to look for when I get it out? Thanks in advance.
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I am not an expert, but i am in the process of rebuilding my entire rear end and third member. Both of my axles came out with a slight tug. I would guess that you have a bigger problem than just a leaky seal. Sounds like something is wedged or out of wack. Do you have a removable carrier?
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Thanks for the reply. I gave up on it for a while and went and did some other things. I came back to it and beat on it some more with the slide hammer and it finally came out. I have learned a lot about them in the process. There are some good sites on the internet, that give a lot of information. I have only had this truck for a while, and it seems every time I take a step forward I take 2 back. I guess that,s part of the fun. Thanks again
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When my seal was leaking it was cuz the bearing failed, and caused the axle shaft to slightly move around, therefore causeing the seal to fail. You gotta take off the bearings anyway to fix the seal, so might as well replace them. Also, check the smooth surface where the seal rides on the axle shaft to see if it is seal cut. If it is grooved at all from the old seal lip, you will need to speedy sleeve the shaft or it will still leak.
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They can be a real bear to get out of there, I would keep after it with the slide hammer mabey try a little heat on the outside of the housing. You will have to replace the bearings if memory serves me correctly because the seals are outside of them and the only way I could ever get them off was to tear the cage apart remove all the rollers and cut a notch in the inner ring and then break it with a good chisle, they say drill them instead of cut in the book but the bearing steel was better than the steel in my drill bits so I had to use a cut off wheel this stuff isn't easy to cut and be careful not to ding the axle. Too get the bearings back on I put the new ones in a pie pan on the BBQ grill and heated them up till you couldn't touch them and put the axles in the deep freeze and they slid right on with a few taps with a bronze punch. It isn't the easiest job out there but it can be done but after 30yrs of being pressed together they really don't like coming apart.
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