Pender1
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- Joined
- Nov 12, 2014
- Posts
- 352
- Reaction score
- 39
- Location
- SC
- First Name
- Brian
- Truck Year
- 1986|2014
- Truck Model
- K5|1500
- Engine Size
- 5.3L|5.3L
I'm going to update just because I'm at work wishing I was at home working on my truck. I got both drums, both axle shafts, and the carrier/ring gear out last night. The pinion is going to be fun since I'm not sure how damaged it is. It currently doesn't turn, but I think that's because it's touching the inside of the pumpkin. Overall I don't find any damage to the housing itself, just chewed up bearings and melted ring and pinion gears. The spiders look decent but I need to replace the pin holding them in the carrier.
I finally cleaned enough mud/rust off the outside to get the axle code: BRA that's a '84-'86? 2.73 with a locker. I'm guessing the gov't locker exploded at some point and someone stuck spiders in because it was a cheap fix. No worries, after I get the new gears broken in I'm going to throw a lunchbox locker in it, though I'm not sure which one yet.
Slow progress is still progress in my eyes.
I finally cleaned enough mud/rust off the outside to get the axle code: BRA that's a '84-'86? 2.73 with a locker. I'm guessing the gov't locker exploded at some point and someone stuck spiders in because it was a cheap fix. No worries, after I get the new gears broken in I'm going to throw a lunchbox locker in it, though I'm not sure which one yet.
Slow progress is still progress in my eyes.
