Rear/Front end Rebuild...With Write-up and Pictures

[Biggwaukegan]

Now the fun part...You will need a buddy for this part. Get him to go buy beer........Then after knockin a nice amount back do this. Put your racers on your carrier. Make sure you have ALREADY TORQUED YOUR RING BOLTS ON THE CARRIER. Mine were 90lbs. Then slip your carrier in with old shims if they work. Luckily for me they seemed to. Bolt up the dam bearing caps and check movement. This can be done by moving the nut on the pinion side of the housing.

 

[bowtiefreak]

For the IFS I heard it is hard / ipossible to check the lashand that you should just use the old shims. Again this is hear say and nothing I know as a fact.

 

[Biggwaukegan]

View attachment 2501 Now its in. You can torque the bolts if you want but first Im gonna mark the teeth with paint and check my mark pattern! Be slow and careful with this job or you will be doin it again. Just ask 96ProCompTahoe...haha Im joking bro...Heres what it looks like marked up. After I marked it I turned the pinion a ton of time until the ring spun around 3 or 4 times. That should give you a good mark on your teeth

 

[Biggwaukegan]

yea the IFS is shrouded in mystery for some reason. Yet another reason to do a nice write-up/pictures for it. Someones gotta set the tone right

 

[Biggwaukegan]

 

[Biggwaukegan]

CANT WAIT TO GET HIM BACK

 

[bowtiefreak]

good looking truck.

 

[Biggwaukegan]

thanks man. Ive spent a ton of man hours on this beast. Not to mention dam near $10,000 into the mf. but i love this truck. Hell I love chevys and an occansional Olds Cutlass(mid80s).

 

[Biggwaukegan]

Hope you guys didnt give up on me. Been in sunny califorinia choppin it up. Im back and ill post the wrap up photos soon.

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

View attachment 2501 Now its in. You can torque the bolts if you want but first Im gonna mark the teeth with paint and check my mark pattern! Be slow and careful with this job or you will be doin it again. Just ask 96ProCompTahoe...haha Im joking bro...Heres what it looks like marked up. After I marked it I turned the pinion a ton of time until the ring spun around 3 or 4 times. That should give you a good mark on your teeth

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hey, not my fault the "guy that has never messed up a gear job" decided to **** mine up.... twice... in a row... hahaha what i get for going back to the indy 4-wheel parts to have something installed. when i have the chance to got get the new front and rear end i'm doin both of them this time around.

you putting a temp guage in new the diff cover?