Yes I do know all about being stuck heh, don't ask how..... Unfortunately,
I could not rotate the axle a full revolution, as it would start spinning
the entire housing with it after about 1/2 a turn, that is why I locked the
opposite brake and tried rotating the diveline input to negate the housing
rotation while forcing that axle to be the one to move.. Didn't work. :-(
Honestly I am hoping it is just bearings also. I see no external signes of
"trauma" to the diff. I was low on oil, but everything was covered in it.
Nice and black yuck! There are a bunch of bearings in the housing, I think
I will likely just get it apart and if the axle is not bent, I will buy one
of the full axle rebuilt kits. $140 (ouch) but then everything is new...
I just was hoping maybe it was common for one side to be that tight, but
should have known better...
Larry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Short" <buster_balz@operamail.com>
To: "Larry" <larry@larryembrey.com>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 7:02 AM
Subject: RE: Rear Axle Revisit
> First off, unless you have a locked or limited slip diff, only one side
will
> spin when you spin it from the drive shaft plate. The side with the least
> resistance to movement spins. This is the way a standard open diff works.
> Ever been stuck, and had only one wheel that would spin ? This is why.
> The problem, could actually be a couple of things. It could be a bent
axle,
> but based on the little amount of oil you found, I'd be more suspicious of
the
> bearings. It all too possible that one or more bearings is rusted or
seized.
> First, pull the axles and check that they are straight. If they are, strip
the
> housing down, get everything cleaned, and install new bearings. Then
> reassemble and lube everything. That should do it.
>
> Joe
> '75 B Roadster
> Lowered and loud.
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