Axle bearings or new axle...
04-23-2019, 01:05 PM
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Axle bearings or new axle...
My axle bearing onthe driver side has 1/8" of play... New junk yard axle or new bearings.
Facts I have 3.23 g80 10 bolt so it's crap
Try and find a 3.73 g80 10 bolt for $300-400?
Facts I have 3.23 g80 10 bolt so it's crap
Try and find a 3.73 g80 10 bolt for $300-400?
04-23-2019, 04:05 PM
#2
Both, except not.
New axles & new bearings.
The axle IS the inner race of the bearing. If either one is fornicated, BOTH are. There is NOTHING DUMBER than swapping one out but re-using the other. Kinda like putting new bearings into a motor but leaving the DESTROYED crank in it untouched... pretty much a recipe for a Pete and Repete.
It takes only a few minutes to swap out axles; probably less than an hour, counting jacking up the car, and a few applications of technician attitude adjustment fluid. New axles & new bearings will come out in the same $300-400 kind of range, but are MUCH faster and eeeeezier. Plus, with a junk rear, you still have stock axles (JUNK to begin with), and used bearings, all with however many miles on them.
Why "G80"? See photos of acoupla those here. https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...d-slip-555136/
New axles & new bearings.
The axle IS the inner race of the bearing. If either one is fornicated, BOTH are. There is NOTHING DUMBER than swapping one out but re-using the other. Kinda like putting new bearings into a motor but leaving the DESTROYED crank in it untouched... pretty much a recipe for a Pete and Repete.
It takes only a few minutes to swap out axles; probably less than an hour, counting jacking up the car, and a few applications of technician attitude adjustment fluid. New axles & new bearings will come out in the same $300-400 kind of range, but are MUCH faster and eeeeezier. Plus, with a junk rear, you still have stock axles (JUNK to begin with), and used bearings, all with however many miles on them.
Why "G80"? See photos of acoupla those here. https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...d-slip-555136/
04-23-2019, 10:10 PM
#3
You can replace the axle's, bearings and seal's for around the cost of a complete used rear end but in the end you will still hate the crappy 3.23.
Should you decide to rebuild it though, I have some new 3.73 gears... LOL
04-24-2019, 09:58 PM
#6
Axle saver bearings are only to get you home when you are traveling and lose a wheel bearing, or keep you going while you locate a new rear end. With 1/8 inch of play, it's likely that the entire rear end is full of powdered axle metal. If you drain the oil and it looks like straight anti-seize, the rear end is probably ruined from the abrasive qualities of the metal dust. It will ruin all of the other bearings and polish the gears to a dull, rounded condition.
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