06-20-2009, 07:29 PM
They're the same axles I took out. All I did was have new bearings installed and put in new oil seals. I don't have the old bearings but I compared the new to the old before I had them installed and they were certainly the same in regards to thickness. They're BCA 514003 bearings which are correct according to every resource I can find.
If the bearings can't be pressed on too far then it must be the splines of the limited slip diff that aren't lined up properly. Assuming that's the problem, here's what I'm attempting to do to get them installed:
- Drive shaft attached
- Gear shift in Neutral
- Insert both axles
- Have friend turn axle back and forth while I do the same and push in with the opposite axle.
Anything described here that sounds incorrect? Anything else that should be done? Should transmission be in Park or in Drive?
Thanks again.
Joel
If the bearings can't be pressed on too far then it must be the splines of the limited slip diff that aren't lined up properly. Assuming that's the problem, here's what I'm attempting to do to get them installed:
- Drive shaft attached
- Gear shift in Neutral
- Insert both axles
- Have friend turn axle back and forth while I do the same and push in with the opposite axle.
Anything described here that sounds incorrect? Anything else that should be done? Should transmission be in Park or in Drive?
Thanks again.
Joel
'77 Bronco... Cheaper than therapy!