04-05-2008, 09:30 PM
Today I took a different approach to setting up my new axle. last time I clamped the axle in a towed it over to the inlaws house where my welder was set up and welded everything. this time I went and bought a dryer cord and mayed a pig tail so I could use my welder at my house. That axle I screwed up the pinion angle and had to use 6 degree shims to get it right so this time i pulled the axle and put it on jack stands and clamped it down with a ratchet strap and set the perches and 0 degrees and then measured the flange on the pinion it was at 12 degrees with the 6 degree shims and that is what I want with out the shims so I set the new axle up the same way and layed out the perches and welded them in then I welded in some tabs for the flexible brake line mounts and got them mounted I flared the brake lines and then I pulled the SOLID diff cover. That was about all I got done with the rain and all so I went to lowes and bought some allen head bolts for the diff cover cause they are recessed and a real pain with hex head bolts. I also went to Auto Zone to get diff fluid, crush washers, RTV. This is the part that makes no sense to me. The '91 8.8 according to AZ requires 1/2 quart of fluid and a friction modifier and the 95 requires 2 2/3 quarts of 75w 140 synthetic which is 15$ a bottle. What a joke they are the same freakin' axle with the same L/S so why the difference? But anyways tomorrow I will put new fluid in the axle bolt on the cover adjust the e brake and bolt the axle back in then bleed the system and adjust the brake master cylinder then I should be good I am gonna have to get out to a junkyard and snag a ebrake cable bracket that is on the driverside fram rail so I can hook up the e brake.