Ms Piggy. Black and Blue!

[broncosbybart]

Then, it was to the work bench to remove the bearings from the hubs. According to Bill's 14 bolt bible on pirate, bearings are supposed to come right out. He must have been using a bigger hammer.. The oil seal and then the inside one must be removed first to access a 'snap ring' that holds the outer one in place.

Snap ring is in parenthesis because it isn't a true snap ring and it was a complete female dog to remove. After a lot of testing my patience and having to use a big pair of snap ring pliers, small screw drivers, and fingers and toes, it finally came out. This was typical of both sides. It isn't something I'd want to do in the woods...

All that done, the hubs are now bare.

Yes, the rears are 8 lug and my fronts are 5 lug. Got something I'm pondering on with fixing that situation. Waiting on the key player in that plan though.

Sorry, pics didn't show up in the correct order. That snap ring really isn't cool.

[snipes243]

Looking god go figurer that 14 bolt would be a pain, it was a pain getting out haha When are you going to start shaving it


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[broncosbybart]

Ask and ye shall receive:

Here are a few pics of the 'lip' on the bottom of the housing. I have no idea why they made it so big. Yes, the axle is upside down on the roll dolly in the pics.

The 13 bolt diff cover is from Brad at Barnes 4WD. It is a NICE piece!

[broncosbybart]

Next order of business was to remove the carrier. Why? Because this axle weighs a ton and I can't move it! Saw somewhere that the axles weigh in at 550 lbs!!! Far cry from a 9".

So, I measured the back lash and marked the caps with a center punch, so I would know how to reassemble it. Then I removed the carrier from the housing. The way the GM 14 bolt is built, it is very similar to a 9" rear axle. It has preload cups for the carrier and a removable pinion support on the front, just like a 9". I like that a lot. Super easy to work on.

[broncosbybart]

After that, I put the Barnes cover on the axle to determine how much to chop off. Problem! I still can't pick the thing up!!

Had to get the engine hoist out for what came next. I put a new saw blade in the band saw and got the saw horses out. Then came a little maneuvering and we went full ghetto with the use of the saw...

End result? About 1.25" of scrap metal. I now present to you the GM 13 bolt!



Oh, and yes, that is a new ARB for the rear. You knew there was a real reason why the carrier had to come out

Just one more thing to go wrong out on the trail, right Chuzie???

[chuzie]

Well done my friend. Keep adding to the extensive list of reasons not to like you! Jealous.

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[Crawdad]

I'll be seeing you soon! Gotta help finance your piggy build!

[snipes243]

Looking good


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[broncosbybart]

Started on the engine. The truck it came from showed 73k on the odometer, but the engine was covered with sludge and grime. After 3 rounds with the pressure washer and degreaser, it cleaned up.

[snipes243]

did you use simple green?