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Yup. I'm hoping that I can simply replace the bad parts and sell it to a dedicated offroad rig to recoup my costs. I'd shy away from putting it under a daily driver, just in case. --Pete

My untrained eyes haven't picked up on any problems in the housing itself. But I'm no expert. Oh, and I would have returned it long ago, except the junkyard I got it from is 5 hours away and I picked it up as part of another journey. Serves me right for not having them pop the cover so I...

Sorry 'bout the delay. The start of the semester has pushed my projects to the back burner. :( So here's the C-clip from the bent axle side: Between it, the bent shaft and the location and direction of the break in the center shaft, it looks like a heavy side ipact to me. Any...

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My dad took the digi camera with him on his business trip, but I wanted to show you a pic of the C-clip. It is most certainly deformed in a way that indicates to me that the axle shaft was pushed in pretty hard. I get them up when I can. --Pete

Sweet. :D That makes life just a little bit easier. (and every little bit counts :chug: ) Thanks, --Pete

Assuming both are Explorer 8.8s, will an axle shaft from a drum brake axle fit in a disk axle? The pull-your-part junkyard near me rarely has disk 8.8s. Thanks --Pete

It might just be me that's causing your confusion. About 45% of the big pin fell out. I don't know what would happen if you got it up to highway speed, but I could rotate the assembly again and again and nothing fell out. But then, it is a posi and the spiders don't really do anything unless...

Dang it! Why the heck is the forum not emailing me about responses like it's supposed to? :mad: Anyway, I'm about to run out the door to make a trip to the other side of the state, I'll get back with you when I, er, get back. :D --Pete

Haha! Didn't even notice that. :D After further inspection, the C-clip is warped, the locking bolt is intact (came out just fine), and the driveshaft is ever-so-slightly bent (as far as I can tell with my straight-edge). Looks like a side impact of some kind. :roll: I really really...

Thanks! I'll do some more investigating to see if anything more is bent/broken. Not that it's much of a clue, but there is enough pin remaining in the diff to hold in both spider gears. --Pete

Just popped open the '99 8.8 I got from the j-yard and discovered a broken cross pin. What could cause this? Is it an easy fix? Or should I return the axle? I got a pretty good deal on it so if the fix is cheap, I'll keep it. There aren't any chips in the teeth and everything seems tight...

Sorry. WMS = Wheel Mounting Surface, meaning the place where the wheel touches the rotors. --Pete

59.5" WMS to WMS --Pete

No one? Do the leaf packs look different in some way? --Pete

Sorry, my bad. I should have been more detailed. I have a set of leafs that I got out of the pull-your-part. I took measurements and I'm positive they are Explorer, but the truck was long gone. Just a pile of parts left. I didn't have to turn a wrench (and I brought a hand cart :D ), but I...

My searches haven't turned up anything yet. :( How can I tell if the multileaf pack is the stiffer code F or the softer code L? --Pete