XxxMonoxideChild
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about 2 months ago, i swapped my 1st explorers drum rear end, for a disc rear end out of a newer explorer from the junkyard. only thing i took apart was the cover to empty the old fluid, and refill it when i swapped it.
well last wed my g/f calls me. saying the truck is making a messed up noise, and its the rear end making thumping noises when she drives. (i actually heard it in the background while she was talking to me even) i had her abandon it, and had it towed home.
well i just had the chance to actually look at it. 1st off, no spring? but the diff tag said it was a 3.73 lsd.. which is what my truck had originally, but obviousely with drums. thats wierd. but on the passnger side. i had probably 1/4th inch of in and out play. i also noticed when i turned the wheel, the small gear that the axle shaft goes into would move quite a bit and actually kind of move upwards it looked like. also, my new 1 month old gear oil, was black when i emtied it today.
well even though ive never done one thing rear end related, i pulled the internals out. everything visually is fine. nothing i can tell is damaged. so i pulled my old drum rear end apart. (realizing it had a aluminum diff cover!) and this one def has the lsd spring at least like it should. and i took it apart ready to swap the guts between them.
heres my question, am i going to be able to do this with them being different brake set ups? i did notice the axle shafts are different lengths. but i know that all these rear ends should be a 31 spline. so thats shouldnt be a problem in that aspect. int he rear carrier itself, the things in there seemed to have alot of play. i believe these are the clutch's, but im not sure. from examening the disc rear end, i think those clutch's(?) are bad, and toasted the fluid, and gave me too much play??
well last wed my g/f calls me. saying the truck is making a messed up noise, and its the rear end making thumping noises when she drives. (i actually heard it in the background while she was talking to me even) i had her abandon it, and had it towed home.
well i just had the chance to actually look at it. 1st off, no spring? but the diff tag said it was a 3.73 lsd.. which is what my truck had originally, but obviousely with drums. thats wierd. but on the passnger side. i had probably 1/4th inch of in and out play. i also noticed when i turned the wheel, the small gear that the axle shaft goes into would move quite a bit and actually kind of move upwards it looked like. also, my new 1 month old gear oil, was black when i emtied it today.
well even though ive never done one thing rear end related, i pulled the internals out. everything visually is fine. nothing i can tell is damaged. so i pulled my old drum rear end apart. (realizing it had a aluminum diff cover!) and this one def has the lsd spring at least like it should. and i took it apart ready to swap the guts between them.
heres my question, am i going to be able to do this with them being different brake set ups? i did notice the axle shafts are different lengths. but i know that all these rear ends should be a 31 spline. so thats shouldnt be a problem in that aspect. int he rear carrier itself, the things in there seemed to have alot of play. i believe these are the clutch's, but im not sure. from examening the disc rear end, i think those clutch's(?) are bad, and toasted the fluid, and gave me too much play??