johnny499
Elite Explorer
- Joined
- February 6, 2007
- Messages
- 250
- Reaction score
- 47
- City, State
- brooklyn park,mn
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 98 Mountaineer 5.0 SAS
- Callsign
- W3JF
So it took almost a week to get the front end back together. The carrier bearing set I ordered turned out to be a set of inner wheel bearings. I was fuming when I went to put them on the diff. I had turned the new take offs into setup bearings before I discovered that the new ones were wrong. I tried pulling used ones from two old diffs. including the original one from this axle none of them were in good shape. I finally gave in and picked up new cones from the local parts store to get it back on the road. I was so frazzled when I put the spindles back on I managed to put the camber shims in upside down and the tires looked like narrow front tractor...lol So I didn't tie up my dad's shop any longer I drove it home that way and spent two hours the following night correcting it. Then the axle seals started leaking gear lube. So I decided to lock in the hubs and drove it that way for a couple hundred miles. Funny the effect the posi had on steering feel and response. It was worth it the seals came around and no more drips. I refilled it , it was only down about half a quart.
Then a couple weeks ago my dad and I were going to get up early and head up to the iron range for the day or weekend to really enjoy it on the trails. that was foiled by a call from my dad at 2:30 a.m. needing help getting my mom to the hospital because she fell and ultimately has a broken ankle and heel on the same foot. now my dad isn't available to be gone till the middle of the month.
Then a couple weeks ago my dad and I were going to get up early and head up to the iron range for the day or weekend to really enjoy it on the trails. that was foiled by a call from my dad at 2:30 a.m. needing help getting my mom to the hospital because she fell and ultimately has a broken ankle and heel on the same foot. now my dad isn't available to be gone till the middle of the month.