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Driver side axle won't go in! #1220196 04/21/12 11:08 PM 04/21/12 11:08 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 344 Near Indy S slowpoke OP enthusiast
slowpoke OP enthusiast S Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 344 Near Indy	Fresh rebuild for an 8 3/4 rear in a 70 B Body. Driver side axle bottoms out about 1/4 inch out. Never had problems with this in the past so am looking for any thoughts as to what it might be before I pull the punkin back out. Does it regardless if the passenger side is in or not. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Re: Driver side axle won't go in! [Re: slowpoke] #1220197 04/22/12 12:20 AM 04/22/12 12:20 AM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,319 Chicago Burbs sthemi master
sthemi master Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,319 Chicago Burbs	If you have a clutch type differential , there is a centering button that can fall out of place in the center of the differential and cause your problem. sometimes you can use a long magnet and put it back in position. Worse case, you must pull the center section, reposition it and reassmeble. Pull the axle and take a look at it. Video Little Red Wagon Indy Nats,BurnoutContest

Re: Driver side axle won't go in! [Re: slowpoke] #1220198 04/22/12 12:51 AM 04/22/12 12:51 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Another possibility if it a OE locking diff of either design the splines between the side gears & the locker may be mis-aligned... Try locking the passenger side axle, bolt a wheel but no brake drum to the drivers side axle, grab the wheel & rock it back & forth while pushing in... Often the splines will shift slightly & the axle will slide in... 7174296-trac-loc005.jpg (43 downloads) "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Driver side axle won't go in! [Re: slowpoke] #1220199 04/22/12 08:52 AM 04/22/12 08:52 AM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,139 West Tennessee R rbstroker super stock
rbstroker super stock R Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,139 West Tennessee	If you changed from the stock caged bearings and adjuster to the "green" bearings, you may have to remove the centering button from the differential.

Re: Driver side axle won't go in! [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1220200 04/22/12 09:07 AM 04/22/12 09:07 AM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 344 Near Indy S slowpoke OP enthusiast
slowpoke OP enthusiast S Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 344 Near Indy	Thanks for the replys! I had done the alignment thing you describe previously and it allowed it to go in from about 3/4 of an inch to the current 1/4. Can't really tell but the button appears to be ok as we'll. Going to take some measurements to try to verify. Btw it is a factory diff no green bearings. Thanks again!

Re: Driver side axle won't go in! [Re: slowpoke] #1220201 04/22/12 10:50 AM 04/22/12 10:50 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Did you try backing the adjuster off on the passenger axle? "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Driver side axle won't go in! [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1220202 04/22/12 09:40 PM 04/22/12 09:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 404 Central New York bfury mopar
bfury mopar Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 404 Central New York	Back off the adjuster, that's the answer. No Stock

Re: Driver side axle won't go in! [Re: slowpoke] #1220203 04/22/12 11:34 PM 04/22/12 11:34 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 344 Near Indy S slowpoke OP enthusiast
slowpoke OP enthusiast S Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 344 Near Indy	Got it!!! After measuring both sides i found the button locked to the left. Apparently it cocked just enough that when I pushed the axle in it wedged it tight. I was able to take a broom handle and tap around on it and it finally get it freed up. Both axles slipped right in and adjusted out fine. Thanks to everyone for their advise!

Re: Driver side axle won't go in! [Re: slowpoke] #1220204 04/23/12 12:51 AM 04/23/12 12:51 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,247 Newfoundland C codfish master
codfish master C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,247 Newfoundland	Good job. Now show us some burn out pics codfish

Re: Driver side axle won't go in! [Re: codfish] #1220205 04/23/12 10:25 AM 04/23/12 10:25 AM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 344 Near Indy S slowpoke OP enthusiast
slowpoke OP enthusiast S Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 344 Near Indy	Thanks, will do!

Re: Driver side axle won't go in! [Re: slowpoke] #1220206 04/23/12 04:26 PM 04/23/12 04:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest M MoparforLife Too Many Posts
MoparforLife Too Many Posts M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest	One last question. Did you hand pack the axle bearings. They are not lubricated by the rear end lube.

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