Posted By: RapidRobert
8&3/4 end play problem - 04/17/10 02:00 AM
SBP 8&3/4 going together and I cant get one axle in all the way, lacking ~1/4 or so. (open chunk). w the chunk out & it mocked up w the backing plates on (& no foam or steel shims) and the axles in I have exactly 1&9/32" between the splined ends but even them I have to pound the axles in which I am not comfortable with. pull apart/add chunk/reassemble axles/b plates I have the ~1/4 I cant get in. The housing is 52&5/8" and it feels like I'm hitting solid metal. Thank you for your time.
have you run the adjuster back out?
Posted By: RapidRobert
Re: 8&3/4 end play problem - 04/17/10 02:23 AM
No michael I for some reason forgot all about adjusting the adjuster till I got inside but with that much left to go sumpin ain't kosher plus the bearings are just too tight going in
Posted By: dodgefarmer
Re: 8&3/4 end play problem - 04/17/10 02:31 AM
Something is out of alignment. Years ago we tried putting a welded spider diff. in a derby car. Ran into the same prob., used a bfh to get the axle in than had to use a puller to get the axle out. In our case the prob. was the weld shifted the side gear and the splines bound on the axle.
Randy
Posted By: moparcyco
Re: 8&3/4 end play problem - 04/17/10 04:23 AM
Did you change the seals?I had a similar situation on my 70 challenger axle would not go all the way in I scratched my head awhile on that one.One seal was not quite all the way in and this made my axle feel funny trying to go in.Just a thought.
Posted By: RapidRobert
Re: 8&3/4 end play problem - 04/17/10 04:39 AM
I drove one seal in and had the prob and I whacked it again and it felt like that it was in all the way. The axle is seated (you can feel the ring of the metal when you hit it but it wont go in) and all of the bearing is not into the housing
Posted By: 446acuda
Re: 8&3/4 end play problem - 04/17/10 02:29 PM
maybe you don't have one of the inner axle seals in far enough and it it stopping the axle
Posted By: RapidRobert
Re: 8&3/4 end play problem - 04/17/10 02:33 PM
Alright bro I am going to go get on it. Thank you for your help and I'll check the one seal that is in there 1st
Posted By: MoparforLife
Re: 8&3/4 end play problem - 04/17/10 04:12 PM
The seals have to be driven all the way in to the stop lip in the housing. They can't be driven in too far because of this lip that is machined into the housing as a stop but they have to be in this far.