Rear differential & suspension refresh
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ckessel
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Your butt be squeaky clean!
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Back at it -
I treated the backing plates to the same Vinnegar, lemon juice & salt soak. Here are some before pics -
And here they are after a few days in the soup - this stuff work great. After I wash the parts off with water & backing soda I spray them down with brakecleaner to keep them from flash rusting. Next i'll scuff them up with a scotch bright pad and paint them.
I treated the backing plates to the same Vinnegar, lemon juice & salt soak. Here are some before pics -
And here they are after a few days in the soup - this stuff work great. After I wash the parts off with water & backing soda I spray them down with brakecleaner to keep them from flash rusting. Next i'll scuff them up with a scotch bright pad and paint them.
theman440
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Pinion seal fun -
Pulled the yoke off to replace the seal, whoever installed the seal needed more training or maybe it was late on a Friday, I forgot to take a pic but it was not driven in all the way and it was crooked. Never the less it wasnt leaking.
I was surprised to see that it was the original 58 year old seal in there! Mopar p/n 2404135.
Installed the new pinion seal - don't you hate it when this happens?
Pulled the yoke off to replace the seal, whoever installed the seal needed more training or maybe it was late on a Friday, I forgot to take a pic but it was not driven in all the way and it was crooked. Never the less it wasnt leaking.
I was surprised to see that it was the original 58 year old seal in there! Mopar p/n 2404135.
Installed the new pinion seal - don't you hate it when this happens?
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Did you have to cut the nut off??
Pack your seal with grease to keep this from happening.
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No
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Good tip, I got it back in place with a couple 90 degree picks.
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Was axin because I saw the 'cut' on the nose of the pinion shaft.....
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I did that to mark the shaft & nut for re-tightening.
It's a 742. Just torque it up. Good. It's a non- crush sleeve
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Put a little Teflon paste on the splines before slipping the yoke on. Keeps the oil from weeping past.
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I'll do that!
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I had just enough paint left to paint one backing plate last night. On the left is what it looks like after going over it with a scotch bright pad and on the right is after paint. I feel that he color is a fairly close match to the bare steel.
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My Vinnegar, lemon juice & salt soup was able to loosen up the undercoating enough on the spring hargars for me to easily scrape it off. Now they need a wire wheeling then paint.
Lastly I got the "chunk" painted, I used Eastwood Spray Gray Cast steel replication.
Lastly I got the "chunk" painted, I used Eastwood Spray Gray Cast steel replication.
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Hardware restoration -
I went with a Black Oxide treatment for all the nuts & bolts for this project. I don't know what the factory did but this is much better than painting them. Wire wheel them, de-grease them, throw them in the solution, dry, then soak 'em in any oil you want. I used ATF. Here are is the upper shock fasteners & front spring thru bolt fasteners. I'm happy with the results.
I went with a Black Oxide treatment for all the nuts & bolts for this project. I don't know what the factory did but this is much better than painting them. Wire wheel them, de-grease them, throw them in the solution, dry, then soak 'em in any oil you want. I used ATF. Here are is the upper shock fasteners & front spring thru bolt fasteners. I'm happy with the results.
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I always used a bit of red Loc-tite on the threads and never had a problem with leakage or the nut coming loose....but for a friend that used to drill the nut and shaft for a roll pin, I used a 'lot' of Loc-tite for a 3rd member for him to prove to him what he was doing was needless LOL! Don't go nuts with the red....just need a dab or two. I went with 6 dabs or so with the 3rd member that I gave to him
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