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| | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 453 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 453 | I removed the yoke from the front of my 53 6400. Behind that is a housing with 6 bolts holding the oil seal. Behind that is a large cover, not the pumpkin cover, with @ 10 bolts. I was thinking about taking that cover off so I can sand blast it. Is there a trick to taking it off? I removed the bolts but it doesn't seem to want to lift off. Also, is there a gasket between the front cover and the rear axle? I can't lift it high enough to tell.
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~Ron | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 | Hy mummdogg, I believe that is the entire pinion "cage", there might be some puller bolt holes in the flange. There may be some shims between the "cage" and the housing, and your pinion bearings will be exposed when the "cage" is removed, are you sure you want to take this apart just to clean it? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | There is a gasket behind that 6 bolt flange. It may sound dumb to say this, but the differential wont come out of the housing if you havent pulled the axles. Yours is a single speed right? If it is, there shouldnt be any shims. The only adjustment is through the the carrier side bearings. Heres pics of my tear down.And heres pics of the rebuild.Jeff | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,997 Big Bolt Forum Co-moderator | | Big Bolt Forum Co-moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,997 | Rustednuts,
Is that a elctrolysis tank I see in your pics? What did you line it with? Looks like a healthy size. I tried the molasses rust removal. I have a big horse water tub filled with the stuff.
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When wrestling a grizzly bear, you have to keep at it until the bear gets tired, not when you get tired. 1948 Chevy 2-Ton | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 453 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 453 | 3B...I guess I was having to much fun with the wrench takin' everything apart. I get carried away sometimes. I do that alot just to see how things work. It sounds like it may be more work then necessary. I do have all the bolts out and the cover was lifted just enough to break any seal that may be in there. Could I use silicone as a gasket? I really don't want to take the whole thing off now just to put in a whole gasket.
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~Ron | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | Super55 you guessed right. I lined it with a flexible PVC roofing product that I had scraps of laying around. I glued the sheets and walls and rolled them into place. Then all the seams are heat welded with a hot air gun and a rubber roller to press the two together. Ive seen it lately being used for shower pan liners, although Im not sure if that type can be heat welded. You could also use EPDM, which is typically used for pond liners and tube tires, etc.
It works like a charm. I use old seat frames for the positive end since they have a lot of surface area available and can easily be tossed on the ground to knock all the rusty gunk off. They last a fairly long time. One other thing, I used scraps of old carpet to line the bottom so that I had no chance at poking holes in the PVC.
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