The axle has been hanging out in the truck bed for months. Time to start it on its journey...
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There's numbers under the grime and paint!
Note the 11 43, that's the gear ratio- 11 is the pinion teeth, 43 is the ring gear teeth.
43/11=3.9090 "crown and pinion" ratio.
The higher numerically the ratio is, the lower the gearing.
A lower ratio can be beneficial at getting the car moving quickly, but without extra transmission
gears- the car will top out at a lower speed. |
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Well, the axle was half full of gear oil. Better than nothing. At least it was clean with no shavings.
Everything turns easy, I think its going to get 140wt oil to keep wear and the dreaded "clunk" at bay.
The rear shoes are in very good shape so those will be used for a 1000 miles to get it broken in. |
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1.5 hours of cleaning, I'm going to put in a new pinion seal, 2 wheel cylinders, parking brake boots, and gear oil, and a fresh coat of paint.
All told = <$75 |
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