broke my rear axle...

[5.0Flareside]

At least you made it to work.

The driver's side is in retaliation since you never take pictures of it.

I can't remember,which wheel is the drive wheel on these trucks?

right rear.... but with my Detroit Tru-Trac its both...

 

[Fordzilla80]

right rear.... but with my Detroit Tru-Trac its both...

That's what I thought.Couldn't remember though.

I keep Forgetting you have the locker now.

 

[5.0Flareside]

yep.........

 

[dragogt]

As stated, the bearing does not retain the axle like the 9" rears, it is a c=clip axle. You have to take the diff cover off, then take the shaft that the spider gears ride on out, then you can get the c-clip out. The area the c clip stays in is smaller than the rest of the shaft, so they tend to break there, that is why you cannot run c-clip axles on stock cars.They do make a product called c-clip eliminators though, which basically press on and hold the shaft in, but not sure if they make such for the 8.8.
You will most likely be needing an axle shaft When you get the diff cover off, you will see what we are talking about when you look at the end of the axle shaft itself.

They do..
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MSR-9300/Application/?query=Axle+Model|Ford+8.8+in.

 

[73F100Shortbed]

Well at least that made it easy to see that your rear brakes are still ok

 

[5.0Flareside]

well i dropped my truck off at transmission masters in LaVergne. its the shop thats done the mod valve on the 88, u-joints on mine, rebuilt moms tranny, rebuilt dads Aerostar tranny... etc on and on....

they are gonna look at it tomorrow...

i popped the cover off and i didnt have a clue what to do so i said fawk it ill leave it to the pro's... 45 dollar tow bill... so its all good...

 

[73F100Shortbed]

Hopefully it won't be anything too major and the cost will be low.

 

[5.0Flareside]

Hopefully it won't be anything too major and the cost will be low.

yeah... when i looked inside it looked all good.. and when i pulled the shaft out it looked like the end was screwed up though.. not the splines but the tip itself.. so idk...

dam to bad i forgot my camera in my truck... ill grab it later...

 

[73F100Shortbed]

dam to bad i forgot my camera in my truck... ill grab it later...

And then you could throw a picture up of you driving around in the Corsica

 

[5.0Flareside]

no i dont drive that dam thing... Ann drives me around when i aint drivin my truck...

 

[73F100Shortbed]

It's ok if you do. We won't make fun of you

 

[5.0Flareside]

well its a good thing i really dont or else yall would make fun of me if i did...

 

[dragogt]

yeah... when i looked inside it looked all good.. and when i pulled the shaft out it looked like the end was screwed up though.. not the splines but the tip itself.. so idk...

dam to bad i forgot my camera in my truck... ill grab it later...

Time to upgrade..

http://www.summitracing.com/search/...Ford-8-8-in/Engine-Type/V8/?keyword=8.8+axles

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MSR-9300/Application/?query=Axle+Model|Ford+8.8+in

 

[5.0Flareside]

Time to upgrade..

http://www.summitracing.com/search/...Ford-8-8-in/Engine-Type/V8/?keyword=8.8+axles

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MSR-9300/Application/?query=Axle+Model|Ford+8.8+in

aint got that kind of money to dump into an axle that i already have 700 bucks in...... the stock has done fine for me and MANY others... so why dump money into it?

i may do the C clip eliminators but i doubt it..

i might buy a spare rear axle just to feel safe for the future...

 

[Fordzilla80]

no i dont drive that dam thing... Ann drives me around when i aint drivin my truck...

Driving Miss Daisy.


What happened to your old rear axle?

 

[dragogt]

aint got that kind of money to dump into an axle that i already have 700 bucks in...... the stock has done fine for me and MANY others... so why dump money into it?

i may do the C clip eliminators but i doubt it..

i might buy a spare rear axle just to feel safe for the future...

Your truck, your call.....

 

[5.0Flareside]

Driving Miss Daisy.


What happened to your old rear axle?

the 3.55 non LS.. sold it...

 

[5.0Flareside]

Your truck, your call.....

thank you for respecting my decision...

 

[Fordzilla80]

the 3.55 non LS.. sold it...

Bet that's a moment ain't it?

 

[5.0Flareside]

yeah... Brad said the same dam thing when i was on the Phone with him right after it happened...