my front differential is grinding when engaged, and ive found its an issue
of pinion bearings (i can grab the front drive shaft and wiggle it around a
little). i had originally intended to rebuild the entire front end (gotta
remove the ring gear to access the inside pinion bearing anyway) but a
friend of mine told me he wouldnt bother with all that. he advised me to
simply replace the outer bearing since i could do that without have to
disassemble the entire axle.

....so i guess im asking your opinion based on what you would do. would you
just replace the outter bearing and see if that fixes things before
disassembling the complete axle? whichever way i go i want to do it this
weekend so that i have functional front drive before the snow starts falling
in the coming months.

also, any idea what size socket i need from the front drive pinion nut?
what is the torque setting?
thanks,

Nathan In Montana
http://CarryGuide.com

Nathan W. Collier wrote:
Pull it down, clean it ALL out and replace the bad parts.
Look at it this way, You're going to pull the cover, flush out the lube
(or should since worn bearings tend to leave metal behind) then pull the
outer bearing and HOPE that the inner isn't worn/damaged from the motion?

MUCH better to pull it apart and do it right. Just think how much fun it
would be to do it a second time on a nice chilly mid December Montana night!

--
Steve W.

No, it's in.lbs.

guys,
thanks much for the recommendations and advice. ill update you once im
done. if im going to tear it apart anyway im going to completely rebuild
it, carrier bearings and all.

Nathan In Montana
http://CarryGuide.com


"Tom Lawrence" <none (AT) go (DOT) away.edu> wrote