spider gear fell out...but it fell right back in! victory!

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spider gear fell out...but it fell right back in! victory!

July 09, 2012, 05:41:32 PM

I had my axles out for the big drum brake swap...of course, forgot to put the center pin back in... spiders fell out whilst turning the pass. side axle to get to the c clip.

It's probably more possible to piss a stream of liquid gold than it is to get these shiznits back in. Is there a way to do it without removing the carrier? This is a TC trac loc rear, 3.55 r&p, fwiw.

I do have another 3.55 ring with a great trak loc diff, but I hate to pull it to swap it over....if that's what I have to do, I'd just as soon as go to the yard and get an truck 31 spline 3.55 diff and use ranger axles and drums...nevermind the 90 bucks or so I've spent on Crown vic drums....

Thoughts, tips, or should I sell it all and piss in my own ear and say eff it?

Money's tight, just licensed the Mount' and can't afford to take the rear to a shop to fix my f*ckup...and I figured some of you may know of a way to get those spiders back in there and not lose any fingers in the process...

spider gear fell out...but it fell right back in! victory!

Reply #1 – July 09, 2012, 06:46:31 PM

they should just rotate back in. the z springs are a bitch but it should be ok. put one spider gear in turn the axel shaft and it should set it in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blBNp2x1STI

spider gear fell out...but it fell right back in! victory!

Reply #2 – July 09, 2012, 08:40:30 PM

I got em both back in...it's just a matter of placing them just right, and then turning one axle, holding the other axle still, took a couple of times to get it, but once it was in, it was easy to see how it goes together. Note to others who pull axles....put the center pin back in to keep them spiders in..lol.

spider gear fell out...but it fell right back in! victory!

Reply #3 – July 09, 2012, 10:59:48 PM

Just a little update: rear is filled with syn. gear lube and friction modifier, and the diff is covered up with a heavy piece of plastic till the paint dries on my diff cover. In the morning after I get home, I'll be reinstalling the rear, then hopefully I can remember how to assemble the rear drum pieces so I can have back brakes at long last. Then It's on to the interior, dash muist come out one LAST time to change some wiring yet again, then by hell or high water it'll be near time to get on the road. Have to get my exhaust lengthened and welded in (onto the hangers) and tails modded, and that is nearly everything. God, it's about time.

spider gear fell out...but it fell right back in! victory!

Reply #4 – July 09, 2012, 11:35:14 PM

I thought that syntectic gear oil didn't require friction modifier?????

spider gear fell out...but it fell right back in! victory!

Reply #5 – July 09, 2012, 11:48:18 PM

I did the exact same thing when I pulled my axle for the bearing. Took me about an hour to get them back it, but I felt kinda stupid when I figured it all out.

spider gear fell out...but it fell right back in! victory!

Reply #6 – July 10, 2012, 06:10:21 PM

Quote from: 5.8fastcat;394109

I thought that syntectic gear oil didn't require friction modifier?????

Greg, that's a good point, but when I was shopping for it, I saw some that said on the bottle no additive needed, and some that did not. Since I was on a budget and the brand I bought did not specify that the additive wasn't needed, I erred on the cautious side and got the 4oz bottle of modifier as well.

Bonus points for me, as the bottle that it came in is one of the bottles we make at my work, lol. Noticed it when I was pouring it in the diff hahaha.

Haystack, I'm with ya...soon as I figured it out, I thought "man, that's almost too easy" lol.

Just like ridin' a bike, as they say.