anybody got a tool to adjust the end caps on an 8.25?

[philip_g]

I pulled mine apart and now I need the tool to adjust it

and if the answer is yes, can I borrow it?

 

[87xjco]

I pulled mine apart and now I need the tool to adjust it

and if the answer is yes, can I borrow it?

I have one you can borrow, I'm near 66th and federal.

Terry

 

[philip_g]

I have one you can borrow, I'm near 66th and federal.

Terry

if I had a means to transport the damn thing I'd just bring you the whole axle and pay you to set it up.

 

[87xjco]

Man that's weird, two Colorado people took their 8.25's apart recently and don't have the tool, hope trouble doesn't come in three's!

Do you not have any way to pick up the tool?

Where are you located?

 

[Hypoid]

I have one you can borrow, I'm near 66th and federal.

Terry

Wow, I'm in and out of your neighborhood all the time. That's good to keep in mind.

 

[philip_g]

Man that's weird, two Colorado people took their 8.25's apart recently and don't have the tool, hope trouble doesn't come in three's!

Do you not have any way to pick up the tool?

Where are you located?

I'm in castle rock, I can drive the GF's vehicle just need to shower and degrease.

I didn't think I'd need it, I (wrongly...) thought I could pop the carrier out and back in without messing up the adjustments like i've done with my old D44.

 

[Frank Z]

So whats wrong with your axle Philip?

 

[philip_g]

So whats wrong with your axle Philip?

I borked it

I really have no idea, I put the whole thing back together and the spiders are making a click click click sound. Nothing is missing or out of place so I don't know.

 

[Frank Z]

Any chance you accidently put both thrust washers on one side gear?

 

[philip_g]

Any chance you accidently put both thrust washers on one side gear?

I don't remember touching any thrust washers actually. I wasn't going to touch the spiders at all but I was putting one of the axles in and it pushed them out so I had no choice, I didn't see any thrust washers but I also didn't see it come apart either.

 

[philip_g]

damn I wonder if I left those floating in the bottom

 

[Frank Z]

If you left one out of place it might cause the chattering noise.

 

[philip_g]

If you left one out of place it might cause the chattering noise.

I'll pop the cover again and take a quick peek this morning, if that isn't it I'll junk the axle.
I bet you're right though.

 

[Frank Z]

Better pull the cross shaft, side and spider gears while you're at it.

 

[philip_g]

Better pull the cross shaft, side and spider gears while you're at it.

I'll have to pull the axles too anyway
thanks frank, I'll let you know what I screwed up in an hour or so, hehe.

 

[philip_g]

thrust washers were firmly stuck to the spiders, everything looks OK but I put it back together and it seems less clicky, going to put the cover back on and pump the fluid in and go for a test spin.

 

[Frank Z]

How about the thrust washers on the side gears?

 

[philip_g]

alright figured out the click click click, one of the spider gears has a little bit of play in it on the cross shaft, the clicking is the spider sliding up the cross shaft and hitting the carrier, that can't be good, but also at speed the spinning carrier should keep it in place too, doesn't explain why it wails like a banshee at anything over 30 MPH unless I screwed something up on the carrier install.

 

[philip_g]

How about the thrust washers on the side gears?

they're in place and look A-OK

 

[philip_g]

I took you a nice big picture too, notice one of the side teeth is chipped