01-13-2004, 04:03 AM | #1 |
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diff illiterate
I'm sure this is a dumb question but can someone explain the advantages to theses rear diffs I know there more heavy duty, they look the same as my front 4x4 diff,why do they carry more weight than a regular diff? is there a gear on the out side to turn the hub?hope you don't mined Landon I'm using your pic for an example, I don't know anything about theses diffs never had nothing to do with them in all my years
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01-13-2004, 04:06 AM | #2 |
huh ???
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That axel called a full floater uses twin bearings like the front axel. The weight of the truck rides on them. A standard or semi floating axel the weight of the truck rides on the axel shaft and single bearing...
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01-13-2004, 04:14 AM | #3 |
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the hub can be left on the housing while the axle can be unbolted from the hub and removed from the housing to replace a broken axle for example.
they are also an oil bath design on the bearings the housing is filled high enough with axle grease that the bearings run in lube.
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