Any ring and pinion guru's out there?

[Ironangel]

Originally Posted by LH Lead-Foot

Question, If you have full floating axles, how does the bearings get lubricant? They are on the outside of the axle where gear lube does not flow. The only gear lube that comes out is when you un-bolt the axles. They will burn up with a few days of usage is you don't pack them.

The axle flange on a full floater bolts to the hub. The hub houses the bearings, so everything inside the hub receives oil via the axle tubes. The machined bearing spindles are shorter than the hubs mating surface for the axle allowing the gear lube to spill into the bearings. Notice in this pic, some axle hubs have machined channels that help the lube flow to and from the bearings... http://www.billavista.com/tech/Artic...ion/index.html

[Bigdav160]

Neveruse wheel bearing grease on pinion bearings, carrier bearings, or full floating axle bearings...All the manuals warn against it's use in those areas

Hmmmm, that is not what the factory service manual recommends:

Installation
1. Using a high melting point EP bearing lubricant,
liberally pack bearings and apply a light coat on I.D.
of hub bearing contact surface and O.D. of axle
housing tube.
2. Make sure inner bearing, oil seal, oil seal sleeve,
axle housing oil deflector, and inner bearing race and
oil seal are properly positioned.
3. Install hub and drum assembly on axle housing, exercising
care so as not to damage oil seal or dislocate
other internal components.
4. On the 11,000 axles, place outer bearing cone and
roller assembly on axle housing and press firmly
into hub with hand.
5. On 5200 through 11,000 lb. install thrust washer so
that tang on I.D. of washer is in keyway on axle
housing.
6. Install adjusting nut and complete the installation as
directed under "Bearing Adjustment"

[LH Lead-Foot]

Fix it again Tony. English translation = come back.

[ZEKE68]

I had already bought that Allstar tool. Its what I am holding the yoke with. I also have a beam style inch pound torque wrench. I was afraid someone would notice the clicker in the picture. I just need to fix the axle u bolts before I finish the pinion. One of them was stripped.