What to do when you take axle shaft out of Ranger?
What to do when you take axle shaft out of Ranger?
Before you pull the axle shafts out, put a shallow tray (like the top off a gallon ice cream tub) under each brake assembly. This will catch any oil that is still in the axle tube. It will also catch any nasty mess created when you spray brake clean later. Remove the axles and slide them into the back of the bed.
How are Retainers attached to an axle shaft?
The retainers keep the bearings and axle shafts from sliding out of the axle housing, and the axle shafts with bearings are a snug fit into the axle tube ends. These “seal retainer” plates attach to the brake backing plate studs. Some differential carriers (typically those with C-clip axles) use a retainer bolt to hold the pinion shaft in place.
How do you seal a rear axle shaft?
Push the axle shaft all the way in. Slide a clip onto the axle are where it goes, then move the axle shaft back out to seat the clip within the side gears. Spray the threads of the cross pin retaining bolt, and the threads where it goes in the carrier, with brake clean.
Do you need a lock pin on an axle shaft?
Most often, during axle shaft bearing or seal replacement service, the bolt snaps as you try to remove it. In your situation, if this is not a C-clip axle, you should have a pinion/spider gear shaft “lock pin” and not a lock bolt. You may be able to install a new pin with the differential still in the axle housing.
The retainers keep the bearings and axle shafts from sliding out of the axle housing, and the axle shafts with bearings are a snug fit into the axle tube ends. These “seal retainer” plates attach to the brake backing plate studs. Some differential carriers (typically those with C-clip axles) use a retainer bolt to hold the pinion shaft in place.
Before you pull the axle shafts out, put a shallow tray (like the top off a gallon ice cream tub) under each brake assembly. This will catch any oil that is still in the axle tube. It will also catch any nasty mess created when you spray brake clean later. Remove the axles and slide them into the back of the bed.
Push the axle shaft all the way in. Slide a clip onto the axle are where it goes, then move the axle shaft back out to seat the clip within the side gears. Spray the threads of the cross pin retaining bolt, and the threads where it goes in the carrier, with brake clean.
Most often, during axle shaft bearing or seal replacement service, the bolt snaps as you try to remove it. In your situation, if this is not a C-clip axle, you should have a pinion/spider gear shaft “lock pin” and not a lock bolt. You may be able to install a new pin with the differential still in the axle housing.
